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The developer is asking people to optionally pay for his app. From a tax perspective, the dev would owe taxes on this income, since he is not a not-for-profit l
by itake 5y ago
The developer is asking people to optionally pay for his app. From a tax perspective, the dev would owe taxes on this income, since he is not a not-for-profit legal entity.
Since these payments are considered taxable income, I am not sure why they would think they could avoid Google's rules just because they are a "small one-man shop".
The simple solution here is to add in-app purchases like every other "small one-man shop" and not ask for noncompetitive advantages and accept Google's 15% cut [0].
[0] - https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/03/boosting-dev-success.html https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/03/boosting-d...
- CogitoCogito 5y agoI'd never heard of them, but judging by their website it looks like they produce apps for iOS, for Android and also have a webapp. Should they be required to remove an optional donation link from their website even though it might not have anything to do with Android at all? How does this involve Google exactly?
- oauea 5y agoYou do realize that Google is not the government? What do taxes have to do with anything?
- X6S1x6Okd1st 5y agoIt sounds like they are asking for donations on their website, not through the app. Do the terms of service really extend past the app to the website for the project?
- MrStonedOne 5y agoPeople using "donations" to refer to tips on free services is an old practice and not one you should be arguing is the same as a non-profit. Mincing words to make your argument is kinda frown upon here.