So you use your personal credit card for business purchases? That is what I am doing at the moment. Until I get more paying customers that are long term I really don't want to want to go down the road of getting business accounts setup. Even then I am thinking of using prepaid cards for purchases.
Jon On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:42 PM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote: > IIRC, the protetctions for business use of credit cards are the same as > consumer protection. I could be wrong, though. You're subject to a maximum > of $50 for fraudulent transactions, and generally that's waived. That being > said, as in all things, you have to be doing some basic bookkeeping. > Reconcile your accounts, ensure that every charge is appropriate, etc. It's > amazing to me how many people don't do this. I work for an accounting firm. > I'm sure Ed can tell similar stories. > > Your name and address are essentially public information, not personal > information. > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 9:54 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I seem to remember a while back a discussion on online purchasing and use >> of prepaid cards for that purpose. Are any of you doing that or do you use >> a regular credit card attached to your PII? I am just now starting to do >> online purchasing for my consulting and really do not like the idea of >> having my cc #, name and address stolen by hackers because some online >> company was a little forgetful or not following best practices. FYI I don't >> do online banking at all and unless I end up being forced to do so don't >> plan to change that. >> >> If you are using a prepaid card which company do you use? Visa, >> MasterCard, Amex, Discover, or some other? >> >> Thanks a lot for your opinion on this, >> >> Jon Harris >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
