Skattesmäll threatens Web TV stars – Business Week

Both Joakim Lamotte and Pewdiepie liable to higher taxation in the future.

live Platforms Twitch where individuals can carry live broadcasts draws a larger audience. Yoytubestjärnan Pewdiepie for example, has been using Twitch charitable purposes. Joakim Lamotte, in turn, gained an audience through its live broadcast ‘nyhetsrepotage “on Facebook.

It all usually finance by voluntary donations. Donations Tax Board now held are taxable, according to Dagens Industri.

Idg.se say that some people by Twitch can pull in tens of thousands of crowns in donations. On the right Twitch’s a dedicated button for donations which shows that the funding model is largely built into the service.

“We have no general figures, but in the cases we examined, these are for larger amounts and we see that this is an industry on the plant for which the amount is increasing, “said Tim Source is the national coordinator of the Tax Agency.

However, the live broadcasts are not subject to VAT, this then broadcasts do not against payment but they’d been whether viewers choose to pay or not.