Demonstrator Manual - Stampin' Up!

Paying for Your Orders
Once you have your order total, you’ll need to remit payment.
Remember, your customers are paying you for the orders they
place. In turn, you pay Stampin’ Up! when you place your
customers’ orders. Protect yourself! Always make sure that you
have gathered payment before placing an order. Please note
that Stampin’ Up! does not accept purchase orders.
Stampin’ Up! accepts the following forms of payment.
Electronic Checks
Setting up electronic checking in your Demonstrator Payment
Profile enables you to pay with an electronic check drawing on
your checking or savings accounts. Information is entered once
and is securely stored—you won’t need to re-enter the
numbers with future orders. (See Demonstrator Payment
Profile Policy for more details.)
The Advantages of
Electronic Checks
Electronic checks work exactly like paper checks—and have
important advantages over credit cards and debit cards.
■ There are no restrictions. Because electronic
checks draw on checking or savings accounts,
there are no daily limits or withdrawal restrictions.
■ You retain complete control over which account
is used, switching between your checking or
savings accounts.
Credit and Debit Cards
Stampin’ Up! accepts MasterCard®, Visa®, and Discover®. You
may use credit or debit cards for which you are an authorized
signer or for your customers from whom you’ve received
permission to use their credit or debit card. Please refer to the
Credit Card/Debit Card Policy for more details.
Sales Tax
As an independent business owner, you’ll need an
understanding of sales and use taxes. Unless your customer
qualifies for tax-exempt status, you must collect tax in those
areas that have imposed a sales or use tax. (See Tax-Exempt
Orders for more information on tax-exempt status.)
Stampin’ Up! remits on your behalf the state and local sales tax
you collect. Exceptions include some US territories. Therefore,
unless it is required by the state in which you live, you do not
need a sales tax license. For more information on sales tax
rates, use Tax Rate Lookup on the Demonstrator Web Site.
As an independent business owner, you may want to consult
a tax professional who can advise you on tax issues.
Charge the Correct Percentage
Stampin’ Up! uses a sophisticated tax-rate database to identify
tax rates. Since tax rates are based on the order’s shipping
address, when you place your order we may need to know
■ if the order is being shipped to a destination inside or
outside the city limits
■ if the order is being shipped to a destination inside any
special tax districts, such as a public transportation district
■ what county the order is being shipped to.
Sometimes this information won’t affect the tax rate but will
tell us to which taxing jurisdiction we must remit the taxes
that you have collected. Once this information is collected
for a particular hostess or customer, it will be entered in
our computer system; we won’t ask for it again unless your
customer’s address changes.
If you know your county and whether you are inside or
outside city limits, you may contact Demonstrator Support
for up-to-date tax rates in your area or to ask any questions
you may have about calculating sales tax. However,
Demonstrator Support cannot give any tax advice.
Please note that orders are not considered submitted and
closed until the credit or debit card charge is approved. This
includes orders placed by phone.
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