Intuit GoPayment merchant services provide a variety of benefits to the owners of small and large businesses, including the flexibility of accepting electronic payments from customers outside a brick and mortar establishment and ways to synch up your payment information with your accounting software. There are a few items that you need to get started with establishing Intuit GoPayment merchant services, including the following:

• Smartphone or tablet computer – You need this device in order to process payments from credit cards.
• Wi-Fi connection – You either need Wi-Fi or at least a 3G cell service in order to process secure transactions over the network.
• GoPayment app – This free app allows you to process the payments. You will need to download the app from the Google Play Store if you have an Android device or the Apple App Store if you have an iOS device.
• Information to establish your GoPayment account. You must have an email address, which is the information that is used for your GoPayment account. You must also set up a password that includes at least one number, one capital letter and at least seven characters for safety. You must also include a social security number and a tax id number that is used for verification purposes.
• Information regarding your business. You need to inform GoPayment if you have a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, LLC or other type of business. You must also select whether your business is a retail business or a business that offers professional services or some other type of business. You must also list the business’ physical or business address. GoPayment sends a free credit card reader that you plug into the USB port on your mobile device to take credit cards and will ship this device to the address that you list.
• Mobile phone number – GoPayment needs this information in case it needs to contact you regarding a transaction or processing issue.
• Customized information – GoPayment needs the name that you wish to have added to the GoPayment electronic receipts that it generates.
• Card reader – As mentioned earlier, GoPayment will send you a free card reader to process credit card transactions. The company will send you the reader within seven days after you sign up for an account.

This is all that you will need to get started with Intuit GoPayment merchant services. You don’t have to sign a contract or install any expensive equipment. Contact our QuickBooks trainer in your area for more information about getting started.