u/CartCPA

I’m a licensed US CPA and I run a boutique firm that focuses strictly on e-commerce bookkeeping. I handle the heavy lifting:

• Complete Software Setup: Integrating Xero / QuickBooks with A2X or Link My Books so your data flows perfectly.
• Accurate Monthly Books: Delivering a clean Balance Sheet and P&L every single month so you know your true product margins.
• Tax-Ready Financials: Making sure your books are 100% compliant so you don't spend thousands in "cleanup fees" at year-end.

Rate: My rates are fixed-fee and flat-rate, starting at $300/month depending on your monthly order volume and complexity. No hidden hourly billing.

Payment Methods: I accept standard ACH/Wire, credit card, or PayPal.

If you want to stop fighting with your accounting software and start scaling, I can handle the entire handover from your current setup completely hands-off.

Drop a comment or shoot me a DM with your tech stack, and let’s see if we’re a good fit to work together!

Hey guys,

Just wanted to throw my hat in the ring here. I’m a licensed CPA and I run a boutique firm that specializes completely in e-commerce bookkeeping (mostly Amazon, Etsy, and Shopify brands).

I know a lot of standard bookkeepers struggle with handling marketplace clearing accounts, reserve holds, and inventory SKU mapping, so that’s pretty much all I focus on. I use Xero/ QuickBooks and A2X / Link My Books to get everything running clean on a monthly basis so you actually get accurate, SKU-level accrual books.

If your current books are a bit of a mess, or don't want to deal with overseas agencies where you just get passed around to a different account manager every month, I’d love to chat and see if I can help you untangle things.

My monthly rates are pretty straightforward and I handle everything personally.

Drop me a comment or shoot me a DM if you want to chat about your tech stack or see if we’d be a good fit to work together. Thanks!

Hey everyone,

There is a new co-working space opening up in my town next month and I’m trying to decide if it’s actually worth the money.

For those of you who made the jump from a home office to a co-working space:

• Did it actually help your focus/productivity, or is it just a glorified coffee shop with too many distractions?
• Have you actually gotten any networking or clients out of the people working around you?
• Is it worth the monthly overhead when you're just starting to scale?

Like the title says. Any biz owners who have burned by "cheap" bookkeeping? I'm talking about the $5 VAs and agencies on Upwork and Fiverr. The clients that I have worked with who use these type of services end up paying 10X more than doing it right the right first time and hiring a REAL accountant. Very interested to hear from biz owners directly or fellow CPAs.

I talk to a lot of founders who managed their own books on a simple cash-basis spreadsheet perfectly fine in the beginning. But once they hit consistent $10-20k+ months, the math completely breaks down due to Shopify/Stripe payout delays, hidden fees, and multi-state sales tax thresholds.

If you are a business owner who scaled past the DIY spreadsheet phase, what was the specific revenue milestone or headache that finally made you look for outside help or dedicated software?

I think both tools are great, but here are a few pros and cons I’ve found for each so far:

A2X

• Pros**:** Bulletproof accuracy, handles massive order volumes effortlessly, and has been the industry gold standard for years.
• Cons: Can get pretty expensive as the store scales, and the user interface feels a bit dated.

Link My Books

• Pros: Much more budget-friendly, the setup wizard is incredibly intuitive, and the dashboard is super clean.
• Cons: Can occasionally feel a bit sluggish with massive, multi-channel international data flows compared to A2X.

For those of you running automated stores, which one are you using, and have you hit any roadblocks with either? Would love to hear your thoughts!