Settlr Blog

Practical guides on marketplace settlement reconciliation, GST and tax compliance, and fee tracking for Amazon, Flipkart, and Meesho sellers in India.

GST & Compliance22 August 2026·6 min read

How to Prepare for a GST Audit as an Online Seller

What auditors actually check for e-commerce sellers, and how clean settlement reconciliation makes the process faster.

Marketplace Comparison22 August 2026·6 min read

Multi-Marketplace Selling: Managing Reconciliation Across Platforms

How to keep reconciliation consistent and manageable once you’re selling on Amazon, Flipkart, and Meesho simultaneously.

Reconciliation Basics22 August 2026·6 min read

The Real Cost of Manual Bookkeeping for E-commerce Sellers

Accounting for the hidden costs of spreadsheet-based reconciliation — time, missed discrepancies, and audit risk.

Reconciliation Basics22 August 2026·5 min read

Best Practices for Weekly Marketplace Payment Reconciliation

A practical cadence and checklist for staying on top of settlements without it becoming a full-time job.

Reconciliation Basics21 August 2026·5 min read

Common Reasons for Missing Settlements on Marketplaces

Why an order can be delivered, confirmed, and still never appear in your settlement report — and how to track it down.

Flipkart20 August 2026·5 min read

F-Assured and Other Flipkart Premium Fees Explained

What F-Assured status means for your fees, and how to verify it’s only being charged where it should be.

GST & Compliance19 August 2026·7 min read

GST Reconciliation for E-commerce Sellers: A Complete Guide

How to reconcile your marketplace settlements against your GST filings, and why the two rarely match on the first pass.

Reconciliation Basics18 August 2026·6 min read

How to Calculate Your True Profit Margin After Marketplace Fees

Why listing price minus cost price overstates margin, and what a realistic per-order profit calculation actually includes.

Reconciliation Basics17 August 2026·6 min read

RTO and Returns: How They Affect Your Marketplace Settlement

Understanding how returned-to-origin orders and customer returns flow through your settlement report.

GST & Compliance16 August 2026·6 min read

GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B: What E-commerce Sellers Must Know

How marketplace sales flow into your monthly GST returns, and where settlement data and filing data commonly diverge.

Reconciliation Basics15 August 2026·5 min read

How Much Revenue Are You Losing to Marketplace Overcharges?

A realistic look at revenue leakage rates for Indian marketplace sellers, and how to estimate your own exposure.

Reconciliation Basics14 August 2026·6 min read

Cash on Delivery (COD) Reconciliation for Indian Sellers

Why COD orders need a different reconciliation approach than prepaid orders, and how to track the collection-to-bank-credit gap.

Amazon13 August 2026·5 min read

Amazon’s 2026 Fee Changes: What Sellers Need to Know

A summary of recent referral fee and category changes on Amazon India, and how to verify they’re being applied correctly on your settlements.

Amazon12 August 2026·6 min read

How to Dispute a Wrong Deduction on Amazon

The practical steps for filing and winning a reimbursement claim once you’ve identified an overcharge.

Reconciliation Basics11 August 2026·6 min read

Why Your Marketplace Payout Never Matches Your Sales Report

The structural reasons a ₹1,00,000 sales month can settle at ₹78,000 in your bank account — and how to tell if that gap is normal.

Marketplace Comparison10 August 2026·5 min read

Understanding Marketplace Commission Structures in India

How commission rates are actually set across categories, and why they change more often than sellers expect.

GST & Compliance9 August 2026·5 min read

TDS vs TCS for Marketplace Sellers: What’s the Difference?

Two similar-sounding deductions on your settlement report, and why sellers need to track them separately.

Reconciliation Basics8 August 2026·6 min read

Manual Excel Reconciliation vs Automated Tools: Pros and Cons

An honest comparison of spreadsheet-based reconciliation against dedicated software, for sellers deciding which to use.

GST & Compliance7 August 2026·5 min read

What Is TCS Under GST for E-commerce Sellers?

A plain-language explanation of Tax Collected at Source under GST Section 52, and what it means for your marketplace settlements.

Reconciliation Basics6 August 2026·5 min read

5 Signs You Need Reconciliation Software as a Marketplace Seller

When manual Excel reconciliation stops being sustainable, and what to look for in a tool instead.

Flipkart5 August 2026·6 min read

Flipkart Settlement Reconciliation: Common Mistakes Sellers Make

The recurring errors that cause Flipkart sellers to under- or over-estimate what they’re actually owed.

Flipkart4 August 2026·5 min read

How to Read a Flipkart Settlement Report

A column-by-column breakdown of what’s in your Flipkart Seller Hub settlement export.

Amazon3 August 2026·7 min read

Amazon Settlement Report Explained: A Seller’s Guide

What every column in your Amazon Seller Central settlement report actually means, and how to use it to verify your payout.

Marketplace Comparison2 August 2026·6 min read

Meesho vs Amazon vs Flipkart: Comparing Seller Fees

How commission, shipping, and fee structures differ across India’s three biggest marketplaces.

Meesho1 August 2026·6 min read

How to Reconcile Your Meesho Settlement Report, Step by Step

A practical walkthrough for matching your Meesho settlement report against your own sales records, order by order.