How to Handle Credit Card Fees for Your Small Business

Gene Marks
Sep 27, 2023

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Why offering your customers a discount when they pay with cash could be costing you

Do You Give Your Customers a Discount If They Pay With Cash Instead of a Credit Card?

  • Many small businesses do offer these discounts, but Visa is starting to crack down when it’s done unreasonably.

What Does Visa Consider an Unreasonable Discount?

  • Visa is considering any discounts above 3% to be unreasonable and against their customers.
  • In fact, Visa is sending out auditors around the country to physically see what small businesses are offering.

Listen here: https://sba.thehartford.com/media/podcasts/handling-credit-card-fees/

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Gene Marks
Gene Marks

Written by Gene Marks

Columnist on smallbiz, economy, public policy, tech for The Guardian, The Hill, Philly Inquirer, Wash Times, Forbes, Entrepreneur. Small Business owner and CPA

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