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Re: Android Play Store Privacy

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Post by picklefish »

Having a developer calculate tax seems odd. Does this mean every single developer who puts a paid app on android store needs to figure out the intricacies of digital download tax for every single state / country? Sure big companies can hire someone to do it but that seems excessive for an individual developer.

Re: Android Play Store Privacy

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Post by grecy »

picklefish wrote: post #2

Having a developer calculate tax seems odd. Does this mean every single developer who puts a paid app on android store needs to figure out the intricacies of digital download tax for every single state / country? Sure big companies can hire someone to do it but that seems excessive for an individual developer.

Makes that 30% Apple take seem a little more reasonable, doesn't it?

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Post by chronomex »

grecy wrote: post #3
picklefish wrote: post #2

Having a developer calculate tax seems odd. Does this mean every single developer who puts a paid app on android store needs to figure out the intricacies of digital download tax for every single state / country? Sure big companies can hire someone to do it but that seems excessive for an individual developer.

Makes that 30% Apple take seem a little more reasonable, doesn't it?

Except that Google takes the same cut ...

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Post by trotsky »

picklefish wrote: post #2

Having a developer calculate tax seems odd. Does this mean every single developer who puts a paid app on android store needs to figure out the intricacies of digital download tax for every single state / country? Sure big companies can hire someone to do it but that seems excessive for an individual developer.

At least in the US you're not responsible for collecting sales tax for a location you don't do business in, and i'm pretty sure there are minimum thresholds or exceptions to prevent people from having to collect sales tax on yard sales or fruit stands, for example.

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Post by pat2man »

picklefish wrote: post #2

Having a developer calculate tax seems odd. Does this mean every single developer who puts a paid app on android store needs to figure out the intricacies of digital download tax for every single state / country? Sure big companies can hire someone to do it but that seems excessive for an individual developer.

You are solely responsible for specifying your own tax rates and for updating them if tax rates for your location change. Google won’t apply taxes to your orders if you don’t provide any tax information in the Merchant Center or via the Checkout API, so be sure to keep this information up-to-date. For tax assistance, please consult with a qualified tax professional.

Re: Android Play Store Privacy

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Post by kgarten »

yanw wrote: post #6

It's as it should be: http://marketingland.com/why-im-glad-google-play-gives-devel...

"We can better service them by being able to refund them, look up order status issues, and potentially contact them with issues they may have." Order status issues for apps?

Giving developers the option of contacting users regarding issues is alright ... giving every developer of every app I installed my private phone number is NOT (in my personal opinion).

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