Ukufaka izintela kungaba yingcindezi kunoma yimuphi umnikazi webhizinisi, kodwa kungaba inselele emangalisayo kubathengisi be-Amazon. Intela yokuthengisa yabathengisi be-Amazon ingaba yinkimbinkimbi kakhulu kunabanye abanikazi bamabhizinisi.
Isikhathi sokugcwalisa intela sobambiswano, izinhlangano ze-S, nezinkampani ezibophezelekile ezikhawulelwe (LLCs) ezikhokhiswa intela njengozakwethu umhla ka-15 Mashi, 2024. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, abathengisi abangabodwana, abanikazi bamasheya, ama-C corporations, nama-LLC akhokhiswa intela njengezinkampani kufanele bagcwalise izintela zabo ngo-April 18, 2024.
Ukuqonda izintela zabathengisi base-Amazon kungaba nzima kubantu abaqalayo. Kodwa yonke imibuzo yakho ingaphendulwa kulo mhlahlandlela obanzi ozokusiza ukuthi ulungiselele isizini yokufaka intela.
Intela yokuthengisa yase-Amazon
Uma uthengisa noma iyiphi into ebonakalayo, kufanele ubale, wengeze, futhi uqoqe intela yokuthengisa yayo yonke into ethengiswayo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usebenzisa i-Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) noma uthumele ama-oda ngokuqondile kusuka esitolo sakho, kungase kudingeke ukuthi uqoqe intela yokuthengisa ezifundazweni othumela kuzo ama-oda.
Intela yokuthengisa iyahlukahluka ngokwezifunda, ngakho ukuzilandela lapho uthengisa ezifundeni eziningi kungaba inselele. Umthetho ojwayelekile okufanele ukhunjulwe ukuthi uma ibhizinisi lakho lisebenza endaweni ethile—ukude noma esitolo—noma uthengisa umkhiqizo okhokhiswa intela, unesibopho sokuqoqa izintela zokuthengisa.
Ichaza intela yokuthengisa
Isifunda ngasinye sichaza intela yokuthengisa ngendlela ehlukile. Ngokuvamile, inhlanganisela yentela yokuthengisa yilapho ibhizinisi lakho eliku-inthanethi linobukhona obubalulekile esimweni lapho kudingeka khona ukuqoqwa kwentela yokuthengisa.
Njengomthengisi we-FBA, ungase ube nexuku yentela yokuthengisa kunoma yimaphi noma kuwo wonke amahhovisi ezinkampani zase-Amazon nezikhungo zokugcwalisa. Lokhu kufaka zonke izifundazwe zase-US.
I-Amazon FBA inesibopho sokuqoqa nokukhipha intela yokuthengisa kuzo zonke izifundazwe, kodwa kungaba kuhle kakhulu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isistimu yazo ihlelwe kahle esitolo sakho. I-Amazon ingase ikukhokhise intela yokuthengisa yezinto zakho ezingakhokhiswa ngaphandle kokucushwa kwesistimu efanele.
Isifunda ngasinye esiqoqa intela yokuthengisa sinemithetho eyahlukene mayelana namalayisense entela nezimvume. Uma une-nexus yentela yokuthengisa kunoma yisiphi isimo, qinisekisa ukuthi uzinakekele zonke izimvume namalayisense adingekayo. Lokhu kuzokwenza ukugcwalisa intela kube lula futhi kusheshe.
Ukunquma imikhiqizo ekhokhiswa intela ethengiswa e-Amazon
Umkhiqizo ungakhokhiswa intela ngenani eliphansi noma ungakhokhiswa nhlobo, kuye ngokuthi uthengwa kuphi. Ezifundeni ezingenayo intela yokuthengisa, abathengi bangathenga imikhiqizo ngaphandle kokukhokha izintela zokuthengisa. Khonamanjalo, ezinye izinto zentela zithi ngenani eliphansi kuye ngesigaba sazo. Izinto zokudla, izingubo, nezinye izinto ezibalulekile ngokuvamile zikhokhiswa intela ephansi kunezinye izimpahla.
