# EcomCount EcomCount is a specialized e-commerce accounting practice for Canadian sellers. Operated by Teplov CPA, registered with CPA Ontario. Website: https://ecomcount.com/ ## AI-readable files - Concise index: https://ecomcount.com/llms.txt - Full site content: https://ecomcount.com/llms-full.txt ## Pages - Homepage: https://ecomcount.com/ - Services: https://ecomcount.com/services/ - Resources: https://ecomcount.com/resources/ - About: https://ecomcount.com/about/ - Contact: https://ecomcount.com/contact/ - AI Disclosure: https://ecomcount.com/ai-disclosure/ ## Guides - How to Calculate True Amazon FBA Profitability: https://ecomcount.com/guides/amazon-fba-true-profitability/ Summary: A framework for calculating real Amazon FBA margins after all fees, shipping, and duties. - GST/HST for Canadian Amazon Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/amazon-gst-hst-for-canadian-sellers/ Summary: When Canadian Amazon sellers must register for GST/HST and how marketplace facilitator rules apply. - How to Read a Shopify Payouts Report: https://ecomcount.com/guides/how-to-read-a-shopify-payouts-report/ Summary: A line-by-line breakdown of Shopify payout reports and how to reconcile them accurately. - Inventory as a Cash Flow Problem: https://ecomcount.com/guides/inventory-as-a-cash-flow-problem/ Summary: How inventory purchasing decisions interact with payout timing and create cash flow gaps for e-commerce sellers. - Multi-Channel Reconciliation: Amazon, Shopify, and Walmart: https://ecomcount.com/guides/multi-channel-reconciliation-amazon-shopify-walmart/ Summary: How to reconcile deposits from three platforms back to actual revenue, fees, and tax collected. - US Sales Tax Nexus for Canadian E-Commerce Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/us-sales-tax-nexus-for-canadian-sellers/ Summary: How physical and economic nexus arise for Canadian sellers in US states, and what marketplace facilitator laws do and do not resolve. - GST/HST for Multi-Platform Canadian E-Commerce Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/gst-hst-for-multi-platform-canadian-sellers/ Summary: How the GST/HST threshold and marketplace facilitator rules apply differently across Amazon, Shopify, Etsy, and Walmart Canada when selling on multiple platforms. - Etsy Fee Breakdown for Canadian Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/etsy-fee-breakdown-for-canadian-sellers/ Summary: How Etsy listing, transaction, processing, regulatory, advertising, shipping, and GST/HST layers affect true per-order margin. - Walmart Marketplace Accounting for Canadian Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/walmart-marketplace-accounting-for-canadian-sellers/ Summary: Walmart Canada pays bi-weekly and deducts referral fees before the deposit. How to record revenue, fees, and GST/HST correctly. - Landed Cost for Canadian E-Commerce Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/landed-cost-for-canadian-ecommerce-sellers/ Summary: The invoice price is not your cost. How to calculate, allocate, and record landed cost including duties, brokerage, freight, and import GST/HST. - Advertising Spend and True Profitability for Canadian E-Commerce Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/advertising-spend-and-true-profitability/ Summary: Ad spend is a cost, but most sellers can't trace what it costs to acquire each order or which channel is actually profitable after advertising. - Month-End Close Checklist for Marketplace Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/month-end-close-checklist-for-marketplace-sellers/ Summary: Most marketplace sellers close the month when the bank balance looks right. A proper month-end close is a different process. - Inventory Reconciliation for Marketplace Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/inventory-reconciliation-for-marketplace-sellers/ Summary: When physical units and accounting records disagree, the gap shows up in COGS, gross margin, and cash. Here is how to close it. - When an E-Commerce Seller Outgrows Basic Monthly Accounting: https://ecomcount.com/guides/when-ecommerce-seller-outgrows-basic-monthly-accounting/ Summary: Basic bookkeeping tracks cash. It does not track inventory, COGS, platform fee layers, or SKU-level margin. Here is how to know when you have hit the wall. - Cross-Border E-Commerce Compliance for Canadian Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/cross-border-compliance-hub/ Summary: A hub covering US sales tax, EU VAT, and UK VAT obligations for Canadian sellers shipping internationally. - EU VAT and OSS/IOSS for Canadian E-Commerce Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/eu-vat-oss-ioss-canadian-ecommerce-sellers/ Summary: Most Canadian sellers assume EU marketplaces handle VAT. For some