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New York Sales Tax Due for Annual filers

GoTo — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:26:27 +0000

New York Sales Tax Annual filers: If you haven’t already, get your March 1 2012 through February 28 2013 sales tax returns in by midnight tomorrow–March 20, 2013! See the schedule here: http://www.tax.ny.gov/pubs_and_bulls/tg_bulletins/st/filing_requirements_for_sales_and_use_tax_returns.htm .

US Tax Deadline: April 15th & Help Links

GoTo — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:03:20 +0000

US Tax Deadline: April 15th & Help Links Income tax help & how to contact the IRS for more assistance

Etsy labels? Heads Up!

GoTo — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 12:07:19 +0000

This is a good news / bad news post--be sure to read all of it whether you are currently using Etsy labels or would like to be.

What is Self-Insurance?

GoTo — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:39:49 +0000

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New blog post on Self-Insurance for your shipping:

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http://www.gotogreatpanes.com/blog

and an update the end of this post with special info for Etsy & Ebay order insurance:

Shipping Insurance
http://www.gotogreatpanes.com/blog/2009/11/13/shipping-insurance

2012 USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines

GoTo — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:44:52 +0000

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Time to consider what you'll be setting for your holiday shipping cut-off dates.

Hanukkah starts Saturday, December 8, 2012, so you'll need a pretty early cut off for those celebrating--unless their aiming for later in the week.

Christmas is on a Tuesday this year--might make it a bit tricky...

Plus info on a few countries that have been giving sellers a tough time lately. Read here for more:

2012 USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines:
http://www.gotogreatpanes.com/blog/2012/10/12/2012-usps-holiday-shipping-deadlines/

Quarterly Taxes??? Help for understanding what they are & when you need to pay them

GoTo — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:33:11 +0000

So it seems the Etsy "Taxes, Typewriters, Teams!" email and the "Wrapping Your Head Around Quarterly Estimated Taxes" blog post have folks wondering what they are supposed to be doing tax-wise and plenty seem confused.

To help allay your fears, here's the basic run down for US sellers...

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Etsy Policy Update–Prohibited Items Changes August 2012

GoTo — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:25:08 +0000

Etsy policy update--new prohibited items list as of August 8th! Come see the side-by-side comparison of the changes: http://www.gotogreatpanes.com/blog

Selling Handmade Clothing? Textile Goods? Things you need to know…

GoTo — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:23:59 +0000

Things you need to know about federal regulations regarding your business.

Etsy Down?

GoTo — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:50:45 +0000

Wondering what is going on with Etsy when the site goes down? Here's how you find out!

“Eye” Q Test–What’s Your Color IQ?

GoTo — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 18:28:23 +0000

Time for a little fun! How about a "Color IQ test"?... and I recently updated the "Figuring Out Your Secondary Shipping Rates" post with details of how to account for the bump to Priority mail that shipping multiple items in the same package can trigger. What’s Your Color IQ? and Shipping Info Update

Etsy Shipping for Etsy Direct Checkout

GoTo — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:48:33 +0000

If you've been frustrated by not having the easy Paypal shipping link for your Direct Checkout orders, there's good news! Etsy Shipping for Etsy Direct Checkout

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Need a Shop Critique?

GoTo — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:23:31 +0000

Have you seen Team SASsy's "Shop Critique Check List"? Great info from experienced sellers for improving your own shop available free... Come on by & check it out:

Shipping Update & a Feature for Our Shop

GoTo — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 22:51:07 +0000

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! I just updated our Shipping page to include more recent posts... and I'm pleased to share that we've been featured on the Etsy Handmade Team's new blog!...

Can’t find UK in USPS’ Click-N-Ship? or when using Etsy labels?

GoTo — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:23:21 +0000

If you can't find the "UK" as a destination in the free USPS program "Click-N-Ship for Business" when printing your First Class International labels, or when using USPS.com's online Click N Ship, USPS online customs form printing service or their postal calculator, or even Etsy labels... You're not alone! Here's what you need...

What can’t I mail?

GoTo — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:44:57 +0000

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Do you know what you can and can’t mail through the US Postal Service? Shipping plants or other perishables? Shipping knives? Cosmetics? Perfume? The USPS guide for prohibited items in domestic packages...

Auto-sum: Adding Up Your Totals

GoTo — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:45:57 +0000

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Go To Great Panes, Kathryn Maloney ©2012 This post is copyrighted--you do not have permission to repost this content elsewhere but you are welcome to link to it if you'd like to share the information.
One of the handiest tools in the box for a small business (and personal) finances is the auto-sum feature on spreadsheet programs.... Info on Excel and, if you don't have a spreadsheet program on your computer already, how to get a great FREE one and how to use it to add your numbers up.

Problem w/ Etsy & Twitter & Multiple Quantity Listings

GoTo — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:35:14 +0000

If you’ve added multiples to your Etsy listings you might want to check this thread before sending out links on Twitter: Etsy links on twitter and multiple quantity listings.

Clarification of New International Mail Rules

GoTo — Wed, 23 May 2012 01:07:57 +0000

Go To Great Panes, Kathryn Maloney ©2012 This post is copyrighted–you do not have permission to repost this content elsewhere but you are welcome to link to it if you’d like to share the information. There’s been a lot of concern about the new international mail rules and shipping international packages from home so I [...]

International Mail–new regs & Shipping Assistant Update

GoTo — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:39:16 +0000

Go To Great Panes, Kathryn Maloney ©2012 This post is copyrighted–you do not have permission to repost this content elsewhere but you are welcome to link to it if you’d like to share the information. New USPS rules for international mail today: International Mail Acceptance Policy Change (http://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2012/pb22337/html/info_006.htm) If you’re looking to see what the [...]

Seeing Random Ads on Etsy?

GoTo — Sun, 20 May 2012 12:55:16 +0000

Go To Great Panes, Kathryn Maloney ©2012 This post is copyrighted–you do not have permission to repost this content elsewhere but you are welcome to link to it if you’d like to share the information. The past few weeks there seems to be a larger number than normal of folks coming to the forums complaining [...]