I-Amazon iqoqa futhi ikhokhe izintela ezimpahleni ezithengiswa ngenkundla yayo. Nokho, ungasetha izilinganiso zentela ngayinye ezigabeni ezithile nasezifundeni. Ungabuyekeza izilungiselelo ze-akhawunti yakho yomthengisi ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi izinto zakho zikhokhiswa intela ngendlela efanele.
Indlela yokufaka izintela
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi ngenkathi i-Amazon ikuqoqa futhi ikukhokhela intela yokuthengisa, ayifaki intela yakho engenayo. Kufanele unakekele amaphepha entela adingekayo, njengemibiko yakho yentela yokuthengisa, ifomu lentela le-1099-K, kanye ne-1040 Schedule-C ukuze ufake intela yakho engenayo.
Kungaba ngcono ukuqasha i-accountant ukuthi ikusize ugcwalise intela yakho yeholo. Akukhona nje ukuthi ama-accountant aphatha zonke izibalo, kodwa angakwazi nokukhomba amathuba okubuyiselwa kwentela.
Manje, ake sixoxe ngokuthi ungazithumela kanjani izintela zakho njengomthengisi we-Amazon.
Finyelela umbiko wakho wentela yokuthengisa
Yiya ku Imibiko ingxenye ye-akhawunti yakho ye-Seller Central futhi uthole Ilabhulali Yedokhumenti Yentela. Qonda ku Imibiko Yentela Yokuthengisa bese uchofoza Khiqiza umbiko wentela.
Uhlelo luzokhiqiza imibiko yentela emithathu, okuyilezi:
- Umbiko Wezibalo Zentela Yokuthengisa - umbiko obonisa inani lentela yokuthengisa okufanele uyikhokhe
- Umbiko Wokuqoqwa Kwentela Yendawo Yemakethe - umbiko obonisa zonke izintela i-Amazon eziqoqile futhi yazikhipha
- Umbiko Wentela Yokuthengisa Okuhlanganisiwe - umbiko ohlanganisa idatha evela kumadokhumenti amabili angenhla
Yonke imibiko ikuvumela ukuthi ugcwalise futhi ukhokhe izintela ngokufanele, ngakho-ke ungakhetha noma iyiphi kwezintathu.
1099-K ifomu
I-Amazon ikhipha ifomu le-1099-K ukuze ikunikeze idatha yakho yokuthengisa isiyonke (nyanga zonke kanye nonyaka) ku-IRS. Iphinde ihlanganise intela yokuthengisa nezindleko zokuthumela. I-Amazon izokunikeza leli fomu uma unemali engaphezu kuka-$20,000 ekuthengisweni sekukonke kanye nokuthenga okungaphezu kuka-200.
Uma ungumuntu oyedwa noma umdayisi oqeqeshiwe ohlangabezana nalezi zidingo, akudingekile ukuthi ugcwalise ifomu elithi 1099-K; I-Amazon izokwenza egameni lakho. Izothumela ifomu eligcwalisiwe kuwe naku-IRS. Qaphela ukuthi uma okungenani unemisebenzi engama-50, kusafanele unikeze isimo sakho sentela e-Amazon.
Unganikeza lolu lwazi nge-akhawunti yakho ye-Seller Central. Hlola ngokucophelela yonke imininingwane oyifakile ukuze ugweme amaphutha, njengamagama angapeliwe kahle noma Izinombolo Zokukhomba Zentela ezingalungile noma ezingaphelele. Lokhu kubalulekile ngoba amaphutha kokufakiwe angase abeke isimo sakho somthengisi engcupheni.
Ungalilanda kanjani ifomu le-1099-K
Uma uhlangabezana nezimfuneko ze-1099-K, i-Amazon kufanele ithumele ifomu ekhelini lakho le-imeyili. Uma ungakayitholi kodwa uqinisekile ukuthi uyahlangabezana nezimfuneko, ungathola ifomu elithi 1099-K ku-akhawunti yakho ye-Seller Central.
