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Re:New sponsors-only repositories, custom amounts, and more by ungawatkt on Thursday February 03, 2022 @09:26PM (#30202061)
>Sales tax is generally only applicable when a good or service of value is being provided. Goodwill/general support/undying appreciation is not normally taxable

From clicking through to the documentation.

What are the usual sales tax requirements for GitHub Sponsors? To my uninformed self, having a normal repo that folks support is along the lines of general support, but a Sponsor repo starts to sound alot like a value provided.

Re:New sponsors-only repositories, custom amounts, and more by sebazzz on Sunday February 06, 2022 @04:05AM (#30230686)
That would make any Patreon also taxable, right?