by Ben | May 5, 2018 | News
Sales Tax on Discounts, Coupons and Promos When coupons or certificates are accepted by retailers as a part of the selling price of any taxable item, the value of the coupon or certificate is excludable from the tax as a cash discount, regardless of whether the...
by Ben | Dec 29, 2017 | News
Tell-tale signs you need to make a change and upgrade your credit card processing Still using an “old school” swipe credit card reader? Still using a separate terminal? Not yet using “chip” EMV You could be losing money and encouraging fraud Prevent fraud and...
by Ben | Dec 20, 2017 | Credit Cards
Don’t be fooled by some credit card processor just offering “cheaper rates” Over 17 years ago and a customer asked “What’s your rate?” it was easy to simply quote a % + 20 cents. Wow has that changed. Over the past decades MasterCard and Visa, in their infinite...
by Ben | Oct 24, 2017 | Credit Cards
Credit Card Surcharges Beginning Jan. 27, 2013, merchants such as Goldstone gained that right. Under a federal court case settlement, they can put surcharges of up to 4 percent on Visa and MasterCard transactions — which account for about 70 percent of credit card...
