Specialist Accountants for E-commerce Businesses in the UK
E-commerce Accounting, Tax & Financial Services Built Around Your Online Business
DotByDot Accountants provides tailored accounting, tax, VAT, payroll, and financial advisory services for e-commerce businesses, online retailers, marketplace sellers, and direct-to-consumer brands across the UK.
Our qualified Chartered Certified Accountants understand the financial challenges of selling online, from managing high transaction volumes and multiple sales channels to VAT, inventory, payment processor reconciliations, profitability, cash flow, and business growth.
Accounting That Understands Online Businesses
E-commerce businesses often sell through multiple channels while receiving payments through different platforms and payment processors. Managing sales, refunds, marketplace fees, advertising costs, inventory, VAT, and cash flow requires accurate and well-organised financial systems. At DotByDot, we provide practical accounting and financial support tailored to the way online businesses operate.
Multi-Channel Accounting Support
Accounting support for businesses selling through websites, online marketplaces, social media, and other digital sales channels.
Sales & Payment Reconciliation
Reconciliation of sales, refunds, payment processor settlements, marketplace fees, and bank receipts to maintain accurate financial records.
Inventory & Profitability Analysis
Support with inventory, cost of sales, gross margins, product profitability, and operating costs to help you understand business performance.
Cash Flow & Growth Planning
Management reporting, forecasting, and financial planning to help you manage working capital, stock purchases, marketing expenditure, and business growth.
Our Accounting Solutions for E-commerce
Comprehensive accounting, tax, VAT, and advisory services designed around the financial requirements of online businesses.
E-commerce Bookkeeping & Cloud Accounting
Accurate recording of sales, expenses, refunds, fees, supplier payments, and other transactions using modern cloud accounting systems.
Multi-Channel Sales Reconciliation
Reconciliation of sales and settlements from online stores, marketplaces, payment processors, and other sales channels with your accounting records and bank transactions.
Payment Processor & Marketplace Reconciliation
Support with reconciling gross sales, refunds, commissions, transaction fees, reserves, and settlement payments.
Inventory & Cost of Sales Accounting
Support with inventory records, stock purchases, cost of sales, stock adjustments, and financial reporting.
VAT & MTD Compliance
VAT registration assessment, VAT return preparation, Making Tax Digital compliance, and practical VAT support based on your products, sales channels, and business activities.
International & Cross-Border VAT Support
Practical support with VAT considerations relating to international sales and cross-border transactions, where applicable to your business activities.
Year-End Accounts & Corporation Tax
Preparation of annual statutory accounts and Corporation Tax returns, together with practical tax compliance and planning support.
Management Accounts & KPI Reporting
Monthly or quarterly management accounts with KPIs covering revenue, gross margin, advertising costs, fulfilment costs, operating expenses, profitability, and cash flow.
Product & Channel Profitability Analysis
Analyse product margins and sales-channel performance by considering revenue, product costs, marketplace fees, advertising expenditure, fulfilment costs, and other relevant expenses.
Cash Flow Forecasting & Financial Planning
Cash flow forecasting and financial planning to help manage stock purchases, supplier payments, advertising expenditure, VAT, tax liabilities, and future growth.
Payroll & Auto-Enrolment
Fully managed payroll, RTI submissions, statutory payments, and workplace pension auto-enrolment support where applicable.
Business Advisory & Virtual CFO
Strategic financial support, budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, profitability reviews, and management information to support sustainable growth.
Our E-commerce Accounting Services Include
Financial Support Built for Online Businesses
ACCA-Qualified Chartered Certified Accountants
Professional accounting, tax, VAT, and financial advisory support delivered by ACCA-qualified Chartered Certified Accountants.
E-commerce-Focused Accounting
We understand the challenges of high transaction volumes, multiple sales channels, payment processors, marketplace fees, refunds, stock, and changing margins.
Clear Financial Visibility
We help turn complex transaction data into clear financial information, helping you understand revenue, costs, margins, profitability, and cash flow.
Scalable Cloud Technology
Modern cloud accounting systems and efficient processes designed to support your business as transaction volumes and sales channels grow.
Transparent and Tailored Fees
Clear pricing with no hidden charges, giving you greater certainty over your accounting and finance costs.
Responsive Client Support
Direct access to experienced professionals for practical accounting, tax, and financial guidance.
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Let's Talk About Your Online Business
Whether you sell through your own website, online marketplaces, or multiple digital sales channels, our ACCA-qualified Chartered Certified Accountants can provide practical accounting, tax, VAT, and financial advisory support tailored to your e-commerce business.