Hi, a few questions about buying original articles: 1. If I have a business, can I ask for some kind of receipt so I can mark them as expenses ? 2. How do I pay ? Before the articles are written or after ? 3. If the writer says so, how can I be sure that I have full rights to the content ? How can I verify that ? Should I propose a contract ? That would be a drag.
1. You should be receiving an invoice of some kind or another, and not just sending money. Keep any email correspondence (better to do that than PMs, so you can safely store them somewhere), and if you pay online via Paypal or something, you should automatically be sent a receipt. 2. A few writers will let you pay after they're written. However, it's always the contractors' choice in how they choose to handle billing. You can either accept it, or go elsewhere. Once in a while, they'll negotiate with you, but it's generally better to stick w/ a system. The better the writer, the more likely they'll demand at least a partial up front payment (often a 50-50 split). 3. If you want full rights, as in the copyright, then you'd better have it in writing. Have them sign a copyright assignment or more detailed contract ... but if you want full rights from a solid writer, be prepared to pay more.
Yes everything is tax deductable! There has to be a certain amount of trust between the writer and the client. I will not release any content from my company without prior payment. I do this as a direct result of being scammed a number of times with the client saying its not what they wanted and then finding the article on the net afterwards. This is also a typical 'send your sample' for us to review scam! As a company we will always offer rewrites and alterations as this is the only way to build up a reputation and trust. We write for major portals and even they will pay for very large contracts beforehand simply because they trust the quality they will get. Regards JohnT
jhmattern, regarding question 1, I would automatically receive an email receipt. I was wondering about a real one, made of paper . I am not quite sure that the IRS in my country would recognize the digital version, although it should. Thanks for the answears so far, the fog is starting to clear.
Just print it out. A lot of companies give email receipts (pretty much every time you shop online actually), so it should be valid.
That is exactly what I have to say about taxes. Not everything is tax deductable, it's all about the country where you live in, so make sure to get closer to an online tax-related information
In the US, our internal revenue service has a website that provides all the tax information you'd ever need. Perhaps your country has a similar website that you can use to find out what's tax deductible and what's not.