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Financial partners for Retail & E-commerce businesses
Retail and online sellers deal with inventory, platform payouts and multi-state sales tax. Marketplace deposits are net of fees, refunds and reserves, so the bank balance rarely matches sales — clean books close that gap.
What makes Retail & E-commerce finances different
Platform payouts
Shopify, Amazon, Etsy and card processors pay out net amounts. Sales, fees, refunds and reserves need separate lines.
Inventory and cost of goods
Inventory purchases are not an expense until sold. Consistent COGS treatment is what makes gross margin real.
Sales tax across states
Online sales can create obligations in several states; books should show collected tax separately from revenue.
Seasonality
Holiday peaks and inventory build-ups make monthly cash planning important.
Numbers worth watching
- Gross margin by channel
- Inventory turns
- Platform fees as % of sales
- Sales tax collected by state
Common software we match on
FAQ
- Does FinRoster handle sales tax filing?
- Sales tax is an upcoming service. For now we can match bookkeepers who keep collected tax clean so a filing provider can use it.
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