A practical month-end close checklist for ecommerce brands
A close is complete when the important balances agree to independent evidence, exceptions have owners, and a reviewer can understand what changed.
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Practical finance guidance for ecommerce operators
Clear explanations of the numbers behind payouts, inventory, cash flow, and month-end close, written with the accounting details intact.
Why your Shopify payout is not your revenue
A payout is the end of a settlement process, not the beginning of a revenue calculation. The books should explain every dollar between customer activity and the bank deposit.
Read the guideWhat needs a closer look
Each guide starts with a question operators actually face and ends with the records your bookkeeper or CPA should be able to show you.
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Inventory purchases, COGS, and the balance sheet
Buying a product and selling it are different accounting events. Keeping them separate is what makes gross margin and inventory value useful.
What your CPA should review before the books are closed
Automation can process volume. A professional review should challenge whether the records are complete, supported, classified correctly, and reasonable as a whole.
Bring the source data. Leave with a month you can explain.
Tell us which channels, payment platforms, and bank accounts make up your ecommerce operation.