Amazon Accounting Guides for UK Sellers: Xero, VAT and Reconciliation

Getting started

Amazon FBA bookkeeping: a UK seller's guide — What to record, how to keep it right for VAT, and what to automate.
Best accounting software for Amazon sellers — Ledgers, connectors and how the main options compare.

Amazon settlement reconciliation in Xero — How Amazon settlements work and how to reconcile each payout in Xero.
Why your Amazon payout doesn't match Xero — The common causes of a mismatch between Amazon's deposit and Xero, and how to fix each one.
Xero Amazon integration not working — A step-by-step way to find and fix what's stopping Amazon settlements reaching Xero.
Duplicate Amazon invoices in Xero — How the same Amazon settlement ends up in Xero twice, and how to clean it up.
How to record Amazon sales in Xero — Invoice, journal or bill: the right way to get an Amazon settlement into Xero.
Negative Amazon settlements — What to do when Amazon's fees exceed your sales and the settlement total is below zero.

Amazon VAT tax codes in Xero — Which Xero tax rate each Amazon sale, fee and adjustment should use.
Amazon Marketplace Facilitator VAT explained — When Amazon collects the VAT itself, how it shows in your settlement, and how to book it.
Amazon's August 2024 VAT on fees change — Why Amazon started charging UK VAT on seller fees and how to handle settlements either side of the change.
Reclaiming VAT on Amazon seller fees — Which Amazon fees carry VAT you can reclaim, who can reclaim it, and where to find the invoices.
Amazon sales on your VAT return — Which box of the UK VAT return each part of an Amazon settlement belongs in.
Zero-rated vs standard-rated Amazon sales — UK orders, exports, EU orders and why the ship-to country decides the VAT.