I was looking through some provider ads (can't remember which cities) and saw a few that stated donations could be provided through CC, not just cash.  These were independent ladies and not agencies.  Wondering what others think of using credit cards, paypal, etc for the hobby.

especially if you are married...    
PayPal will lock an account with suspected illegal activity & the holder may never get the funds.  Credit card charges can be disputed & reversed when the wife or boss demands to know what these charges are.  
Cash is King!

as a business.

Woah - why would you deduct it as a business expense.  Auditors would have a field day with that!

I'm definitely a cash kind of guy.  It does make it easier and less complicated during the first few minutes of the date.  Plus no paper trail.

I've used those. Buy them with no paper trail, and they take up less room if you get the gold ones.

A single member LLC is the same as being a sole proprietor.  Why point out that you pay taxes using an LLC?

Posted By: JuliasLilSecret

if I can accept credit cards (and checks) so they can deduct the transaction as a business expense.  And while I do have an LLC that I file taxes under, I am all about anonymity and don't want any kind of a paper trail leading to my business for any reason.  
   
 Cash is king.  

put your cash in an envelope and your cock in a condom.

There's someone who tours to NY (from PA) who will accept specie. Her website says,  

Maybe she's employing her twin porn star through the llc with an ein number.  

I want to preface this with I only read the OP and then responded.  

listen to our man..AnotherDonJohn..this guy really knows his shit..in fact he is shit.

I humbly withdraw. The rest is between you and ter.  

I was always told that a sole proprietor pays more taxes (around 38 percent in La.) and having an LLC saves you on that percentage, which is why most of us (even single members) do the LLC route. I know nothing about taxes obviously, so I am merely asking if this advice given to me, is true? I've never done the SP route to know if it made a difference. Can't you have a silent partner with the LLC, or would that automatically put you in the "Partnership" bracket?  

Sorry to disappoint you HtG...but I suspect that you are missing some pertinent info in your post.  The taxation for an LLC (single member) is identical to that of filing as a sole proprietor.  If there is another member of the LLC then you would indeed have a Partnership return filed...yet the income flows through to your personal return having the same net effect as that of a sole proprietor.

Ok, thanks. That's exactly the info I wanted to know. So then, why would anyone go the LLC route if you are not taxed less than an SP? This is what I don't get, and what I was told. I was always told you saved more on taxes if you were an LLC... hell, it's even in my Microeconomics book.  

When an entity creates an LLC the partners receive a K-1 from the LLC Partnership.  It's simply a line item that would appear on Schedule E of the individual's tax return.

It's more to do with liability (hence the Liability term in an LLC) than with tax purposes, but I can promise you, this shit is in one of my undergrad books. We had to list them out and define each in regards to liability and taxes, so I may have just gotten them mixed up. Again, this is why I am not and never will work in Finance or Accounting ha ha. Marketing and Health Care are more my thing.  

or worse yet, a 1099 lol

I had to 'clean up' a few areas of my financial transactions before going back to the RW if you know what I mean. Going to pay in Feb. with a M.O.

same to you my friend..i humbly await your research..TER admin will be very interested in your findings..if you ever had any..peace and love..make sure you send them your secret list..

File some problem reports...worth 2 VIP days for each approved PR.

Good explanation of the tax treatment and liability... in addition, conducting business as a SP saves the initial and annual filing fees required in most states for an LLC or other business entity.

I put enough up over the years...and HooktardGold is NOT a reviewer  LO

I thought about it a few times considering how easy technology makes accepting CC payments threw the square reader app available.  
Althought, I really can't afford the paper trail to be exposed

Paypal as they can freeze your account if they find out

Guess what sweetie...an LLC can't be on some dudes payroll  LOL

Posted By: JuliasLilSecret

and I do know a couple of ladies who are on a company's "payroll."  Never me, though...I don't want any part of that kind of mess!    LOL

Business as in wining & dining & such a client? I think you could maybe feel okay with that. In my case, I suppose I would consider calling it a medical expense. Beats a shrink, or chiropractor, or sometimes GOF painkillers-- sometimes, and almost always leaves me feeling much better than before I knocked on the door.

Should I visit her part of the country I have to see her on general principle.

I had to flag a suspicious "consultant" expense by an exec I didn't want to get fired.
Big respectable firm.
Even involved his assistant in the paper trail.