Re: [android-developers] Taxes on income from applications

[Richard]

> Date: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 16:03:25 -0700
> From: Silviu-Marian Udrescu 
>
> Hello! I want to start publishing my first application, but I am
> not sure  how the taxes on income work and I want to do everything
> legally. I am a  student from Romania and I have no business. 
> So, once I create the Google Payments Merchant Account (and Romania 
> supports both the Google Play Developer registration and merchant 
> registration) everything will be set up and I can just upload my
> app,  without being worried about any tax, or do I have to declare
> personally to  the state that I am getting money from selling apps
> and go through all the  process to make it legal? (I have no
> experience related to this area so I  apologize if anything I said
> is not correct)
> Thank you!

I am not an accountant or a lawyer ... 

If you are in the US on a student visa, as your email address and
message kind of imply, I think you need to be very careful.

There are restrictions on employment that vary based on the US visa
type one has. Whether developing apps, on your own, is considered
employment is an interesting question. I would suggest that you check
with your institution for pointers to people who can give you the
correct answers.

If a US visa isn't an issue (i.e., you aren't in the US or aren't on
a visa), you will likely need to declare the income to the country
where you reside and pay the appropriate taxes. The amount of income
you get may preclude you from having to actually pay tax, but
generally you have to file something proving that your total income
(from all sources) was below some threshold.  

Yes, google app income is likely taxable income - wherever you are.
Talk to an accountant and/or lawyer.


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[android-developers] Taxes on income from applications

[Silviu-Marian Udrescu]

Hello! I want to start publishing my first application, but I am not sure 
how the taxes on income work and I want to do everything legally. I am a 
student from Romania and I have no business. 
So, once I create the Google Payments Merchant Account (and Romania 
supports both the Google Play Developer registration and merchant 
registration) everything will be set up and I can just upload my app, 
without being worried about any tax, or do I have to declare personally to 
the state that I am getting money from selling apps and go through all the 
process to make it legal? (I have no experience related to this area so I 
apologize if anything I said is not correct)
Thank you!

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