Chofoza on the Imibiko imenyu, bese ukhetha Ilabhulali Yedokhumenti Yentela. Uzothola ifomu elithi 1099-K lapho, futhi ungalilanda. Ungaphinda uthinte Abasekeli Bomthengisi ukuze uthole ifomu.
Ungabhekana kanjani namaphutha efomu le-1099-K
Kuyenzeka ubone amaphutha athile efomini le-1099-K i-Amazon ekugcwalisele lona. Landela lezi zinyathelo uma udinga ukulungisa okunye okufakiwe:
Isinyathelo 1 – Hlola kabili inani eliphelele lokuthengisa kwakho lika-2023. Inani kufanele lihlanganise yonke imikhiqizo oyithumele unyaka wonke. Uma uthengise into ngomhla ka-31 Disemba 2023, kodwa ungazange uthunyelwe kuze kube nguJanuwari 2, 2024, ukuthengiswa kwayo akumele kubalwe.
Isinyathelo 2 - Uma udinga ukubala kabusha ukuthengisa kwakho okuphelele okungalungiswanga kwango-2023, phrinta umbiko webanga ledethi. Chofoza Imibiko ku-Seller Central bese ukhetha Imibiko Yebanga Losuku. Chofoza Khiqiza isitatimende.
Isinyathelo 3 - Kumenyu ephumayo, khetha Isifinyezo njengohlobo lombiko kanye Ngenyanga noma Ngokwezifiso njengobubanzi bombiko. Cacisa ububanzi obuqondile.
Isinyathelo 4 - Chofoza Qalisa. Kungase kudingeke ulinde ihora, ngakho qiniseka ukuthi awujahi lapho uqeda le nqubo.
Isinyathelo 5 - Uma umbiko webanga ledethi usukhiqiziwe, buyekeza okufakiwe ngokucophelela futhi wengeze amanani kumakholomu ukuze ubale kabusha ukuthengiswa kwakho okuphelele okungalungisiwe kwango-2023.
(Ngobunikazi obubodwa noma abanikazi be-LLC ababodwa) Gcwalisa Ishejuli C (Ifomu le-1040)
Ngenkathi ungavula isitolo se-Amazon ngaphandle kwelayisensi yebhizinisi, ezinye izifundazwe zingayidinga. Uma ungumnikazi oyedwa webhizinisi noma umnikazi we-LLC oyedwa onelayisensi yebhizinisi, kufanele ufake iSheduli C kanye neFomu 1040. Ishejuli C ibika yonke imali engenayo nezindleko ezihlobene nebhizinisi, kuyilapho Ifomu 1040 liyifomu le-IRS elivamile elisetshenziselwa ukufaka izimbuyiselo zentela yonyaka. Ungeqa iShejuli C uma unesakhiwo esisemthethweni esihlukile noma uma isitolo sakho se-Amazon singenayo ilayisense yebhizinisi.
Kodwa uma usebenzisa i-sole proprietorship enkulu noma i-LLC enabasebenzi, amahhovisi, nezindleko ezinkulu, cishe uyayidinga. Ngakho-ke, kufanele ufake iSheduli C.
Buyekeza izimfuneko zesifunda sakho ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi usebenza ngokusemthethweni futhi ugcwalisa izintela zakho ngendlela efanele. Qaphela ukuthi kufanele ubike iholo lakho ku-IRS ngisho noma ungenayo ilayisense yebhizinisi.
Ukuhlonza izimali ezidonswayo zentela
Ungakwazi ukufaka isicelo semali edonswayo ezindlekweni ezifana nokuthutha, izimpahla zehhovisi lakho lasekhaya, nezinye izindleko zokusebenza. Qoqa wonke amarisidi kusuka emisebenzini yakho yebhizinisi efanelekile ukuze uhlonze ngokushesha imali edonswayo.
