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Is an interesting idea. Presumably taxes are the responsibility of the recipient when they "withdraw"? Also, would it be appropriate to have a widget? Include
by devfuel 14y ago
Is an interesting idea. Presumably taxes are the responsibility of the recipient when they "withdraw"?
Also, would it be appropriate to have a widget?
Includes stuff like:
-"Hey. Here is how you can support this work"
-Gittip Overview Link
-Github handle
-Public income numbers
Or is that too "gimme"? Is this meant to be more of a "for hackers by hackers" thing? Or more mainstream?
- whit537 14y agoGifts don't count as income in the US. There's a gift tax on the donor, but that doesn't kick in until you give $13,000 per person per year. Not sure about other countries. Widget: Heck yeah! Wanna write one? :-) Intended to be mainstream, starting w/ Github. But Guido isn't on Github, only Google+. :-(
- devfuel 14y agoYeah...i had to look at the distinction between "gifts" and "tips" a bit on the IRS site. I am sure a tax accountant can clarify, but (in my mind) the name "gittip" had put it informally in the tip category. A little digging made it seem like that was a restaurant-related thing. Does simply earmarking money as a "gift" make it so? Is it a special rule in restaurants (in US) that prevent you from giving a "gift" instead of a "tip"? But I digress. Perhaps it is just a potential FAQ situation: "If I get some 'gittips' what are my tax responsibilities?"