Hello,
first of all I am from Germany. I am an 18-years-old student and want to sell my apps on the WP Marketplace. I've already entered my banking information on the App Hub.
Now my questions are:
Do I have to register a business in Germany to be able to sell apps on the Marketplace?
How will I have to pay taxes? Is it only the taxes in Germany?
I know that I also have to send the W-8BEN form to Micorsoft.
Thanking you in anticipation!
as student (University not school) your are allowed to earn a specific amount without paying taxes (I don't know the exact amount).
Otherwise you may need a trade Certificate (Gewerbeschein) which you can get at any district administration for like 20€ or something. and there. There is also a tax allowance where you don't pay anything.
Just google "Kleingewerbe".
Ok thank you, that really helped me!
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hi guys,
Not sure if i'm posting in the right area at this moment. Though I hope that someone can help me with this.
I'm selling my Galaxy Spica through "marktplaats.nl" which is a dutch site.
Now I got an offer from someone willing to buy my Spica @ 300 euro's!!!
Perfect deal offcourse.
this was his last mail:
I really appreciate your good response back to me.I'l pay €300 euro and i have also verified from the shipping from TNT /Post it's about €30 euro for the shipping cost through Registered Airmail postal address to my Son who work in Oil and Gas Company I'm buying this item for my Son as present gift..I'm presently in Australia for official assignment so i will like to have your PayPal account as to transfer the amount into your account OR your bank details for wire transfer.I will made the total amount of €330 euro into account so you will send the item Immediately you confirm my payment on your account.
Am waiting for your reply immediately because i want this item to be ship as soon has possible.
Regards
If I will sens him my paypal adress, will I be at any risk???
Business looks risky, but i thought that paypal is always safe, since he does not have any bank details.
Hope someone can help.
Grz.
always do it local....
its fraud...whenever a buyer says to send to some other address its fraud...avoid sending to nigeria and african countries also. i was sent a message same likes yours and his son was in nigeria and he was in uk and the paypal mail he was sent me was fale
I am in USA.
Some of the applications are priced in euro and GBP.
WHen i pay with google checkout my credit card charges me for the conversion.
So , Is there a way to pay just in USD so that i dont get charged extra.
Thanks
Since there are app developers in other countries they have every right to get paid in their home country's currency. If you don't want to pay the conversion fees, don't buy that app
^ He's correct.
You have to pay the conversion fee.
dkelle4 said:
Since there are app developers in other countries they have every right to get paid in their home country's currency. If you don't want to pay the conversion fees, don't buy that app
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I am not denying that app developers in other countries need to be paid, but just look at other app sites like itunes , you pay in your own currency and the developer gets paid in their currency.
WHy should i pay the bank around 25% of the price of the application
I second this ... there should be a general currency conversion for your selected country EX: if I'm in the states the prices are all configured to USD or if I'm in a place that uses euro the prices are all displayed in euro
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ironlood said:
I second this ... there should be a general currency conversion for your selected country EX: if I'm in the states the prices are all configured to USD or if I'm in a place that uses euro the prices are all displayed in euro
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I bet the prices would include the conversion fee, a hidden cost...so apps, even though in your country's currency, will be a bit more expensive.
Someone has to take the hit.
If the charge is from your bank, then you should take up this problem with your bank, not the developers or the market. Some banks dont charge a conversion fee, maybe you could switch to one of those.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/1...s-application-prices-in-your-native-currency/
That was pretty fast from google ;-)
I don't mind paying devs for hard work, I do mind a lot paying an parasitic and oppressive government by purchasing apps. I live in the Netherlands, is there anyway to avoid paying the sales tax on sales in the market?
(interestingly taxed are not applied to all apps)
no one has an idea?
godutch said:
I don't mind paying devs for hard work, I do mind a lot paying an parasitic and oppressive government by purchasing apps. I live in the Netherlands, is there anyway to avoid paying the sales tax on sales in the market?
(interestingly taxed are not applied to all apps)
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As user when you buy an app you dont pay any taxes, as developer from the money that the user pay you get an amount around 80% and the other 20% goes to google, but its on your country's laws if you must pay taxes for that money and how much.
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1st of all please apologies me if i post in wrong thread, I an new here.
I have recently made an icon theme for nova/apex/adw launcher.
I am student and have no credit card neither bank account to pay play store 25$ first time fee.
I wanted to ask someone who already has google play publisher account can also post my app for 1.99$ and after few months he could return my money i earn from my app?
Even though I can't help you with this, I do advise that you do background check of the dev...
And whatever dev you choose, it shall be at your own risk as XDA will not be able to help you in money matters...
a.cid said:
Even though I can't help you with this, I do advise that you do background check of the dev...
And whatever dev you choose, it shall be at your own risk as XDA will not be able to help you in money matters...
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I totally agree with you, money even makes most honest man blind but i also have no other option .
I would strongly advise against this. Are you able to use a pre-paid credit card?
wseemann said:
I would strongly advise against this. Are you able to use a pre-paid credit card?
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I know its not a good and trusted way but as i said above i also have no other option and no i am not able to use pre-paid credit card.
As a "student", how old are you ?
Are you located outside of the United States of America ?
