Author Archives: Laura Messerschmitt

About Laura Messerschmitt

Laura is the Vice President of Marketing at Outright. She loves helping small businesses to be successful. In her free time, she spends time with her husband and young son.

Outright Announces New and Improved Amazon Integration!

In our ongoing mission to make running your small business simpler, we are delighted to announce that Outright.com now integrates directly with Checkout by Amazon! We have also improved integrations for Pro Merchant sellers, so that you can connect your … read full post

Posted in Announcements, Outright |

Now You Can Import Your Cashie Shopping Cart to Outright

Outright has long integrated with eBay and PayPal, and more recently we added Etsy and Amazon to our list of integration partners. But we didn’t want to stop there. We want to make bookkeeping easier for people who sell products … read full post

Posted in Announcements, ecommerce |

Outright Road Trip: Etsy or Bust!

As we mentioned in a previous post, our last stop on our trip to the East Coast was the Etsy Headquarters!  It was a very special visit for us, as so many of our customers are Etsy sellers who make … read full post

Posted in 1099K, Taxes |

Touring the Eastern Seaboard with Outright

Our next stop for the Outright 1099-K MeetUp tour was the East Coast.  We visited the Seacoast Sellers’ MeetUp first.  The meeting was held in Portsmuth, right on the New Hampshire/Maine border. This was our first MeetUp after the 1099-ks … read full post

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Travelogue: The 1099-Ks Sure Smell Sweet

Ok, you may not have gotten my veiled reference to Oklahoma, the musical, in the title (and if you did you are probably groaning just about now).  But, that’s right – Outright’s next stop on the eBay Seller MeetUp Tour … read full post

Posted in Taxes |

Fun with a 1099-K!

We’ve been doing lots of posts about what Etsy Sellers should do with the 1099-K forms that you are receiving from PayPal and other merchant processors.   But, there is one more use for the form that you may not have … read full post

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Travelogue: Don’t Mess with Texas 1099s!

Our next stop on the Outright eBay Sellers MeetUp tour was the great state of Texas.  The Dallas Group, also known by their monickers eBaybes & eMales, was our host for the evening.  Their meetings are in a nice Country Club … read full post

Posted in Taxes |

Travelogue: On My Way to Chicago to Talk Taxes with eBay Sellers

The 2nd stop on our eBay Sellers 1099k educational tour was the Windy City of Chicago!  Upon arrival, I headed straight over to see my hosts, Rich and Nila of Appealing Signs.  Rich took the time to show me his … read full post

Posted in 1099K, Taxes, eBay, ecommerce |

Travelogue: 1099-K, eBay Sellers, and San Jose

This month and next, Outright is traveling around the country to meet with eBay Sellers and talk about taxes.  Our Goal?  Spread the word about what eBay sellers should do with the 1099-K forms that they will be receiving from … read full post

Posted in 1099K, eBay, ecommerce |

Paypal and Amazon 1099: How do I know if I’ve hit the limit?

If you are a regular reader of The Bottom Line, you’ve seen our posts about the Paypal and Amazon 1099k.    One thing you may be wondering is: How do I know if I’ve hit the limit and will receive a … read full post

Posted in Dealing with Taxes, Taxes |