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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They don’t make enough to afford the credit card mark ups - which are huge for small businesses. [/quote]
This is it for us as a small farm that does farmers markets.  We try to make it as easy as possible for people to pay at our tents, we have venmo, paypal, zelle, and a card reader, of course cash is also accepted.  When someone pays with a card we pass the "swipe fee" on to the consumer - our reader company charges 3% and our bank charges another fee to accept the transaction into our account.  Most people don't have a problem with the fee tacked on, but a few will then pay in cash.  We report all income on our Schedule F, so, at least for us, it's not about tax evasion, but I'm sure others are not as honest as we are. [/quote]

This is how my farmer’s market operates.  Everyone has a card reader, almost everyone has a “cash preferred” sign, and if you pay with cards the fee is passed on the customer.  I don’t consider this cash only, although I generally pay cash only unless I’ve forgotten to go to the ATM recently.  It’s just easier for both of us.[/quote]

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