Ecommerce Accountants

Before July hits, make sure you've got these sorted:

1. Check your VAT position. If your rolling 12-month turnover is approaching £90K, you need a VAT strategy now, not when you hit the threshold.

2. Review your business structure. Still a sole trader at £200K+? The tax savings from a limited company could be significant and this conversation is free.

3. Get your bookkeeping current. Don't arrive at year end with nine months of bank statements to reconcile.

If any of these land for you and you'd like to talk through your specific situation, my diary is open for free 30-minute calls. Details in my profile.

Joe

Amazon FBA sellers — this one's for you. 📦

These are the 5 accounting mistakes we see most often when FBA sellers come to us. And they're not small errors.

➡️ Not reconciling settlement reports properly
➡️ Missing FBA storage and referral fees from P&L
➡️ Ignoring Pan-European VAT implications
➡️ Wrong inventory valuation method
➡️ Treating your seller account balance as actual profit

Number 5 especially. Your Amazon balance is not your profit. It includes uncleared fees, refunds in process, and holds. Treating it as profit leads to some very unpleasant surprises.

Save this. Share it with an FBA seller who needs it. And if any of these hit close to home, book in for a free, no obligation discovery call

Great question. Here's the simple version:

📌 Making Tax Digital (MTD) is HMRC's move to digital record-keeping and quarterly tax submissions.
📌 MTD for VAT is already live, and if you're VAT-registered, you must use compatible software (like Xero).
📌 MTD for Income Tax is coming for self-employed sellers with income over £50K from April 2026, and £30K from April 2027.

What does this mean for you? Essentially, spreadsheets won't cut it for much longer.

The good news: if you're with us, you're already Xero-powered and MTD-compliant. We've got you covered.

Got more questions about MTD? Drop them below. 👇

Consider this your sign. 🪧

The difference between a general accountant and a specialist ecommerce accountant isn't just knowledge. It's money. It's time. It's never being caught off guard by a VAT bill or a surprise tax liability again.

We work exclusively with UK ecommerce sellers. Shopify, TikTok Shop, Amazon, Etsy, eBay. All of it.Free discovery call. Link in bio. 👆

The thing nobody tells you about running an accountancy firm for ecommerce sellers.

When I set up Ecommerce Accountants, I thought the challenge would be technical. Keeping up with platform changes, VAT rule updates, Making Tax Digital transitions.

And that's real. But it's not the hardest part.

The hardest part is that most of the sellers who come to us aren't just looking for an accountant. They're looking for certainty in an area of their business that has always felt uncertain. They've been winging the finances while focusing on what they're genuinely good at: selling, marketing, building product ranges.

So when they come to us, what they actually need first isn't a VAT return. It's confidence that someone has properly looked at their situation and can tell them - honestly - whether they're in good shape or not.

That diagnostic conversation is the most important one we have. Before software. Before onboarding. Before pricing.

Seven years in, that hasn't changed. I still think the best thing we can do for a new client is just tell them the truth about where they stand.

If you're a UK ecommerce seller and you've never had that conversation, my door's open.

Joe

It's always heartwarming to have people we work with leave reviews like this.

In fact, the full review reads: "Top accountancy firm. An incredibly smooth operation from start to finish, Ecommerce Accountants have been a breath of fresh air over the past 6 months.

They're the 3rd set of accountants we've used in the past 2 years, and by far the best. Anish has been awesome as our account manager - always happy to break things down as simply as I need in order to get a full understanding.

They have great systems in place - with different team members getting in touch for different things (invoices, inventory balances, clarification over various payments etc).

One of the best decisions we've made for the business. We'll be with Ecommerce Accounts for many months and years ahead."

Well done to Anish and Angela who handled this account for Jamie, top job!

Big news from the Ecommerce Accountants family 🥂

Our Head of Client Services Chris has just got engaged to his partner Hannah... and she said yes! 💍

Hannah was also our Office Manager until the end of last year, so this one is extra special.

Two of our own, and a love story that started long before either of them walked through our door.

Congratulations Chris and Hannah from everyone at Ecommerce Accountants. We couldn't be happier for you both. 🎉