Category Archives: Tips & Advise

Merchant Tax Reporting

The Housing and Recovery Act of 2008 included Amendment 6050W, Merchant Tax Reporting.  The purpose of this Amendment is to encourage accurate tax reporting.  The Amendment requires all payment processing organizations to report gross sales,  collect and verify TIN numbers, … Continue reading

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The Dodd-Frank Act: What it might mean to Merchants

ANY_ITEM_HERE The Dodd-Frank Reform and Consumer Protection Act, signed by President Obama in July 2010, is now law. Included in the act is the Durbin Amendment, a provision in the bill dealing with debit card Interchange fees and other issues … Continue reading

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Visa and MasterCard Announce Merchant Fee Increases

Visa and Mastercard announce increases Continue reading

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Merchant Services in Canada

We field lots of questions from Canadian merchants  about credit card processing  in Canada.  Ecommerce in Canada is a particularly popular subject.    So we have put together the following collection of basics  Q and A’s on the subject. Why chose … Continue reading

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MasterCard and Discover Announce New Processing Rules

MasterCard and Discover announce new debit processing requirements. Continue reading

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