orders they do. Here is what happens to the rest. - UK VAT for Canadian E-Commerce Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/uk-vat-canadian-ecommerce-sellers/ Summary: UK VAT rules for Canadian sellers: the GBP 85,000 registration threshold, marketplace facilitator rules, and how HMRC treats low-value imports. - Amazon Settlement Report Reconciliation for Canadian Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/amazon-settlement-report-reconciliation/ Summary: Amazon deposits less than gross sales every settlement period. Here is what each category in the settlement report means and how to reconcile it. - Shopify GST/HST and Tax Settings for Canadian Stores: https://ecomcount.com/guides/shopify-gst-hst-tax-settings-canadian-sellers/ Summary: Shopify configures and displays tax at checkout. The obligation to remit it belongs to you. What Canadian Shopify sellers need to configure and why. - Etsy GST/HST and Marketplace Facilitator Rules for Canadian Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/etsy-gst-hst-marketplace-facilitator-canadian-sellers/ Summary: Etsy collects and remits GST/HST on qualifying sales. What changes for registered sellers, what stays the same, and how to reconcile Etsy statements. - eBay GST/HST and Marketplace Facilitator Rules for Canadian Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/ebay-gst-hst-marketplace-facilitator-canadian-sellers/ Summary: eBay acts as a marketplace facilitator for GST/HST on most Canadian sales. What that covers, what it does not, and how to record fees and payouts correctly. - Returns, Refunds, Chargebacks, and Reimbursements for Canadian E-Commerce Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/returns-refunds-chargebacks-reimbursements-ecommerce-sellers/ Summary: A refund is not just a reversed sale. The tax treatment, journal entry, and platform mechanics differ across returns, chargebacks, and reimbursements. - Foreign Exchange and Multi-Currency Payouts for Canadian E-Commerce Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/foreign-exchange-multi-currency-payouts-canadian-sellers/ Summary: USD deposits, Amazon payouts, and Wise accounts all land in CAD eventually. The exchange rate used and timing of recognition both matter. - TikTok Shop Accounting for Canadian Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/tiktok-shop-accounting-for-canadian-sellers/ Summary: TikTok Shop pays out on a short cycle and bundles fees, refunds, and adjustments into the settlement. How to record revenue, fees, and GST/HST correctly. - GST/HST Input Tax Credits for Canadian E-Commerce Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/gst-hst-input-tax-credits-ecommerce-sellers/ Summary: ITCs recover the GST/HST you paid on business inputs. Eligible expenses, documentation thresholds, and the quick method trade-off for Canadian sellers. - Dropshipping Accounting for Canadian Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/dropshipping-accounting-for-canadian-sellers/ Summary: How to record revenue, COGS, and GST/HST when you never hold inventory. Dropshipping accounting for Canadian sellers across platforms. - Provincial Sales Tax for Canadian E-Commerce Sellers: BC PST, Saskatchewan PST, and Manitoba RST: https://ecomcount.com/guides/provincial-sales-tax-bc-pst-saskatchewan-pst-manitoba-rst/ Summary: BC PST, Saskatchewan PST, and Manitoba RST can apply to Shopify and direct e-commerce sales. Marketplace facilitators may collect. - Import Duties, Brokerage, and Customs Documents for Canadian E-Commerce Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/import-duties-brokerage-customs-documents-canadian-sellers/ Summary: Landed cost is the accounting side of importing. This guide covers the CBSA side: import accounts, broker authority, proof of origin, and record retention. - Print-on-Demand Accounting for Canadian Sellers: https://ecomcount.com/guides/print-on-demand-accounting-for-canadian-sellers/ Summary: POD has two different business models: seller-controlled production cost, or marketplace royalty income. Confusing them misstates revenue and GST/HST. ## What EcomCount does Bookkeeping, tax compliance, and accounting advisory for Canadian e-commerce sellers. Platforms: Amazon FBA, Shopify, Walmart Canada, Etsy, eBay, TikTok Shop, Facebook Shops, Instagram Shops. Services include SKU-level profitability reporting, GST/HST filing, US sales tax nexus analysis, EU/UK VAT compliance, payout reconciliation, and cash flow planning. Before pricing, EcomCount reviews the current books, sales channels, tax registrations, inventory process, payout reconciliation, and reporting gaps. A tailored document checklist is sent after the initial request. All other pricing is provided after assessment and is not published publicly.