Running an Amazon business is not like managing a traditional retail or online store. Amazon’s marketplace is built around automation, dynamic pricing, and real-time fulfillment, all of which make financial tracking far more complicated. Every transaction involves multiple data points, from order confirmation to payout release. Without an expert system in place, it’s easy for accounting records to drift out of sync with reality. That is where a specialized Amazon accounting service like Ledger Labs makes a difference.
Ledger Labs is designed specifically for how Amazon works. Our team understands the way settlements, fees, and reimbursements flow through Seller Central. Instead of relying on generic bookkeeping templates, we build accounting frameworks that mirror your actual business model. This ensures that each sale, return, and fee posts correctly to your financial system. You see accurate profitability per SKU, clean cash flow statements, and financial data that you can trust when making strategic decisions.
Another key reason to use an Amazon accounting service is the complexity of inventory. Between FBA stock, returns, transfers, and restocks, your inventory position can shift daily. Ledger Labs maintains accurate records across fulfillment centers, ensuring your books reflect the real-time value of your stock. This precision supports better forecasting, helps you prevent stockouts or overstocking, and ensures compliance during audits or financing reviews.
A dedicated accounting partner also manages COGS accuracy and expense allocation. Freight, customs, storage fees, and advertising costs often get lost in traditional systems. Ledger Labs integrates those numbers at the SKU level so you know exactly which products are profitable and which are draining margin. That level of insight helps you scale with control instead of guesswork.
Sales tax compliance is another area where most sellers struggle. Marketplace facilitator rules vary by state, and missing a threshold can lead to expensive mistakes. Ledger Labs keeps your sales tax filings accurate, tracks nexus triggers, and ensures you never pay more or less than required.
Ledger Labs turns Amazon’s financial complexity into a clear, actionable system — so you can focus on scaling, not sorting through data.
My main problem always has been to know my accurate profits & this is precisely what Ledger Labs helped me with. They went through my entire supply chain costs, my monthly operational expenses, and COGS and got me the correct costing of my goods and the cost of running the business. Now I know how much I need to sell & at what price I should sell it to be profitable.
Ariel Robinson CEO & Founder