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The requirement for provable non-profit status is a legal requirement. A new federal law that passed last year makes it so any "online" content distribution net
by tikiman163 7y ago
The requirement for provable non-profit status is a legal requirement. A new federal law that passed last year makes it so any "online" content distribution network (including Google play) is legally responsible for any crimes committed by someone else listing a product or message on their platform.
Basically, if you include a donation link in your app without proving non-profit status you could be committing fraud, and Google could be held equally responsible to the crimes of the app being hosted. Google also has to report non-tax exempt profits made by any app/content they host in many locations, so only non-profit groups may link to a 3rd party payment system without violating legal statutes in some countries/states.
- ngold 7y agoThank's for the insightful response. I figured it was google covering their financial butt.
- thethirdone 7y ago> Basically, if you include a donation link in your app without proving non-profit status you could be committing fraud, How is it fraud to ask for donations without being a non-profit? > Google also has to report non-tax exempt profits made by any app/content they host in many locations, I am not familiar with google's payment model, but is there no way to charge users except through Google for google play apps?
- loteck 7y agoHow is it fraud to ask for donations without being a non-profit? It's higher risk for sure. Non-501c3 donations are the kind of high risk small peanuts you can imagine a behemoth like Google wanting to get away from.
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