* Anthony Towns (aj@azure.humbug.org.au) [050907 15:02]: > AIUI, that's been frowned upon in the US because actually selling > things makes you liable for collecting/paying sales tax which is a huge > nuisance. Giving stuff away and asking for a donation, meanwhile, doesn't. > > Different countries handle that differently.
For example in Germany, sales taxes don't need to be payed if you make less than ~16000 Euro revenues per year with selling stuff (it's a bit more complex, but - well, that's basically why this is not an issue). > For reference, Australia > allows certain companies to call themselves "charities" for tax purposes; > but they're restricted to very specific purposes, none of which cover > "developing a free operating system to benefit humanity as a whole". Within German law, Debian is even a chartiy, which goes nice for tax purposes (however, being a charity doesn't help you with the sales tax stuff at all here, but that doesn't matter because we're small enough in financial terms). :) Cheers, Andi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
