Tools & systems
Shopify's "Cost per item" field is not your landed cost
Shopify snapshots Cost per item at the moment of sale and never lets you change it. Here's what belongs in that box, and what it costs you when the wrong number goes in.
The MarginChief blog
The Margin Desk
Freight and duty, COGS and inventory accounting, pricing and month-end. Insights and know-hows for people who sell physical products online — and for the bookkeepers, accountants and fractional CFOs who have to make the numbers hold up.
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Costing method By weight, by value, or by volume? The freight allocation decision that quietly sets your margin
Three defensible ways to allocate a freight bill across SKUs, worked through one 40 ft container — and why the method you pick reorders which product looks most profitable.
Technology The Accounting Talent Shift
Explore the accounting talent shift. Learn how automation, data science, and the CPA Evolution are transforming accountants into strategic business advisors.
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