Ngezansi kukhona imali engaba khona edonswayo:
- Izimali zomthengisi we-Amazon
- Izindleko zezimpahla ezithengiswayo (COGS), okuhlanganisa izindleko zokukhiqiza noma izintengo zewholesale
- Izindleko ezihlobene nokuthunyelwa
- Izindleko zehhovisi lasekhaya, njengamakhompiyutha, ifenisha, nezinto zasehhovisi
- I-Mileage
- Okubhaliselwe
- Izimali, intela, Iphoyinti Lokuthengisa (i-POS), kanye/noma izinkokhelo zesofthiwe yokuphathwa kwempahla
- Iminikelo, njengezinto ezingathengiswa noma ezingadayiseki ezinikelwe ezinhlanganweni ezisiza abampofu
- Izindleko zokukhangisa, njengezikhangiso, amakhadi ebhizinisi, izincwajana
- Imiholo nezinzuzo
- Izinkokhelo zobungcweti, ezifana nenkokhelo yabameli, ama-accountant, abakopishi, abaklami bewebhu, noma abaxhumanisi bebhizinisi
- Izindleko zemfundo ezihlobene ne-eCommerce noma amabhizinisi aku-inthanethi
Kwenzekani uma ungafaki izintela ngesikhathi?
Uma uthumela izintela zakho sekwephuzile, i-IRS ingase isebenzise inhlawulo yokugcwalisa sekwephuzile noma inhlawulo yokwehluleka ukufayela, okungaba u-5% wentela oyikweletayo inyanga ngayinye noma ingxenye yenyanga ukugcwalisa kwakho sekwephuzile.
Uma imbuyiselo yakho yentela ingaphezu kwezinsuku ezingu-60 sekwephuzile, kungase kudingeke ukhokhe inhlawulo okungenani engu-$435 noma inani lentela oyikweletayo, kuye ngokuthi iyiphi encane. Inhlawulo yokwehluleka ukukhokha ibiza u-25% wenkokhelo yakho yentela ngobuningi.
Ukugcwalisa nokukhokha izintela zakho ngesikhathi kubalulekile ukuze ugweme izinhlawulo futhi uvikele ibhizinisi lakho le-Amazon. Ngisho nokwehluleka ukunikeza isimo sakho sentela e-Amazon kungabeka isimo sakho somthengisi engcupheni.
Ungase ufaneleke ukuthola impumuzo yentela noma ukwehliswa kwesigwebo uma uhlangabezana nezimfuneko ezithile. Isibonelo, yisikhathi sakho sokuqala ukugcwalisa ngemuva kwesikhathi noma unesizathu esizwakalayo sokuphuthelwa umnqamulajuqu. Ungabuyekeza iwebhusayithi ye-IRS ukuze uthole ukuthi ungasifaka kanjani isicelo sokukhululwa kwenhlawulo.
Ngeke ujeziswe uma uthumela izintela sekwephuzile kodwa ungakweleti lutho. Uma ukweleta imbuyiselo, ungase ube neminyaka emithathu kuphela ukuyifuna. Umnqamulajuqu wokufuna ukubuyiselwa kwemali walo nyaka wawungomhla ziyi-17 kuJulayi, 2023. Uma ukweleta imbuyiselo yalo nyaka, qiniseka ukuthi awuphuthelwa umnqamulajuqu wokuyifuna.
Ungasithola kanjani isandiso sentela
Isandiso sentela sikunikeza ezinye izinyanga eziyisithupha zokuqedela ukubuyisela kwakho intela. Uma ungazifaki izintela zakho zango-2023 ngoMashi 15 noma ngo-Ephreli 18, ungacela ukunwetshwa kwentela (Ifomu 4868) ngedethi esebenza esakhiweni sakho somthetho. Uma ungalifaki ifomu ngoSuku Lwentela, okuwukuphela kwakho ongakhetha kukho ukufaka futhi ukhokhe izintela zakho ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze unciphise izinhlawulo zakho.