If you're in the USA, just get a bank account - many, many bank accounts are completely and absolutely free. I know that a segment of the US population does manage to get by without a bank account - but not having one is COSTING you money in check cashing fees and the like.
I'm not a rich person and I come from a family that was below the poverty line for many years - yet I've had a bank account since I was nine years old. My parents wouldn't have signed me up for one if it had cost money.
Go to a bank or credit union - ask about a free checking account. Get one.
If you are under 18, your parents or any other person over 18 who trusts you not to bounce cheques can help you get a bank account. Or give your parents the $25 and use their account or do chores or something.
If you are outside the USA, refer to whatever procedures are in your country. I have to be skeptical that you could be in a country where you can access reliable computing and internet but not be able to open a bank account (you can even do this on-line these days - and you can cash cheques with some bank's mobile apps - so it's possible to even circumvent location from a physical branch as a factor in being able to open one). I'm sure it's possible, somewhere, but I find it difficult to believe.
I mean, if this developer is going to give you the money less the initial $25... how were they going to send it to you ? Letters can be lost in the mail legitimately. If they are going to write you a personal cheque... how are you going to deposit it ? What if your theme doesn't sell that well and you end up paying WAL*MART just to give you whatever's left ?
Is this developer supposed to keep writing you cheques as long as the app is being sold ?
Are you going to give THEM a cut for doing this ? They'd have to pay postage, after all. Or at the least spend time out of their day to pay you your likely small beans - when they could be running their own business.
Who's going to do that ?
Solution : Get a bank account. Deposit money.
Other Solution : Get a friend or someone you actually know to help you set up a bank account and/or loan you $25.
Pennycake said:
As a "student", how old are you ?
Are you located outside of the United States of America ?
If you're in the USA, just get a bank account - many, many bank accounts are completely and absolutely free. I know that a segment of the US population does manage to get by without a bank account - but not having one is COSTING you money in check cashing fees and the like.
I'm not a rich person and I come from a family that was below the poverty line for many years - yet I've had a bank account since I was nine years old. My parents wouldn't have signed me up for one if it had cost money.
Go to a bank or credit union - ask about a free checking account. Get one.
If you are under 18, your parents or any other person over 18 who trusts you not to bounce cheques can help you get a bank account. Or give your parents the $25 and use their account or do chores or something.
If you are outside the USA, refer to whatever procedures are in your country. I have to be skeptical that you could be in a country where you can access reliable computing and internet but not be able to open a bank account (you can even do this on-line these days - and you can cash cheques with some bank's mobile apps - so it's possible to even circumvent location from a physical branch as a factor in being able to open one). I'm sure it's possible, somewhere, but I find it difficult to believe.
I mean, if this developer is going to give you the money less the initial $25... how were they going to send it to you ? Letters can be lost in the mail legitimately. If they are going to write you a personal cheque... how are you going to deposit it ? What if your theme doesn't sell that well and you end up paying WAL*MART just to give you whatever's left ?
Is this developer supposed to keep writing you cheques as long as the app is being sold ?
Are you going to give THEM a cut for doing this ? They'd have to pay postage, after all. Or at the least spend time out of their day to pay you your likely small beans - when they could be running their own business.
Who's going to do that ?
Solution : Get a bank account. Deposit money.
Other Solution : Get a friend or someone you actually know to help you set up a bank account and/or loan you $25.
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I live outside USA and im at the moment 15. A friend of me who lives in uk (thought we are friends for 3 years) he agreed to create publisher account for me, but after he went to register he said it has only credit card method and i never use credit card but only paypal for online shopping, so he disagreed to create.So i was thinking someone honest could handle my app then the money i earn can be sent to his paypal account so he buy something for me and send it to me.I also have no honest friend on internet except him.If you think you are honest and can handle this then from my earning from app you can take 25$ or if you already has play publisher account then its great.
HQuser said:
I live outside USA and im at the moment 15. A friend of me who lives in uk (thought we are friends for 3 years) he agreed to create publisher account for me, but after he went to register he said it has only credit card method and i never use credit card but only paypal for online shopping, so he disagreed to create.So i was thinking someone honest could handle my app then the money i earn can be sent to his paypal account so he buy something for me and send it to me.I also have no honest friend on internet except him.If you think you are honest and can handle this then from my earning from app you can take 25$ or if you already has play publisher account then its great.
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Are you able to get a prepaid debit card (like one of those Visa gift cards or similar) in your country? Don't quote me on this, but I believe you may be able to use one of those (and you won't need a bank account or heck even an ID to buy one). Let me know if that's a viable option for you, as I have a few friends whom are also in similar situations.
I tried looking around Google and could not find an answer. I have a few questions with Android Pay when travelling abroad.
I'm currently in the USA and have Android Pay working.
Question 1: I'm travelling to Spain this weekend. From what I've read Spain doesn't have Android Pay yet. Does that just mean if someone lives there they can't sign up. Since I already have a credit card that's linked and set up with Android Pay can I use it in that country?
Question 2: Also, can I set up PayPal to Android Pay? I'd prefer to pay a merchant with Paypal so I can avoid international transaction fees that my credit card will impose whenever I use it.
If this is the wrong section moderator feel free to move but I figured general Q&A would be the best location.
Anyone have any feedback?