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Regarding the 30% app store charge, if you were giving 100% of the sale, wouldn't you then be personally liable to collect VAT and country specific tax yourself
by seanwilson 6y ago
Regarding the 30% app store charge, if you were giving 100% of the sale, wouldn't you then be personally liable to collect VAT and country specific tax yourself to sell worldwide? I feel this is glossed over as the admin + complexity for this is a real burden if you have to deal with it yourself.
- ComputerGuru 6y agoApple collects > 100% to cover the VAT and sales tax (sticker price does not include them).
- seanwilson 6y agoWhen Apple has to pay transaction costs and country specific tax for you, deal with the tax admin, while also managing the app store, if 30% for this is unreasonable, what's a reasonable amount and why? Many countries have VAT at around 20% on each sale for example so wouldn't Apple be losing money if they went down close to even 20%?
- username90 6y agoVAT isn't included in the 30% fee so you have to pay that as well. Apple just handles the transaction and the paperwork, they still get their full 30% cut.
- giovannibajo1 6y agoIt’s true that 30% cut is AFTER VAT is paid. It’s also true that Apple handles VAT for the developer, and that’s a real mess. So in the list of things that the 30% pays for, VAT handling (and all invoicing in general) should be remembered.