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New sponsors-only repositories, custom amounts, and more

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Re: New sponsors-only repositories, custom amounts, and more

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>Sales tax is generally only applicable when a good or service of value is being provided. Goodwill/general support/undying appreciation is not normally taxable

From clicking through to the documentation.

What are the usual sales tax requirements for GitHub Sponsors? To my uninformed self, having a normal repo that folks support is along the lines of general support, but a Sponsor repo starts to sound alot like a value provided.

Re: New sponsors-only repositories, custom amounts, and more

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>Sales tax is generally only applicable when a good or service of value is being provided. Goodwill/general support/undying appreciation is not normally taxable From clicking through to the documentation. What are the usual sales tax requirements for GitHub Sponsors? To my uninformed self, having a normal repo that folks support is along the lines of general support, but a Sponsor repo starts to sound alot like a val…

That would make any Patreon also taxable, right?