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[Keizo]

I liked the positive message of this topic and donated $20 just now.

Of course, when the next version is released, more donations will follow. But that goes without saying.

[Grimlocke]

Donoted the remaining 20.02 euros on my paypal account to the cause.


Look at Paypal being cheap though.
I had to enter the amouth in USD, so after donating 29.09$, paypal insisted on taking 0.01 euros from my bank account!
As 29.09$ is 20.02106031 euros.
The cheap bastards round off their numbers wrong to make 1 cent profit. Bankers and busynessmen are such lowly people 

On another subject entirly, you dont need completelly different tastes in games to like both DF and the Total War series, the living proof being me.

[Idiom]

...my quick MS calculator curiosity shows that Toady, if he were working a 40 hour workweek in 2008, he made somewhere around 15$ to 16$ an hour.

As of this year, MS calculator says a little over 12$ an hour if he were working a standard 40 hour workweek so far. Likely this will jump up with the impending release.

On an actually related note, I have some Top Raman I can donate.

[Footkerchief]

On an actually related note, I have some Top Raman I can donate.

We're trying to help him here.

[woose1]

I can donate a quiet prayer of love and forgiveness. 

Spoiler: HOOOOOOAAHAHHAHAHAHA *Cue orchestral music* (click to show/hide)

...yeah, I'm poor. Sorry mate!

[platypus]

I was going to wait until after the release, but someone annoyed me enough to prompt me to donate $100 right away.

GO TARN! \o/

[Kardos]

Dwarf Fortress, where the players solve problems not even implemented yet, and where the players donate to Toady and ThreeToe to vent off steam.

[Keizo]

...my quick MS calculator curiosity shows that Toady, if he were working a 40 hour workweek in 2008, he made somewhere around 15$ to 16$ an hour.

As of this year, MS calculator says a little over 12$ an hour if he were working a standard 40 hour workweek so far. Likely this will jump up with the impending release.

This might be a taboo topic, but do you think Toady has to pay taxes on that $12-$15/hr? I imagine he does. And with that in mind it makes me consider upping my donation amounts...

[Mephansteras]

He does. He talked about taxes and paypal fees and stuff at one point. I think maybe the Status Report in January or February of this year. Somewhere around there.

[Timst]

I'm wondering, what is the minimal wage in USA ?

In france it's about 1300 € a month (raw, actually it's more like 1000 € net, which translate to around $1485). But then again, the cost of life is higher here than in the US.

And yes, I'd too like to know what are the taxes for donations, if it's not too personal. It'a peculiar business model, so it raise questions

[Mephansteras]

Might depend a bit on the laws of Washington State, but basically it counts as income for him. So he'll have to pay taxes as a self-employed business based on the amount he makes.

Not sure off the top of my head what that is, but it's going to be something like 10-20% I would imagine.

[Aqizzar]

Depends on what his total for the year is.  I wonder if he's thought of incorporating...

[Mephansteras]

That's true, if he's registered as a business he should be able to deduct a good portion of his apartment as Office Space, which can help a good bit. Plus deducting things like the cost of a new computer or whatnot. Very helpful!

[PermanentInk]

That's true, if he's registered as a business he should be able to deduct a good portion of his apartment as Office Space, which can help a good bit. Plus deducting things like the cost of a new computer or whatnot. Very helpful!

I know less about business deductions than about personal deductions (and not much about that, either), but I wonder if Toady's overall income isn't too low for this to matter.  There's a standard deduction on income tax, and if your individual deductions don't add up to more than that, you're better off just taking the standard.  I bet even a very liberal interpretation of his costs as business expenses would fall well short of this, but I don't really know.  Also, I imagine there are restrictions on things like claiming rent on your primary residence as a business expense, since it's obviously also personal.  I bet resources on artist live/work spaces would have useful info on this.

[Heron TSG]

Might depend a bit on the laws of Washington State, but basically it counts as income for him. So he'll have to pay taxes as a self-employed business based on the amount he makes.

We have sales tax, not income tax, and therefore only federal taxes would apply.