Part IV

The Necessary Evils: Law and Accounting

In this part . . .

Before you can start raking in the big (or at least moderate) bucks on the Web, you’ve got to get your ducks in a row. Along with the flashy parts of an online business – the ads, the Web pages, the catalog listings – you have to add up numbers and obtain the necessary licenses.

This part addresses the aspects of doing business online that have to be covered in order to pay taxes, take deductions, and observe the law. You may think of them as necessary evils that help you avoid trouble, but they’re also ways to help you boost your bottom line and help you stand out from your competitors, too. In this part, you read about taxes, licensing, accounting, copyright, and other scintillating legal and financial must-haves for your online business.