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1099 requirements for customers in middleman-type business
Note: I WILL be seeking information from a lawyer or accountant if I proceed but I want preliminary info here first.
I am considering a business that, for sake of example, is much like Guru.com or ...
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Does a US employer need to pay any taxes for a non-US freelancer hired online?
We own an International Web Development company and get hired from all over the globe. We need to know if one of our US clients, needs to pay taxes for hiring us.
They paid us $750.00USD via PayPal. ...
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Receiving payments for my LLC in my personal bank account
Before I setup my LLC I would receive payments to my personal account. So, going forward is it ok to continue with the way I receive payments, and deposit/transfer manually in the company account? Are ...
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What is legally required in order to accept monthly payments for a SaaS product?
I have been working on a web product for over a year now and I've finally gotten to the point where I've finished integrating the payment / subscription / credit card processor into the product, ...
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What are the options for a non US citizen for adding payment options like Amazon Payments to their app?
Amazon payments has a strict list of requirements including having a US EIN or SSN, a state driver's license and US residency. Google Checkout is not yet available in Canada.
What are the steps that ...
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Legal advice for handling money when serving two sided market
My services handle two types of users: (A) and (B), where (B) are in fact the users of (A).
I act as the mediator between (A) and (B). My website provides marketing services which facilitates (B)'s ...
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Startup without company?
If I have access to a big hall/room in a building I own and I wanted to convert it into a personal gym. Then one day I say to a friend, you can use my gym if you give me $100 a year, and I will give ...
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Sending money to users
I'm considering building a system that allows our users to purchase points, trade them between themselves, then cash them in for real currency.
The system will work like this:
User A buys points - ...
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are payments processors mutually exclusive?
I'm bootstrapping a software business for the first time. I worked in 'stealth mode' for one full-year and now I've got about 100 private-beta-testers loving the software (and already begging for ...
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Is it legal in US or Canada to accept donations?
Is it legal (US/Canada) to accept donations if you're not a government registered non-profit organization? I've seen it on a couple of sites and was wondering what are the laws surrounding those ...
