I'm wondering if maybe this form is only sent for apps with ads or something. I don't have such apps, only paid. And I have never received such a form and been on the market since early 2009.
-niko On Apr 13, 8:58 am, TreKing <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:26 AM, Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> wrote: > > That makes sense that the commission is an expense, but is it not for > > Amazon? Amazon is also sending a 1099-MISC as opposed to a 1099-K. > > This is my guess: with Google you're on your own. You're using Checkout or > Wallet or whatever as a payment processor to collect payment, but you're > essentially selling to users directly. As such, you get 1099-K (for " merchant > card transactions (e.g., debit or credit cards) " > [http://www.irs.gov/businesses/article/0,,id=251966,00.html] > > With Amazon, you sign up with them, give them the right to market, promote, > and and sell your app on your behalf. They deal with selling to the > customer, and collecting and processing payments, not you (like how you > can't issue refunds directly to customers like you can on the Android > Market). Then they pay you for what they sold for you. As such, you're more > of an independent contractor, hence 1099-MISC. > > Again, just postulating - I can barely get through TurboTax so don't take > this with any authority. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------- > TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago > transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
