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Shadowsand343 days ago(+3)

You're correct that you can set the revshare to anything (defaults to 10%). But beyond that it gives literally 0 information, so I can only assume it's transation fees. With the revshare at 10%, I was only receiving ~60%. I tried searching for info on this, but the best I could find was that the payment providers may take a flat amount and/or a %age, and that there may be a flat fee which Itch takes from your first few payments. But I couldn't find anything that would add up to that big a difference.

Meanwhile, on Ko-Fi, without changing anything I get 90%. I'd honestly not be too bothered by getting less on Itch if I just knew where it was all going...

Anyway, glad you're enjoying the game :)

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1000 Gibibit343 days ago(+1)

Thanks a lot for the detailed answer. Those numbers are very helpful. I read a bit more about it in itch's FAQ and it definitely gets complicated quickly with VAT, US withholding taxes, individual tax treaties and such. Transaction fees are only a small part of the puzzle.

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Shadowsand335 days ago(+1)

Just FYI - I just did my first transfer of funds from Itch to Paypal (they hold the funds for a minimum of 7 days, then you can transfer it to Paypal if you have at least $5 waiting). It turns out that when you do this, they actually give you way more information... and that information doesn't line up with the limited information they give you until that point.

Before I did the transfer, it said I was getting ~60% of what had been paid. On the transfer details screen, that went up to ~80%. I have no idea why these two values are so different, or if/how you can see the accurate value before doing a transfer. But it gets there in the end...

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1000 Gibibit335 days ago

That sounds a lot more reasonable! Its a big tax puzzle. I guess the itch staff (or automatic systems) do the brunt of the work of applying the correct tax cuts, but they don't want to show any of that before the actual payout just to be sure.

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Palandus298 days ago

Best guess is they are reserving 30% for the US tax treaty. Then after assessing what the tax should be, they deduct the actual amount at the time of transfer. So you pay 10% instead of 30%. 

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