I am setting up a business and I need to verify the idenity of people I am going to pay- what is the best way?
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Ask them for name and address. Since you will be paying them as part of your business, then they are your employees and they need to fill out a W-4 Form.  \n\nIf you are paying customers for services rendered then they are Independent contractors, and you will need to send them Form 1099 at the end of the year.
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If it's an Internet business that you have got you can always use the services offered by:\n\nhttp://2checkout.com/\n\nThe best of luck with your business!
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be very very cautious\nfind out thoroughly whether its a genuine business or not\ndo some research abotut that company\ngod luck
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Use this free business database to verify their legal status:\n\nhttp://www.hoovers.com/free/\n\nIf they do not show up, they are not legitimate.\n\nif you are still not sure, contact your local librarian to access more business databases.
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provide your service provider name.
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When you make your payment, make sure that you are entering your details onto the site in question. Ensure the browser address starts 'https://' and not 'http://' as the latter will not be secure. Ensure there is a yellow padlock on the bottom of your browser too.\n\nIf you can, pay your bills by direct debit. I pay all my bills by direct debit. The only ones that are not paid by this method are my catalogues, which I pay via my online bank account.\n\nIf you take these safeguards, your identity and money should be safe.
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Okay if you mean that you don't want to pay to have a DBA form registered then I would suggest using your name (first or last) then you can simply start doing business ....if your name is Susan Martin, you can use Susan's Sundeck Cosmetics and be fine or Martin Landscaping\n\nNow, if you are talking about getting help finding a name and you dont want to pay a professional, visit the website below, go to the Schmooze link on the left then click on "Biz Names" and there you will be able to have other business owners help you find a name based on your exact business\n\nGood Luck
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Not to scare you... I'm telling you just because you sound like a novice in on-line business. Be careful. Too many crooks looking for prey. Don't give away too much information till you know who and what you are getting into.\n\nNot that everybody is bad.... just be careful. Be careful of identity theft too.\n\nBest of luck
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You should set up your own personal informations, own bank, credit accounts and own address. Following all of these is much easier and Paypal won't ask you a lot of informations.
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If its unauthorised or otherwise,Hijack this would be your best bet.Download it,scan,post your results in the same website and you will know everything thats on your start up list,including advice on whether it is legitimate or necessary.You ll be surprised at how well it works.You can get it here-\nhttp://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
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best bet is to your local Better Buisness Burea.  They can pass the information along both nationally and internationally.
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Check out Yahoo Small Business.  They can do everything for you from register a domain, to hosting your store, helping you set up a merchant account, etc.
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Absolutely not!\n\nAsk for business references that can be verified, and check them.
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Take proved that you are who you are to the Social Security Office and tell them what is going on with your number. They issue only one number per person when you first apply. The other one is a phony number. The best type of proof is a birth certificate.
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just register with local societies registrar with proper bye law
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PUBLIC RECORDS is the key to your answer.\n\nHow much do they charge for records you can get for free, anyway?\n\n\nYou will not be doing anything illegal, however you may be spening money unwisely.  What will you do when they take your money adn send you a report that says they found nothing?
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Make a portfolio website.  Maybe take a couple jobs for little to no cash to expand on that portfolio.  Etc.\n\nAs far as being officially recognized, you could go ahead and register the business and get a federal tax id issued but that may be overkill at this point.  In all reality you probably won't get a lot of leads from the net when starting out but more by word of mouth so anything "official" early on isn't all that important.  Most likely the purchasing party will just 1099 you as an individual for tax purposes.