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Title: GbR partnership / Steam advice request Post by: marcuz on February 15, 2018, 02:15:59 PM Hi, I’m Marco the artist of “Aeon of Sand" https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=24705.0 (https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=24705.0), in partnership with programmer SiENcE.
We are currently at the final stage of development and aim to release the game this year. Our company is GbR society of 2 people, and in reading the instruction for Steam partnership we stumble on a statement on Steamwork declaring: “due to the complexity of obtaining proper tax documentation we cannot enter into a Steam Distribution Agreement with partnerships that exist outside the US, if that partnership is taxed at the individual partner(s) versus the partnership level.” Which apparently a GbR is. I would like to know whether someone here at TIG has been in the same or similar situation and has some advice on what to do. We live in different countries and for various reasons we could not convert the GbR into a UG (or GmbH) at the moment, mainly because we are employed by other companies. I understand that a solution could also be to look for a publisher who works as an intermediary: Do you have experience working with a publisher or are there routes you can recommend? Thank you very much! Title: Re: GbR partnership / Steam advice request Post by: SamSerious on February 16, 2018, 07:26:37 AM from https://partner.steamgames.com/steamdirect/
Quote Tax information there are some embeded links, so check out the website. But in general, it sounds like German companies should be able to sell games on Steam.You’ll be directed through a brief tax questionnaire to determine your tax status and withholding rate. The information you need in order to complete the questionnaire will depend on whether you are signing up as an individual or as a company, and where you or your company is located. US citizens and corporations will need information similar to that found on form W-9. Citizens and corporations in a country with US tax treaty status will need information similar to that found on form W-8BEN. Title: Re: GbR partnership / Steam advice request Post by: marcuz on February 16, 2018, 08:41:56 AM from https://partner.steamgames.com/steamdirect/ Thanks; at this point, we're probably going to try the registration normally, and adjust if rejected. |