[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"articles:item:en:ip-self-employed-online-payments":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":181,"description":182,"extension":183,"faq":184,"meta":189,"modifiedAt":190,"navigation":191,"pairId":192,"path":193,"publishedAt":194,"readMinutes":195,"seo":196,"seoTitle":197,"sitemap":198,"slug":199,"stem":200,"translationSlug":199,"__hash__":201},"articles_en\u002Fen\u002Farticles\u002Fip-self-employed-online-payments.md","Preparing Online Payments for Entrepreneurs and Self-Employed Professionals","MulenPay",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":166},"minimark",[10,14,19,28,32,45,49,52,111,115,122,133,137,142,145,149,152,156,159,163],[11,12,13],"p",{},"Entrepreneurs, self-employed professionals and individuals are not the same legal category. Payment technology and tax obligations should be reviewed separately. This article is not legal advice.",[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"identify-the-seller-status","Identify the seller status",[11,20,21,22,27],{},"An entrepreneur, ",[23,24,26],"a",{"href":25},"\u002Fen\u002Fquestions\u002Fcan-a-self-employed-person-accept-cards","a self-employed professional"," and an individual can have different obligations. Local rules must be checked at publication time.",[15,29,31],{"id":30},"separate-payment-acceptance-from-receipts","Separate payment acceptance from receipts",[11,33,34,35,39,40,44],{},"A website or payment link can support payment acceptance, while ",[23,36,38],{"href":37},"\u002Fen\u002Fquestions\u002Fdoes-an-online-store-need-a-cash-register","receipt obligations"," depend on local rules and fiscal setup. See ",[23,41,43],{"href":42},"\u002Ffiscals","fiscal receipts",".",[15,46,48],{"id":47},"payment-purpose","Payment purpose",[11,50,51],{},"The payment purpose should be clear for the customer and accounting: service, order and seller. Manual transfers without statuses make reconciliation harder.",[53,54,55,71],"table",{},[56,57,58],"thead",{},[59,60,61,65,68],"tr",{},[62,63,64],"th",{},"Status",[62,66,67],{},"What to check",[62,69,70],{},"Who should verify",[72,73,74,86,100],"tbody",{},[59,75,76,80,83],{},[77,78,79],"td",{},"Entrepreneur",[77,81,82],{},"contract, receipts, accounting",[77,84,85],{},"accounting\u002Ftax expert",[59,87,88,91,97],{},[77,89,90],{},"Self-employed",[77,92,93],{},[23,94,96],{"href":95},"\u002Fen\u002Fquestions\u002Fdocuments-for-a-self-employed-seller","allowed activity and receipt",[77,98,99],{},"official rules",[59,101,102,105,108],{},[77,103,104],{},"Individual",[77,106,107],{},"whether business payments are allowed",[77,109,110],{},"legal review",[15,112,114],{"id":113},"what-to-ask-mulenpay","What to ask MulenPay",[11,116,117,118,44],{},"Ask about the technical payment method, statuses, link or website flow. Commercial entrepreneur scenarios belong on ",[23,119,121],{"href":120},"\u002Fip-acquiring","acquiring for entrepreneurs",[11,123,124,125,128,129,44],{},"Once everything is ready, connect ",[23,126,127],{"href":120},"payments for sole traders"," or ",[23,130,132],{"href":131},"\u002Fself-employed","payments for the self-employed",[15,134,136],{"id":135},"faq","FAQ",[138,139,141],"h3",{"id":140},"are-entrepreneurs-and-self-employed-professionals-the-same","Are entrepreneurs and self-employed professionals the same?",[11,143,144],{},"No, they may have different legal and tax obligations.",[138,146,148],{"id":147},"what-is-technical-payment-acceptance","What is technical payment acceptance?",[11,150,151],{},"It is the way to receive payment and status; tax treatment is separate.",[138,153,155],{"id":154},"what-should-the-payment-purpose-contain","What should the payment purpose contain?",[11,157,158],{},"Clear service, order and seller information.",[138,160,162],{"id":161},"is-this-legal-advice","Is this legal advice?",[11,164,165],{},"No. Official rules must be checked for the publication date.",{"title":167,"searchDepth":168,"depth":168,"links":169},"",2,[170,171,172,173,174],{"id":17,"depth":168,"text":18},{"id":30,"depth":168,"text":31},{"id":47,"depth":168,"text":48},{"id":113,"depth":168,"text":114},{"id":135,"depth":168,"text":136,"children":175},[176,178,179,180],{"id":140,"depth":177,"text":141},3,{"id":147,"depth":177,"text":148},{"id":154,"depth":177,"text":155},{"id":161,"depth":177,"text":162},"business-payments","How entrepreneurs and self-employed professionals can think about online payments, receipts, payment purpose and legal checks.","md",[185,186,187,188],{"question":141,"answer":144},{"question":148,"answer":151},{"question":155,"answer":158},{"question":162,"answer":165},{},"2026-07-20",true,"article-39","\u002Fen\u002Farticles\u002Fip-self-employed-online-payments","2026-03-18",1,{"title":5,"description":182},"Online Payments for Entrepreneurs and Self-Employed",{"loc":193},"ip-self-employed-online-payments","en\u002Farticles\u002Fip-self-employed-online-payments","Eco5T0JcvrYY3dCxX4ulXpuywYnwayKsGlxkKvteybU"]