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Itch.io is completely transparent about their fees.

If you click on: Earnings - Payouts - payout details - you get a very detailed breakout of what itch.io deducts.

For example: 

  • Payment Processor Fees in this instance is what the payment processor deducted to process the customers' payments. If there are a lot of micro transactions, like $1 at a time, that can be much higher. This fee is not within itch.io's control.
  • Itch.io recommends we don't charge $1 for our games, because we do tend to lose half of it to fees. 
  • Itch.io share is what I give to itch.io considering they don't charge me a cent otherwise to host all my games.
  • Adjustments is the payout charge for processing the payout - not itch.io's charge but PayPal's.  
  • Adjustments can also increase by $3 if you've just completed a tax certificate - which the company that does the tax certificates charges.
  • Of this, itch.io only gets the 15% I've allocated to them: $1.35. Nothing else.
Gross Revenue $9.00 USD
Payment Processor Fees -$1.43 USD
itch.io share -$1.35 USD
Adjustments  -$0.22 USD
Tax Withheld  (0%) -$0.00 USD
Owed To You $6.00 USD

And if I paid you $ 9, I would not be charged $ 9, but $ 9 plus vat. And if Itch had a business presence in other countries, they would have to have localised shop system that would tell customers the vat adjusted price of things. Consumer laws are different around the world. As are tax laws and rates.

I guess you have to deal with irs separatly to tell them your income and deal with vat, if applicable.

I don't have access to payout details.
Maybe it shows up when my available balance reaches 5 USD but until then I'm told nothing

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