In this week's edition: Join our webinar today where we will explore our 2025 Ecommerce Financial KPI report. Also, insights on ecommerce success, Amazon changes, and more.

If you need help with your ecommerce accounting, sales tax, inventory management, CFO, or other accounting related issues, let us know.

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1. [WEBINAR] 2025 Financial KPI Benchmark Deep Dive

Join LedgerGurus webinar today, April 9, where we will dive into the 2025 Ecommerce Financial Key Performance Indicator report.

• What the top quartile of ecommerce brands does differently
• How gross margin and ad spend impact profitability
• What surprised us and what didn't

2. [LISTEN] LedgerGurus' Guide to Financial Clarity for E-Commerce Founders

Stephen Brown, LedgerGurus COO was recently on the Profits on Purpose podcast providing ecommerce financial insights

• Which 3 key income ratios make or break ecommerce profitability.
• How inventory management (or the lack thereof) makes businesses blind to profitability and informed decision-making.
• Why the Cash Conversion Cycle is one of the most important metrics that nobody considers.

3. [READ] Amazon to issue 3.5% surcharge on fulfillment services as fuel, logistics costs rise

• Amazon adds 3.5% surcharge on merchants' fulfillment fees beginning April 17
• Fuel-driven logistics spike tied to Middle East conflict with oil prices at highest level since 2022
• Amazon applied a similar fuel and inflation 5% surcharge following Russia's invasion of Ukraine then rolled the surcharge into standard FBA fees

In Other News

[LISTEN] Amazon's Policy Changes Impact on Cash Flow

• How Amazon’s new policies on ad payments and DD7 impact cash flow
• How you can increase credit limits and ad spending thresholds
• Why you should apply for lines of credit and negotiate payment terms with suppliers

[WATCH] What Ignoring Sales Tax is ACTUALLY Costing You Every Month (It's Not on Your P&L)

Ignoring sales tax isn't neutral. Every month you wait, the cost grows and your options shrink.

• Late filing and never filing are treated very differently by states.
• Penalties can often be waived through a VDA. Interest cannot.

• Act BEFORE a state contacts you and you control the timeline. Wait and you are on theirs.

[READ] 4 ways CFOs can strategically manage days cash on hand

• Top performing businesses hold ~100 days cash; median hold 85 days; lowest quartile ~70 days
• Here are four ways to be strategic with cash:
  1. Start with risk, not averages
  2. Stress test your worst-case scenario
  3. Treat forecasting as a liquidity tool
  4. Know when cash should start working harder

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