🌴Tropical Trivia🌴
Pricing your products at $10.99 instead of $9.99 on Amazon results in less profits. True or False?
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🎄Merry Christmas from all of us at Selling From the Beach!🎄
-Rob, Marsha, Jackson, Chase & Max
Today’s Value: More exciting then yearly Amazon fee increases! 💰 
  • How to not get audited by the CRA
  • An amazingly simple “Jet Lag” cure
  • Never price your Amazon Product in this dead zone
  • Amazon 2023 Year in Review
  • How to do the RV Lifestyle while selling online
The CRA is watching… Set up your GST & Tax info Correctly on Amazon
If you’re new here, you might know my wife Marsha and I are CPAs. We have an accounting business and have been helping Amazon sellers for years.
The #1 tax issue we see with Amazon Sellers we’ve worked with is not setting up their GST/HST correctly on Amazon. There are so many pitfalls for sellers when it comes to sales taxes… and we often see sellers unknowingly double paying GST!
Are you sure your sales taxes are set up correctly on Amazon? If not, you may be paying $1000s of extra dollars per year. 😢💸
We guarantee the course will pay for itself immediately. 
Don’t get Audited!
Get a copy of our GST/HST Return course today!
What’s included?
  • No need for technical accounting knowledge: Videos explaining exactly how to set up your GST/HST correctly on Amazon.ca once you register.
  • Step by step on how to take complex Amazon.ca sales tax reports and pull the data correctly. Don’t accidentally pay sales taxes that Amazon is paying on your behalf.
  • Learn how to correctly report sales made in the United States
  • Learn the 1 mistake that is a huge red flag for CRA.
  • Walk through the online filing process.
  • Audit Tips: Having completed over 50 sales tax audits, we know what to expect and have outlined the responses and how too prepare so it is not that scary.
  • Additional Tips and Tricks!
credit: midjourney / how’d they get that snow on the roof?
Amazon Year in Review 2023
Every year we love reading Juozas Kaziukenas’ Year in Review on Marketplace Pulse. There’s always a ton of extremely interesting stuff and things we forgot. If you don’t have time to read the entire thing, here’s the 3 big takeaways:
  • Jeff Bezos’ Bet on E-commerce Fundamentals: Fifteen years ago, Jeff Bezos bet that the core desires of Amazon customers (wide selection, low prices, and fast delivery) wouldn’t change over time. This prediction has proven accurate, with Amazon’s consistent focus on these aspects contributing to its significant growth and market dominance in e-commerce.
  • Amazon’s Unchanging Interface and Dominance: Despite the rise of various e-commerce trends and technologies like AI, voice shopping, and social commerce, Amazon has maintained its fundamental shopping experience. Its website and app have remained largely unchanged, focusing on a simple search bar approach. This consistency, along with Amazon’s strong fulfillment and logistics capabilities, has kept it at the forefront of e-commerce, making it difficult for competitors to surpass.
  • The Challenge of Diversifying E-commerce Needs: While Amazon excels in its primary offerings, it has faced criticism for missing out on other aspects like supporting small businesses, curbside pickup desires, and addressing labor concerns. This indicates that while Amazon leads in key areas, there is a growing demand for a more diverse range of e-commerce services and ethical practices.
The 1% Zone 👊Actionable Amazon Tips
Have you read James Clear’s Atomic Habits? Little things add up.
Here’s something you can to TODAY to improve your business:
Small & Light (Low-Price FBA Fees) <$10 Fee Reduction
Sometimes it’s the most basic stuff you miss. 
I was a big user of the Small and Light program over the last few years. It was a big boost to my business. In a nutshell, the S&L program allowed sellers to sell small items and receive discounts on fulfilment fees.
Unfortunately, the program was axed on August 29, 2023. It was replaced with the Low-Price FBA Fees Program. Basically: Any product under $10 receives a $0.77 discount on FBA fees. Also, these types of products are not subject to Peak FBA fees (Oct->Dec).
Have a look at these two FBA Fee Estimates. On the left, at $9.99 our profit is $6.03. On the right at $10.99 (during peak fee season – it’s Q4) our profit is $5.91. This means that we’re actually making more profit by selling our product for less with no increase in sales.
Taking this one step further…
During peak season, pricing this product at $9.99 OR $11.13 results in the exact same profit per unit. Now, I don’t know your product, but I’m going to assume that pricing at $9.99 instead of $11.13 results in more sales.
During non-peak season, pricing this product at $9.99 OR $10.89 results again in the exact same profit per unit.
That means if you want to be safe all year round, the pricing DEAD ZONE (i.e. NEVER PRICE IN THIS ZONE) is $10.00 to $10.88.
(All of this is assuming a 15% Referral fee in most standard categories). 
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2/ Traveler’s Toolkit ✈️The Latest Travel Hacks
Flights, hotels, packing and everything in between.
The Best Jet Lag Cure 
Do you travel a lot? Here’s a Jet Lag Cure you may not have heard of from Poker Pro Daniel Negreanu.
3/ The Local Lowdown🌴
Things You Didn’t Know About Paradise
The good, the bad, the f***ing great.
The Car Watchman
In our beach towns in Costa Rica, it’s quite common for men, often wearing vests, to offer to watch your car in public areas. They likely don’t own the land you’re parking on, and I don’t inquire about the land title or deed🤣, but it’s typically the same men each day. They usually ask for a few dollars, and we oblige. Marsha keeps a memo on her phone with their names and descriptions to remember them.
Remembering their name immediately changes the dynamic! If they request too much – they are more willing to negotiate. For instance, if they ask for $6, I tell them I’m a local, and offer $3 instead. Since we’re at the beach a lot, they usually recognize us and sometimes reserve better spots. While having a car guard at the beach is wise, I’d still advise against leaving valuables inside. These men have watched over our vehicle, shaded it, and even assisted with a flat tire. They also make sure noone touches our Side-by-Side. I like to think of it as good Karma. 🫶
4/ SFTB Community❓
Stuff You May Have Missed
Value-packed community posts.
5/ The Sand in my Swimming Trunks🤬
(What I’m Pissed About Lately)
An Amazon Christmas Song For You!
(Thanks to Howard Aronesti!)
Happy Holidays 🎄 Everyone sing along! 🎵🎵🎵
On the twelfth day of Christmas, Seller Central gave to me…
12 pending orders
11 Chinese Hijacks
10 High Price Warnings
9 Useless Answers
8 Missing Shipments
7 Lousy Feedbacks
6 Rif Off Returns
5 Bad Reviews…
4 Violations
3 Fee Increases
2 Scammer Orders
And a defect on my ODR!
Merry Christmas from the SFTB Team!
Every year, instead of giving client gifts, we choose to make a charitable donation to our beloved cause:
Kuwala is dedicated to offering tuition-free education to girls hailing from underprivileged backgrounds. Their mission is to empower these young girls to not only graduate but also pursue higher education, ultimately enabling them to make a positive impact in their communities and uplift their families from poverty.
Hey – Wanna hang out? Check us out on Facebook.
Hungry for More? 
“Increase the friction associated with your bad behaviors.”
For example: Take the batteries out of your remote or unplug the TV after each use.”
-James Clear
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