If your troop wants to accept payments on-line, you will first need to set up a business account at PayPal™, by going to their web site at www.PayPal.com
If your charter organization qualifies as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, you can obtain a lower transaction rate if you provide PayPal™ with the necessary documentation.
PayPal™ will require you to identify and confirm your troop's checking account, a process that may take several days to complete.
Once you have a business account, the next step is to identify your PayPal Merchant ID.
While you are logged on to the PayPal™ web site,
click on the cog icon in the upper right corner to open the Profile menu.
Then select "Account Settings" from that menu. This will open a new page.
Click Business Information on the menu on the left to display your PayPal Merchant ID, as shown below.
![](http://www.troopwebhost.com/Images/PayPalProfileMerchantAccountIDstep2.png)
You will need to know this PayPal Merchant ID when you get to the PayPal Configuration page
later on, so make a copy of this value.
You should also note the current balance of your PayPal™ account for when you set your starting balance.