Specialist accountants
What ecommerce accountancy can cost
Firms that work with online sellers charge in different ways. Some of the published prices we found depend on turnover, the number of orders or the number of shops and marketplaces you sell through.
The short answer
Ecommerce accountancy can be charged as a fixed monthly fee set by turnover, by order numbers or sales channels, or item by item for each shop or marketplace. We found four firms that publish ecommerce prices. Three show a monthly starting price, from £24.50 to £129 plus VAT, and the fourth prices item by item. The packages include very different work. Four examples cannot show what is typical.
Ways ecommerce accountancy can be charged
| Way of charging | How it works | Watch for |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee by turnover | A fixed monthly price that steps up as your turnover grows | Order or channel limits inside each tier |
| Monthly fee by orders or channels | The plan depends on how many transactions you have and how many places you sell | What happens if you add a marketplace or have a busy season |
| Item by item | A separate price for each piece of work, such as each shop, each marketplace region, VAT returns and payroll | Adding up the total, and which items you actually need |
| Starting price plus extras | A low starting price for accounts and tax returns, with bookkeeping, VAT returns or payroll added | How many extras you will need |
Accounting software and the tools that link your shops to it may be included, discounted or extra. Ask which.
What changes the price
- Number of orders or transactions, and how many payouts there are to match.
- Number of shops, marketplaces and countries you sell in.
- VAT: UK VAT returns, and any registrations or returns abroad.
- Stock: how much you hold and where.
- Who does the bookkeeping: you, or the firm.
- Extras: monthly figures, forecasts and advice.
For general points on fees, see How accountancy fees work.
Examples of advertised prices
We looked for UK accountancy firms whose own website showed a price for an ecommerce or online seller service. These four did on 12 October 2026. They are examples, not a ranking or a recommendation, and they are in alphabetical order. Prices change, and the packages differ a lot in what they include.
| Firm | Price as published | VAT | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crunch | Ecommerce packages "from £104.80 +VAT per month". Tier table: £175.00, £253.00 and £357.00 a month for turnover up to £300k, £600k and £1.2m; quote only up to £5m | Plus VAT | Set by turnover. The tier table also lists a number of monthly orders and of sales channels linked for each tier. |
| Elver E-Commerce Accountants | Priced item by item. For example, matching sales: £32 a month per Amazon region, £32 per Etsy or eBay store, £31 to £1,140 per Shopify store. One worked example (an Amazon start-up company with £75,000 turnover): £150 a month | Plus VAT | Each item has its own price driver, such as stores, marketplace regions, transaction volumes and turnover. |
| The Accountancy Partnership | From £24.50 a month (sole trader or partnership); from £39.50 a month (limited company). Page offered 40% off for 3 months for new ecommerce businesses | "All prices exclude VAT" | Instant quote form asks about turnover, VAT returns, payroll and transactions per month. |
| Zmartly | £129 a month (Essentials); from £250 a month (Premium Plus); from £499 a month (Enterprise) | "All plus VAT" | The page says the plan "is set by transaction volume and the number of channels". |
We do not give an average. Four firms that chose to publish prices do not show what online sellers typically pay, and we have not found a reliable survey. Being in this table does not mean a firm is a participating firm on The Right Accountant. We do not check whether an accountant is competent, qualified or suitable for your business.
Before you agree a fee
- Which shops, marketplaces and countries does the fee cover?
- Is there a limit on orders or transactions, and what happens if we go over it?
- Are bookkeeping, VAT returns and software included, or extra?
- Is any VAT registration or return outside the UK included?
- Is the starting price an introductory offer, and what is the price after it ends?
Sources
- Crunch, ecommerce pricing page. www.crunch.co.uk/what-we-do/ecommerce-accounting. Checked 12 October 2026.
- Elver E-Commerce Accountants, ecommerce pricing page. www.elverecommerceaccountants.co.uk/pricing/. Checked 12 October 2026.
- The Accountancy Partnership, ecommerce pricing page. www.theaccountancy.co.uk/landing/amazon-ecommerce-business-accountants. Checked 12 October 2026.
- Zmartly, ecommerce pricing page. zmartly.co.uk/for/ecommerce. Checked 12 October 2026.