Every day people ask us, ”I want to do Takealot, where do I start?”

Before we help you get started, we usually ask you 5 questions.
Get these 5 questions out in the open today and test yourself - are you a good fit to be in Takealot right now.

If someone tells you:

There is currently an e-commerce platform with over 3 million monthly active users. It is the largest shopping platform in the region and holds a monopoly on the 40% e-commerce market nationwide.

However, there are less than 500 professional sellers from China on this platform.

How would you feel about this?

In the whole chain of cross-border e-commerce, there is a link that many newbies will ignore until they actually make a single order and then realize that it is a big problem:

Collections.

How can you safely and inexpensively recoup the money you make on overseas platforms into your account?

This is the issue to be addressed today.

Have you received an email like this recently? “Tax Authority Notice: Your VAT reg […]

Many cross-border sellers register U.S. companies, collect money, and then-

Forget about filing taxes.

Or think: I don't have employees or a physical office in the U.S., so I shouldn't have to file a tax return, right?

Or: I lost money this year, just file zero return, no need to find a tax consultant, right?

If you think any of the above, this article deserves a serious read.

Because the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) requires you to file a tax return regardless of whether you have income or a business entity—as long as you own a U.S. company, you have a filing obligation.