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I hope this (the "Hacker News effect") doesn't bump up your hosting costs as that's the last thing you'd need. For what it's worth, I've donated. :)
EU bank transfers are free of charge.
That's really sad to hear. With how complex laws are, it's scary that going to a professional may not be sufficient. But when you're totally unfamiliar with what the requirements are what can you do? Do large law/accountancy firms give a guarantee for their advice in the case that it was incorrect?
As soon as I get my paycheck I'm totally donating a little. I've used Krita and enjoyed it as an alternative to when I do not have access to Photoshop. Now if only ZBrush had a top-tier alternative that would be something.
Just a quick reminder, if everyone here donates just 3-5$, the expenses will be paid in no time :) Krita is a great software, and even though I'm not an artist it's worth supporting.
You're right. Although i don't use it, i just spent a few euros :)
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You should, in most places of the world that have VAT. E.g. you pay VAT on inbound courier services like UPS, FedEx, atop of the duty on the goods they carry. (but not on outbound ones).
What do you mean? You pay VAT on imported goods. Not on imported services.
http://europa.eu/youreurope/business/vat-customs/cross-borde...
see the 'services' tab.
"If you receive services for the purposes of your business from a supplier based outside the EU, you must generally pay VAT at the rate that applies in your country, as if you had supplied the service yourself "
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I hope this (the "Hacker News effect") doesn't bump up your hosting costs as that's the last thing you'd need. For what it's worth, I've donated. :)
EU bank transfers are free of charge.
Can I buy something rather than donate ? Its hard for me to donate using my company account - but very easy to buy stuff. It doesnt matter even if its a license to email you 10 times a year.
Sure: we have a shop full of stuff: https://krita.org/en/support-us/shop/ (though the website is still being hammered...)
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You should, in most places of the world that have VAT. E.g. you pay VAT on inbound courier services like UPS, FedEx, atop of the duty on the goods they carry. (but not on outbound ones).
What do you mean? You pay VAT on imported goods. Not on imported services.
https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/individuals/buying-goo...
(EDIT: Ahh, varjag beat me to a similar point while I was typing!)
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I hear this all the time with Octave too. What exactly constitutes a purchase? How can we help you fool your company into thinking that you're buying something?
Could you start a partnership to sell t-shirt with your logo or even simple stickers. Something that could be tracked.
Why not fold it and move to Bitcoin-only donations? The authorities will have nothing to chase, the problem can't re-occur, accounting will be transparent, and accountants will not be required in future. Seriously, Dutch should start a petition against their tax authorities for victimizing an open source project.
I'm a huge advocate for Bitcoin, but this is a terrible idea. They're trying to support staff and the last thing you want to do in that circumstance is to limit the potential donor pool.
I also don't see how changing the currency of the problematic transactions changes the tax implications.
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Could you start a partnership to sell t-shirt with your logo or even simple stickers. Something that could be tracked.
And your company will be okay with buying, say, a 500 USD sticker?
You give me an invoice, and I will pay you 500$ for a pixel on a page.