Re: Business Questions
by Norman Bunn <norman.bunn(at)craftedsolutions.com>
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Mon, 07 Apr 2003 17:34:37 -0400 |
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<blue(at)bluesarthouse.com>, "HWG Business" <hwg-business(at)hwg.org> |
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At 05:03 PM 4/7/2003, Blue Tapp wrote:
>Hello All ~
>I have a friend who is wanting to start up an online business selling retail
>merchandise from wholesellers. He sent me this list of questions and I
>thought I'd send it on to all of you since I am not an expert in this area.
>Any advice is appreciated.
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>"How is something like sales tax handled from a web site? Do you charge the
>sales tax of the area the web site is based, or do you charge tax according
>to the location of the customer? How in fact do you determine where to get
>a license? Do you get one from the local govt where you live, or where the
>web host is located?
You get a license for where your business is, not the host. You collect
sales tax for your state and only from people who are having things shipped
to your state.
>"BTW, what do you think of PayPal?"
I think PayPal is great for individuals and for low-volume businesses.
HTH
Norman
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