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Talk to a lawyer if you have questions. 2. Protect Key Elements of Your Brand. For creative entrepreneurs, intellectual property is often the heart of your business. Intellectual property is a broad term that refers to things like your brand name, logo, slogans and designs. In other words, pretty important stuff!
Otherwise, you need a federal employer identification number (EIN) to pay taxes as a business. Even if you’re a sole proprietor Etsy shop owner, you can still opt to get an EIN. This gives you a few privileges: You can hire employees, incorporate, form a limited liability company or partnership, and have a solo 401(k) retirement plan.
There are three basic selling fees: a listing fee, a transaction fee, and a payment processing fee. There’s also an advertising fee for sales that come from Offsite Ads. It costs $0.20 to publish a listing to the marketplace. A listing lasts for four months or until the item is sold.
1. Name your shop. Choosing a shop name is the first step you’ll take in creating an identity for your business on Etsy. Your shop name will be displayed at the top of your shop—the page that shows everything you have for sale—and it will be part of the URL or web address of your unique Etsy shop.
Also, WA just recently changed tax exempt purchasing, so you'll need to apply for a state resale license. You used to be able to just use your business license to make tax exempt purchases, but now you need an additional permit (if I remember right, that part is free). Good luck to you! Posted at 10:21pm May 12, 2010 EDT. WatermelonWishes says.
Etsy calculates the state sales tax rate (they can vary from location to location, and item to item) for the shipping address, charges the buyer, and sends the tax owed to the state. For orders placed through standalone PayPal, the sales tax collected is sent to you as a part of the payment. Then, Etsy will add the sales tax amount to your Etsy ...
2. Being a Member of the Etsy Community. At Etsy, everyone is expected to treat fellow members of the Etsy community with respect. As a seller, you have additional responsibilities to safeguard personal information and communicate promptly with buyers in order to provide a great customer experience.
Getting started. Listing a digital download on Etsy is just like creating a listing for a physical product. When you create your listing, you can now list it in two different ways–as an instant download or made-to-order. “Instant download” means you’ll upload the file when you create the listing and your customers will receive it ...
Welcome to selling on Etsy! When you're getting started, it feels like there are so many things to do for your new shop. It can be overwhelming just trying to figure out where to begin. In this guide, we'll walk you through the most important things to consider for launching a successful shop, as well as resources on shipping successfully ...
Step 5: Pay your state sales tax. Once you’ve set up your sales tax rates, shoppers will be charged state sales tax on orders shipped to those destinations. State sales tax is included in the total amount transferred to your payment account. Each state has its own rules about when sales tax you’ve collected is due.