E-commerce - Regulatory aspects: Taxation and Law

• Promotors of an online sales business
• Retailers, manufacturers, service providers
• This course is not intended for service providers providing services to e-retailers

Upon completion of the training course, participants will be capable of:

• knowing which aspects of the regulations are relevant to operating an e-commerce website

Regulatory aspects regarding the operation of an e-commerce website (Taxation)

• Acting as a company or staying a natural person
• Choosing which corporate form to adopt
• The procedure for incorporating a company
• Bookkeeping and obligations in terms of accounting and taxation
• Description of the various taxes involved in e-commerce
• Obligation to declare with regard to direct taxes
• Calculating tax
• Anticipating minimum taxes
• Obligations to declare with regard to indirect taxes
• Main tax deadlines
• Rules on invoicing: accounting and fiscal aspects
• General terms and conditions: effects with regard to taxation

Regulatory aspects regarding the operation of an e-commerce website (Law)

• Protecting one’s intellectual property:
• Domain names, brand names
• Software
• Content
• Links
• Databases
• Constructing your website:
• Information required by law and compulsory information
• Concluding contracts online
• Right of withdrawal
• Payments
• Contractual aspects:
• Drafting your own general terms and conditions
• Important clauses
• Reconciling commercial and contractual aspects

Upon completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate of participation issued by the House of Training.