Thursday, October 29, 2009

Taxes And Your Online Business

By Wayne Truter

Trying to land a great job which gives a good pay is quite difficult to do these days. Not everyone can actually have the job of their dreams with a good salary to boot that?s why more and more people are resorting to having their very own online business to suffice their needs and wants. If you are one of the many people who is interested in starting your very own online empire, you should be aware of the basics of taxes and your online business.

Online retailers, or more commonly known as e-tailers are not exempted from paying taxes, contrary to the common misconception of most people. E-tailers are still included in the rush for meeting the April 15 deadline for tax filings.

If you just have the know-how on making your own website and promoting your very own webpage, you can actually go a long way in the realm of online business.

An Everyday Challenge If you are one e-tailer who would like to take your online business seriously, then you should be prepared to deal with the fact that handling and managing sales taxes is actually an everyday challenge.

The truth is, a lot of e-tailers are required by the government or their state to file and remit sales tax to states on either a monthly or regular interval. The basis for the filing of sales taxes would more or less depend on how much revenue you online business generates.

There are more or less 12,500 tax regions in the United States and for you to come up with an accurate sales tax calculation, you have to identify and validate the "roof top address" and then apply it to the exact set of sales tax rates of that certain transaction.

Your website or webpage should also have its own terms and conditions. If the law in your state requires you to make the customers pay for tax for the items that they would like to purchase from you, don?t forget to make your costumers aware that they will be paying an additional tax for the items that they will purchase from you.

Well, in online business jargon, nexus means a "connection". Put in application, making a sale in another state does not mean that you automatically have a sales tax obligation. You have to put in mind that there are many rules and laws that you need to consider before you can determine whether or not you will need to pay for sales tax in a certain state.

The best way to ruin the future of your online business is to try and avoid your responsibility as a tax payer. When you start your very own online business, do try to consult a lawyer or your local government town hall for assistance on legal matters.

A clear example for this would be: you bought a pair of shoes over the Internet and you did not pay any tax to the seller. However, you used those pair of shoes in your state, so you are subject to pay your state the use tax.

As an online business merchant, the abovementioned tips and guidelines are just few of the other tips and guidelines that you need to learn. Taxes and your online business should work together, if you want you business to become successful.

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