Itunes take 40% from European people?

JolandaJolanda Member Posts: 82
edited December 2011 in Miscellaneous
I have read that European people paid a fee of 40% and not 30% to Itunes. And others from the rest of the world paid Apple 30%.
Is this true? If I calculate my app price and see my "royalty" price what I get, it is true!!! I sell the apps for 0,79 euro cent and get paid 0,48 euro cent.
Or is this because Itunes hold TAX from European people too in his fee from our apps, who know this?

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  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    edited December 2011
    Yes but its because of the exchange rate, and iTunes pay our taxes for us! (us tax by the way)
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  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    I would imagine Apple would be your best source for this question. I have heard of stores holding more if you do not send them the proper tax forms. but I had never heard of apples cutting being larger for foreign devs.

    Like I said. Emailing apple would prob be your best bet to get a for sure answer.
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    Oh, deffinately, you may have got your tax forms wrong........ were suppose to accept us regulations in some areas and european in other areas.....
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  • applaudmobileapplaudmobile Member Posts: 208
    edited December 2011
    The Europe branch of Apple (i'm in UK) takes 40% since they pay the VAT (currently 20% in UK) which is included in the price shown on the app store. In the US Sale Tax is added on top of the price shown.

    Its based on where you are located as a developer not where the apps are sold.
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    Ya thats it!!, They pay the vat
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  • JolandaJolanda Member Posts: 82
    Thank you for all the answers, but I had only one thing to ask at least , what means VAT?
  • applaudmobileapplaudmobile Member Posts: 208
    Value Added Tax - it's similar to Sales Tax in US
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    What country are you from?? It may be in europe but is it part of the E.U??
  • JolandaJolanda Member Posts: 82
    In the Netherlands
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