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At 06:53 AM 11/9/2005, Russ Demarest wrote:

>If the question you are asking is paypal a viable alternative for
>accepting credit cards, the answer is yes. The only downside is that
>if you are trying to come across as a big company  and you want your
>own payment system so it is all under one domain, so to speak, then
>using PayPal might not be the way to go.
>
>There is an instant payment notification system with a PHP sdk.
>
>https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/cps/general/
>PayPalDeveloperToolKit-outside
>
>and other languages.
>
>I have used it for a variety of sites and it gives you the info you
>need without the liability of running your own.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>
>On Nov 9, 2005, at 1:49 AM, inforequest wrote:
>
> > I really think it is a question for a CPA at that organization (or the
> > one taking on that responsibility).
> >
> > If a non-profit is "used"  to generate profits for someone, that
> > can be
> > illegal and can jeopardize the non-profit status  (I believe the legal
> > term is inurement). If a non-profit loses its status thusly, it may be
> > retroactively converted to a for-profit entity, which means
> > back-taxes-plus-penalties-and-interest  as far back as the creation
> > date
> > (ouch!).
> >
> > We can discuss all we like here but the real important stuff will be
> > decided at the "corporate"level within each particular entity,
> > based on
> > their own comfort levels, risk management, accounting practices,
> > state, etc.
> >
> > I believe the law permits individuals to accept "donations" via PayPal
> > as you describe... something changed  a few years ago in that
> > area.... I
> > am not a lawyer nor a CPA so this advice may be worth slightly less
> > than
> > the price you paid for it.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Glenn glenn310b-at-mac.com |nyphp dev/internal group use| wrote:
> >
> >> I was visiting the website of an indie recording artist today,
> >> and there was a link to paypal, where I could pay via
> >> credit card or paypal.  I don't know anything more about
> >> how it works, but the experience seemed ok to me,
> >> and I think the public may be more willing to give
> >> credit card info to someone like paypal than to some
> >> small outfit that they may not be too familiar with.  I maintain
> >> 3 .org websites, all three are very small organizations
> >> and I also am interested in how I might give them the ability
> >> to accept payments online.
> >>
> >> Thanks for bringing the subject up.
> >>
> >> Glenn
> >>
> >
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