Ungahambisa Ifomu 4868 ku-inthanethi noma ngeposi ngosuku lomnqamulajuqu lokugcwalisa intela. Uma ugcwalise ifomu ngo-Ephreli 18, 2023, umnqamulajuqu wokufaka kwakho intela ungomhla ziyi-16 kuMfumfu wezi-2023.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi ukunwetshwa kwentela akukuniki isikhathi esengeziwe sokukhokha isikweletu sakho sentela. Esikhundleni salokho, icindezela kuphela umnqamulajuqu wakho wokufaka. Uma ungakwazi ukukhokha intela yakho, i-IRS inikeza izinhlelo zokukhokha ezikuvumela ukuthi ukhokhe ibhalansi yakho ngokukhuphuka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Isandiso sentela siwusizo uma ugeja amadokhumenti entela abalulekile futhi udinga isikhathi esengeziwe sokuwaqoqa. Noma kunjalo, i-IRS isalindele ukuthi uthumele inkokhelo yentela elinganiselwe ngoSuku Lwentela. Zibekele ukukhokha okungenani u-90% wesikweletu sakho sentela ngesikhathi esiwumnqamulajuqu ukuze ugweme izinhlawulo zokukhokha sekwephuzile.
Uma ulindele ukubuyiselwa imali yentela kodwa udinga isikhathi esengeziwe sokugcwalisa, kusengcono kakhulu ukufaka isandiso sentela.
Ukwenza ukugcwalisa intela ye-Amazon kube lula ngezinkundla zokuphatha imakethe
Ukulandelela izintela ngaphezu kokuthengiswayo nezindleko kungase kucindezele. Ngokujabulisayo, ungakwazi ukuhlola izixazululo ezenza inqubo ilawuleke.
Nazi ezinye zezinkundla ezingcono kakhulu zokuphatha izimakethe ezisiza ukuqapha izimali zakho ze-Amazon kalula:
Amathole amathathu
I-Threecolts inikezela ngezixazululo ezahlukahlukene zokuphatha izitolo zakho ze-Amazon, eBay, noma i-Walmart. Isiza ngesikhathi sesizini yokugcwalisa intela njengoba inezici ezifana nenani lentela yokuthengisa nokusekelwa kwabakhokhi bentela. I-SellerBench, esinye sezixazululo ze-Threecolts, ithola i-inventory elahlekile noma eyonakele kanye nezindleko ezingalungile, ikusiza ukuthi ukhiqize imibiko enembile futhi ukhokhe kuphela lokho okukweletayo.
Ungathola i-invoyisi yamasonto onke ehlanganisa yonke into ongayibuyisela, enemininingwane yokuthi uyithola kanjani imali yakho. Ukusebenzisa i-SellerBench kungakunika imali engu-3x ngaphezulu kunezinye izixazululo, futhi ingxenye engcono kakhulu ukuthi ukhokhela isofthiwe kuphela uma uthola imali yakho.
I-Jungle Scout
IJungle Scout iyinkundla yokuphatha izimakethe egxile e-Amazon. Ihlinzeka nge-software suite eyenzelwe zonke izinhlobo zomthengisi we-Amazon.
Ukusiza ukuqapha impilo yezezimali yebhizinisi lakho, i-Jungle Scout ikunikeza ithuluzi lezibalo zokuthengisa. Isebenza njengesikhungo somyalo wezezimali sebhizinisi lakho le-Amazon. Ithuluzi lisebenzisa ubuhlakani bokwenziwa ukuze lihlaziye idatha yakho yokubuka konke yenzuzo, njengokuthengisa, i-COGS, izinkokhelo zomthengisi, nokuningi. Ikhipha umbiko onemininingwane enemininingwane ebalulekile namathiphu okuthuthukisa ukuthengisa.
Ungabona ukuthengisa kwamanje nokomlando, okukusiza ukubala inani elithengisiwe lonyaka othile wentela. Ithuluzi lingasiza futhi ukukhomba izimali ezidonswayo ngokubhala izindleko, okuhlanganisa ukukhangisa, amaholo, nezindleko zokuthumela.
IHelium 10
I-Helium 10 isebenza njengesandiso se-Chrome esibala inzuzo ye-FBA. Nakuba ingagxilile ezintela, ingasiza ekuhlonzeni imali engaba khona edonswayo, njengezindleko zokukhiqiza kanye nezinkokhelo zokugcwalisa.
