Accepting Payments

1. ACCEPTING PAYMENTS

2. TAX

3. CHOOSING LAB or SELF-FULFILL FOR PRODUCTS

1. Accepting Payments

There are 2 options for collecting store payments: Pass is the seller / The Photographer is the seller.

PASS IS THE SELLER

This is the default option.

When using this option, You can only lab fulfill. Pass takes care of everything related to accepting payments and paying the sales tax:

• Payment is accepted through Pass
• You (the Photographer) can request a payout once you have at least $50 in profits that are at least 2 weeks old.
• The order’s sales tax is paid by Pass
• Your client’s credit card bills will have Pass’s name
• Email order confirmations will be sent from Pass.
• There will be a 3% card processing fee charged when using Pass as the seller.
• In the Payments window, make sure you enter your PayPal email address to accept your cut of the sale, and your business name for the invoice.

If you are located in the United States, enter your Tax ID. For US photographers we will issue a 1099 form at the end of the calendar year.

THE PHOTOGRAPHER IS THE SELLER:

When choosing this option:

• All store payments will be accepted directly by you.
• The production cost will be charged to the card connected with your Pass account.
• You will have to take care of paying the sales tax.
• Email order confirmations will be sent from you.

Some cases require you to be the seller:

• Using a currency other than USD
• Selling self-fulfill products.

To set yourself as the seller, start by choosing PayPal , Stripe, or Offline:

OFFLINE

Choose Offline if you wish to accept cash, checks or any other payment method. Orders will be placed on hold and will require your approval.

Click Setup to enter a message to your client. Explain how you will expect to get the payment; your client will see this message after placing an order.

PAYPAL OR STRIPE COLLECTION

Please follow the instructions here to set up your PayPal or Stripe.

2. Tax

When you choose to be the seller, you should pay the sales tax. Start setting up your tax by choosing one of the tax templates:

AUTOMATED TAX

It is recommended to use Automated Tax. The Automated Tax template has all the required info so your tax will be calculated for you.

Automated Tax is available only in the United States, Canada, Australia, European Union and Israel.

CUSTOM TAX

If automated tax is not available in your location, choose Custom and click Setup to set your tax manually.

Note: In the tax table, items on the top will override the items below, so place the specific taxable items / locations on the top. See the example below of a specific product (High-Res downloads) which has a lower tax rate:

TAXJAR

For complete automation of your tax reports, you can use TaxJar.

If you do not have a TaxJar account, go to www.taxjar.com and create an account. Then, on the Welcome screen or in your TaxJar account, click on SmartCalcs API. Then click on Generate API Token.

Copy your API Token

In Pass, click Setup and paste the API Token.

Once you’ve added the API Token, your TaxJar account is ready to go. Pass will deliver all the sales and tax details to TaxJar. Then, in your TaxJar account, you can get your automated tax reports.

NO TAX

Choose No Tax if you want to handle your sales tax by yourself. If you choose this option, there will be no mention of sales tax in your Pass store.

Use this option only if you are sure and know that it is legally allowed for your organization in your country to do so.

3. Chosing Lab/Self Fulfillment for Products

When you’re done setting up your payment and tax, go to the Store Pricing, choose a lab or self-fulfillment and setup the prices.

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