Transparent pricing starts with scoping the work correctly. If you’re a Shopify or Amazon seller, your monthly bookkeeping price is determined by four variables: order volume/channels, currency and settlement mix, inventory/COGS complexity, and tax workflows (Canada↔US). Get those right and your quote will be precise—and your month‑end will run without surprises.
1) Volume & Channels. A single Shopify storefront with one processor is easier than a multi‑store setup selling on Amazon, Walmart and Etsy with three payment gateways. More streams require more reconciliations and more exception handling. We tier pricing to the real workload, not a generic package.
2) Currency & Settlements. CAD‑only with a Canadian bank is straightforward; USD/EUR settlements into multiple accounts add FX and timing noise. Our approach uses A2X to standardize postings and a single FX source so the bank reconciliation can land on $0 variance every month.
3) Inventory & COGS. If you import or manufacture, you need landed cost—freight, duties, brokerage capitalized to inventory and recognized in COGS on sale. Returns handling matters too. Brands that skip this end up with fantasy margins and roller‑coaster gross profit.
4) Tax Workflows. Mapping GST/HST/PST to liability is table stakes. If you sell into the US, we document obligations and GST/HST recovery opportunities in your Close Pack; filings happen when engaged. That’s safer and keeps bookkeeping focused on getting the numbers right.
Where we differ:
We separate implementation from monthly service. Implementation/cleanup covers A2X build, chart/tax codes, historical backfill and bank/PSP reconciliations to $0 variance. Monthly covers the Day‑5 ⇒ Day‑15 close and support with <24‑hour replies. You pay for exactly what you need at each step.
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Book the Free E‑commerce Diagnostic. In 20 minutes we’ll outline scope, timeline and your path to a Day‑15 Close you can run your store on.
