Category Archives: Taxes
The Simple but Sweet Guide to Charging Sales Tax
Knowing if, when and how to collect sales tax can be, well, taxing! Because each state has different laws and rules surrounding sales tax, it can be confusing to know exactly what’s right for your business. Unfortunately, not knowing the … read full post
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
Shoeboxed and Outright Bring You “Tax Preparedness Week”
With tax season in full swing, Shoeboxed and Outright want to make sure that you are as ready as possible for April 17 (yes, you have two more days this year, but that doesn’t mean you should actually take two more days to … read full post
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
Received Form 1099-K? Here’s What to Do with It
By now most eCommerce sellers are familiar with the new tax form 1099-K. Most of us should even have the 1099-K in our hot little hands by now. But that begs the question – what exactly do we do with … read full post
Accounting for Crowd Funding: What You Need to Know Before Starting a Kickstarter Campaign
Crowd funding, through sites like Kickstarter, can seem like the easiest way to find money for unusual projects — like building two 10-story tall Tesla coils — as well as for more common projects that are just hard to finance, … read full post
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
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
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
Automating Your 1099′s: Outright’s Advice
It’s that time again, friends. You have until Jan. 31 to file your 1099s. As in they must be at least postmarked and sent to recipients by that time to avoid penalties. Who has to deal with 1099′s? If you … read full post