Taxes: Do you need to do taxes for each country your app is offered in?

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SimplyKyra OP

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Hi,

First year receiving revenue through Storekit subscriptions. I live in the United States and know I need to pay taxes within the U.S. for my revenue. I'm curious if I have to handle anything (taxes, etc) in each country I sold a subscription in or does Apple handle all that for me? If it's a per-country basis is there a list somewhere so I can use it to choose where I should offer my app in the future?

Thanks everyone!

Answered by genebogdanovich in 821207022

Hey Kyra,

You must pay taxes from your developer proceeds in countries where you are a tax resident in a given year. Different countries have various criteria for being a tax resident. If you are based in the US and haven't lived anywhere else, you only have to worry about the US taxes. Furthermore, you don't sell any subscriptions personally. You designate that to Apple since it acts as your agent. And thus, the company handles the taxes in all the countries where your app is for sale. For more information, please read the Apple Developer Program License Agreement.

And yes, you can choose where your app is available in App Store Connect. You can limit the availability of an app itself, purchases, subscriptions, or even promotional offers.

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genebogdanovich OP

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Hey Kyra,

You must pay taxes from your developer proceeds in countries where you are a tax resident in a given year. Different countries have various criteria for being a tax resident. If you are based in the US and haven't lived anywhere else, you only have to worry about the US taxes. Furthermore, you don't sell any subscriptions personally. You designate that to Apple since it acts as your agent. And thus, the company handles the taxes in all the countries where your app is for sale. For more information, please read the Apple Developer Program License Agreement.

And yes, you can choose where your app is available in App Store Connect. You can limit the availability of an app itself, purchases, subscriptions, or even promotional offers.

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