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0 pointss73v3r11y ago0 comments

"Let the small businesses grow into bigger businesses by alleviating the tax burden."

Are you honestly trying to say that the only thing stopping some small app shop from getting huge is the 30%?

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alvarosm11y ago· 2 in thread

If they're barely profitable, if they have employees, if they have to pay a lot of taxes in their countries.. Yes 30% is a pain in the ass. It's also a disincentive to anyone who'd rather start anything where they can get 100% instead of mobile apps.

s73v3rOP11y ago

I don't buy it. They know going into it what the split is. If it's that big of a disincentive, then there are other platforms they can develop for.

alvarosm11y ago

When you don't know whether you're going to break even- because you don't, since this is a risky field and app stores are not even free markets to begin with-, a 30% tax is a strong deterrent.

clarky0711y ago· 2 in thread

no, but it would certainly help. This year I will cross 100k paid to Apple, and I've been making slightly below market rates for a few years. If I had the 100k back, I would have not only gotten to market rates, but also have enough cash on hand to consider hiring someone. At the very least I could hire someone on a part time/freelance basis.

s73v3rOP11y ago

If you're paying 100k to Apple, that means you've made about $330k. If you're not making market rates with that, then you're doing something wrong. Not Apple.

clarky0711y ago

You are making my point for me. 330k would be the gross revenue, and 230k is what apple would have actually paid me.

230k / 4 years = 57.5k a year 330k / 4 years = 82.5k a year

Perhaps you misread my comment as I'd be paying 100k just this year, but that is total I've paid.

click17011y ago· 1 in thread

I think that's a straw man.

Its not the only or the biggest obstacle, but it is an obstacle.

s73v3rOP11y ago

You know what else is an obstacle? Having to set up discovery, hosting, delivery, and payment processing yourself, and convincing the public to use your fly by night store.

mfisher8711y ago

Clearly not. He's saying <30% allows more growth than 30%.

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