Expenses

The Expenses section in SellerMagnet allows you to manage and monitor your business costs related to your Amazon operations.

This includes advertising fees, subscriptions, office costs, and other recurring or one-time expenses, providing a complete view of your total profitability.

Main Expenses screen showing a list of recorded expenses, including name, start date, duration, category, and amount

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General Expenses Overview

On the Expenses page, you can view a list of all logged expenses along with essential details:

• Expense Name: The name assigned to the cost item.

• Starting Date: The date the expense began.

• Expense Duration: Frequency of the cost (e.g., One-Time, Monthly, or Yearly).

• Dedicated Marketplace: The Amazon marketplace associated with the expense.

• Expense Category: The type of expense (e.g., Advertising, Office Supplies, Subscriptions).

• Expense Amount: The total cost value.

Use this section to centralize all business expenses affecting your Amazon performance, improving accuracy in profit calculation and financial tracking.

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Adding a New Expense

To add a new expense, click the Add Expense button and complete the following fields:

Add Expense form showing input fields for name, date, duration, category, and amount

Expense Details

• Expense Name: Enter a descriptive title for the cost.

• Starting Date: Define when the expense started or occurred.

• Connection: Select the Amazon account linked to this expense.

• Duration Type: Define the recurrence pattern — One-Time, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly.

• Expense Category: Choose from predefined categories (Advertising, Office Expenses, Utilities, etc.).

• Amazon Marketplace ID: Select the marketplace (e.g., DE, IT, FR) this expense applies to.

• Amount: Input the numerical value of the cost.

• Currency: Select the appropriate currency (€, $, £, etc.).

When the General Costs per Order option is enabled in your General Settings, these expenses are automatically factored into your order profitability analysis. This ensures a realistic calculation of your net earnings.

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Integration with Profit Calculation

Expenses added in this section are synchronized with your SellerMagnet Analytics and Profit Dashboard. When integrated with General Settings, every order’s profitability will automatically include these expenses in its final margin calculation.

This allows you to:

• Maintain transparent financial tracking across multiple accounts.

• Understand how recurring costs affect your profit per SKU or marketplace.

• Adjust business strategies based on accurate, real-time profitability data.

By maintaining up-to-date expense records, SellerMagnet ensures your net profit reflects all true operational costs, enabling smarter and data-driven business decisions.