Business Toolkit · Online sellers
Whether you sell on Shopify, Etsy, Amazon, TikTok Shop or run a subscription box, your money arrives as lumpy marketplace payouts with fees already taken off. We help e-commerce and subscription businesses see their real sales, stay on the right side of VAT, and know their numbers well enough to scale.
Where it goes wrong
None of these are hard to fix once you know they're there. They're the first things we look at with a new online sellers client.
Recording the payout as the sale — so revenue, fees and VAT are all understated and the accounts don't reflect reality.
Sailing past the £90,000 VAT threshold without noticing, because it's measured on a rolling 12 months, not the tax year.
Platforms now report seller data to HMRC — if what you declare doesn't match, questions follow.
No handle on stock, cost of sales or ad spend return — so growth eats cash without anyone realising.
Free downloadable guides
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Why the amount that lands in your bank is not your turnover.
Inside the guide
Thresholds, marketplaces and selling abroad — the rules that catch people out.
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When to register, when to go limited, and what HMRC already knows.
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Revenue recognition, churn and the metrics investors and lenders will ask for.
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These guides are general information based on current UK rules and aren't a substitute for advice on your own circumstances. Rates and thresholds change — book a call and we'll check your position.
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