The Amaka Blog

Dive into Amaka's product updates, company news, and educational content on how business owners and accounting professionals can leverage accounting automation.

Squarespace accounting: Complete guide to software, integrations, taxes and more

Squarespace is a powerful tool for e-commerce businesses with its built-in tools for both CRM and accounting to support your business’ growth. However, you may require more to handle accounting and taxes, which is why we have written this complete guide to give you everything you need to know about Squarespace accounting, giving you guidance on software, integrations, and taxes to give you both understanding and tools to set your Squarespace business up for success.

Laura Tien April 12, 2023

How to integrate Square with QuickBooks Online accounting software

In this article we’ll take you through how to integrate Square with QuickBooks Online (QBO) accounting software to streamline your accounting process. If you’re a business owner, you’re aware of the importance of accounting for  auditing, reporting, and taxation and have likely invested in an accounting software to assist in these processes.

Kaci Carson April 05, 2023

Top 5 Shopify KPIs to track to get ahead of competitors

In this article, we’ve teamed up with Syft to share the 5 most important KPIs to track as a Shopify business.

Amaka Team April 04, 2023

E-commerce accounting: Payment reconciliation best practices

For e-commerce businesses, payment reconciliation is essential in ensuring there are no discrepancies in your accounting. Although e-commerce payment reconciliations can be both tedious and time consuming, especially for businesses with high volumes of transactions, we'll provide an overview of best practices to simplify and streamline payment reconciliation.

Kaci Carson March 28, 2023

Shopify sales taxes: Everything to know on tax settings, international regulations and accounting

As an e-commerce business owner on a platform like Shopify, one of the most important considerations to make is sales tax. Knowing where to start when it comes to learning, understanding, and applying sales tax to your store item can be a tedious task. That’s why in this article, we’ll give you an overview of the different types of sales tax you’ll encounter for your business whether you’re selling in Australia, the US, Canada, the EU or all of the above. We’ll also take you through how to change your Shopify tax settings to make sure sales tax is applied correctly to your products.

Kaci Carson March 14, 2023

5 accounting and finance apps you need for your WooCommerce store

We know running a WooCommerce business can get complex, especially in accounting and finance. The platform integrates with hundreds of plugins to help businesses with both their accounting and finance processes. Don’t know where to start? In this article, we’ll be taking you through 5 types of plugins, extensions and apps to help you in your WooCommerce accounting and financial practices.

Kaci Carson March 09, 2023

E-commerce accounting: Working capital ratio and how to improve it

Working capital and the working capital ratio are some of the lesser known metrics for e-commerce businesses. You've likely heard of e-commerce KPIs like inventory turnover and average customer order. But what is working capital? And how can you make sure you can optimize it for success?

Laura Tien March 02, 2023

How to account for WooCommerce sales taxes: Accounting guide

Whether you're a newcomer or a seasoned entrepreneur, managing international sales taxes and adhering to legal requirements can be a challenge for any WooCommerce business. By gaining a comprehensive understanding of these tax obligations, you can ensure your accounting is accurate and compliant.

Laura Tien February 19, 2023

How a simple DocuSign integration helps Autonomate give time back to clients and teams

Autonomate is passionate about making business easier for its customers. Based in the UK, the organisation provides and manages customised Robotic Process Automation (RPA) services to make organisations more cost and time efficient.

Laura Tien February 03, 2023

WooCommerce accounting: Complete guide to software, integrations, taxes and more

Managing the accounting for a WooCommerce store can be a daunting task, but with the right tools and knowledge, it doesn't have to be. In this article, we’ll go through how to choose an accounting software and how to integrate it with your WooCommerce store for automated data entry. After that, we’ll go through interpreting financial statements, preparing for tax time, special considerations for dropshipping, and when and how to hire an accounting professional.

Laura Tien January 25, 2023