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For owners who’d rather grow than do the books
Martin Elsworth

“I’m Martin, a CPA. My co-founder Chikuni is a CFA who sold online before you did. Between us, Merchant Place Books brings 15+ years in ecommerce finance — and the exact automation we wish we’d had. We built it for your books.”

Martin Elsworth

Co-founder — Merchant Place Books

Amazon And Shopify Don't Pay You What You Sold.

Amazon deducts more than 13 line items off every settlement — fees, tax remittances, ad spend, fuel surcharge, returns, reserves and reimbursements you never see.

Selling on Shopify? Every payment gateway on your store reconciles differently, on its own schedule, before a cent lands in your account.

All this happens before the deposit has landed in your bank account.

Amazon
Amazon US Settlement
Gross Product Sales +$18,450.00
Marketplace Sales Tax Collected +$1,291.50
Marketplace Sales Tax Remitted -$1,291.50
Referral Fees -$2,767.50
FBA Pick & Pack Fees -$1,920.40
FBA Storage Fee -$284.60
Sponsored Products Ads -$1,412.90
Customer Refunds & Returns -$412.50
FBA Inventory Reimbursements +$85.20
SAFE-T Claim Reimbursements +$142.50
Unavailable Balance (Reserve) -$1,200.00
Amazon Net Deposit $10,679.80
Shopify
Shopify Payments Payout
Gross Online Sales +$9,240.00
Collected Sales Tax +$646.80
Collected Shipping Fees +$612.00
Customer Tips +$45.00
Shopify Credit Card Processing -$285.71
Chargeback Fee & Hold -$165.00
Shopify App Subscription Billing -$89.00
Shopify Bank Deposit $10,004.09
Etsy
Etsy Payment Account Deposit
Gross Item Sales +$4,180.00
Marketplace Sales Tax Collected +$292.60
Marketplace Sales Tax Remitted -$292.60
Etsy Payments Processing Fee -$146.30
Listing Auto-Renewal Fees -$42.00
Etsy Transaction Fee (6.5%) -$271.70
Offsite Ads Fee -$188.10
Etsy Shipping Label Purchases -$312.40
Etsy Available Deposit $3,219.50

Revenue?

Misleading.

Top-line sales look healthy until fees, ad spend, reserves and refunds are netted out — what actually lands in your bank account tells a different story.

Profit margins?

Guesswork.

You're scaling losers. Wrong inventory valuation and COGS calculation across many SKUs mean you're probably not making the correct purchases and sales decisions.

Sales tax exposure?

A 13,000-jurisdiction risk.

You won't see it until it's arrears and penalties across multiple US states, each with its own nexus rules.

Clean numbers, smarter decisions. Zero stress at tax time.

Delivered on time. No fuss. Every month.

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