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Each month we sell online, of it on overseas cards.
So Plus with Multi Entity is cheapest, at $19,575 a month. On its own, Advanced would be $20,331.
[01] Per month
[02] Assumptions
Assumes overseas customers pay in their own currency, of overseas sales are from the US, we pay bills worth a month in US dollars and convert the rest to AUD at ,. and a US company costs a month to run.
[03] Notes and sources
- Prices and online card rates from shopify.com/au/pricing and Plus pricing, checked October 2026, on yearly billing. Plus is $3,700 a month on a 3-year term ($4,000 on a 1-year term). Plus rates are agreed with Shopify’s sales team, and Shopify may charge larger Plus shops a share of revenue instead.
- Advanced and Plus can pay you in up to 12 currencies, each into its own bank account, for a 1.5% or 1% payout fee; Shopify says these payouts avoid its currency conversion fee. That only helps if the currency is spent or converted cheaply. On Plus, a US company pays 2.25% on standard US cards and 2.95% on premium cards (shopify.com/pricing); this page uses 2.95% to be safe. It is paid in US dollars. Selling through a second entity can’t be combined with Shopify’s automated tax filing. A US company also needs a US bank account and US tax filings. Shopify Help: selling with multiple entities
- Counts card sales through Shopify only. Leaves out the per-order fee (30c, or US$0.30 for a US company; it matters only for small orders), Amex, PayPal, in-person sales, GST, trade orders paid by bank transfer, any Shopify fee for a second company, US sales tax and duties. Results are sensitive to the conversion cost: Multi Entity’s advantage shrinks as it rises.