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Re:I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors by stefanfisk on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @03:28PM (#23619010)
"It is like this in most western countries" can still apply even if Canada is an exception.
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Re:I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors by lstamour on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @04:09PM (#23619563)
Generally speaking the same is true of “gifts”, though. You don’t have to report a gift as income if it’s reasonable, but drawing that line is where things get... complicated. Then you have to call in specialists like tax lawyers, etc.
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Re:I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors by chrisweekly on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @09:55PM (#23623044)
In the US, gifts of up to $15k are untaxed.
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