NYCPHP Meetup

[Russ Demarest]

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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