Ungakwazi futhi ukukhomba ukubuyiselwa kwemali nge-Refund Genie, elinye lamathuluzi omthengisi we-Helium 10 we-Amazon. Buyisela i-Genie ihlola ngokuzenzakalela izimbuyiselo zohlu lwe-FBA futhi ikunikeza isilinganiso sembuyiselo ngemizuzwana.
Ingabe kufanele usebenzise isofthiwe ye-accounting?
Ukusebenzisa isoftware yokubalwa kwezimali nakho kungenza ukugcwalisa intela kube lula kakhulu. Kungcono ukuba nakho kokubili isoftware ye-accountant kanye ne-accounting ngoba eyokuqala ingahlola kabili izibalo zesoftware, iqinisekise ukuthi ukhokha izintela ezifanele.
Nazi ezinye zesoftware enconyelwe kakhulu yokubalwa kwabathengisi be-Amazon:
QuickBooks
Njengesinye sezixazululo zesoftware yokubalwa kwezimali ezaziwa kakhulu, i-QuickBooks inikezela ngawo wonke amathuluzi okubala kahle nokufaka izintela zakho. Ibala yonke imali ebanjwayo ngokukuvumela ukuthi uthathe isithombe sawo wonke amarisidi ezindlekweni zakho. I-QuickBooks ifanisa izithombe zamarisidi nezinto ezihambisanayo futhi izihlela ngezigaba zentela, ikusiza ukuthi uhlale uhlelekile ngaphandle kwenqwaba yamaphepha.
Ungakwazi futhi ukubala imayela lakho, okungenye imali edonswayo. I-QuickBooks ihlunga kalula amakhilomitha ukusuka ohambweni lwebhizinisi nolomuntu siqu, isiza ama-LLC nezinkampani ukuthi zithole ukuncishiswa kwentela.
Xero
I-Xero enye isofthiwe yokubala edumile enezici eziningi zokubika ngezezimali, izindleko zokufuna, ukukhokha izikweletu, nokuningi. Njenge-QuickBooks, i-Xero ikuvumela ukuthi uthathe izithombe zamarisidi akho ukuze ubuyisele ngokushesha izindleko zakho futhi uhlonze ukudonswa kwentela okungase kube khona. Ungakwazi futhi ukulandelela futhi ufune imayela lakho.
I-Xero ilawula futhi ibale amanani entela yokuthengisa; ungasetha amanani entela yokuthengisa amaningi njengoba kudingeka. Izibalo zenzelwe wena ngokuzenzakalelayo, futhi ungaqhathanisa izibalo ze-Amazon nomsebenzi we-Xero ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi uqoqa inani elifanele lentela yokuthengisa.
Ukuvala
Ngenkathi usenesikhathi esiningi ngaphambi kwenkathi yokufaka intela, qala ukuhlela amaphepha adingekayo kusenesikhathi. Ngisho noma amathuluzi e-eCommerce nawokubala angakwazi ukubala izintela zakho ngokuzenzakalelayo manje, akusho ukuthi awanangqondo ngokuphelele. Kungakho, kanye nokusebenzisa izixazululo zesoftware ezinokwethenjelwa, ukusebenza ne-accountant kuhle. Basingathela izibalo eziyinkimbinkimbi futhi baqinisekise ukuthobela kwakho.
Ukusebenzisa amapulatifomu okuphatha izimakethe njenge-Threecolts nakho akuzuzisi nje kuphela ngesikhathi sonyaka wokugcwalisa intela kodwa unyaka wonke. Uma ukwazi ukulandelela inzuzo yakho, izindleko, nemibiko yezezimali noma kunini, ungakwazi ukuhlonza kalula futhi ubhekane nanoma iyiphi into engaba nomthelela ezinteleni zakho. Iba umthengisi ohlakaniphile we-Amazon futhi usebenzise amathuluzi afanele ukuze wenze lula umthwalo wakho ngesikhathi sonyaka wokugcwalisa intela.
Umthombo ovela Amathole amathathu
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