If you run events on Eventbrite, you are responsible for handling taxes on ticket sales and following your own refund policy. Eventbrite's fees for its services are not refunded to you even if an event is cancelled, unless the law requires it.
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Organizers bear tax compliance responsibility for their ticket sales, and Eventbrite's platform fees are non-refundable, which creates financial exposure for organizers whose events are cancelled or underperform.
Interpretive note: Marketplace facilitator tax laws in certain US states may impose tax collection obligations on Eventbrite as the platform operator rather than on organizers, which may be in tension with the contractual allocation in this clause.
Event organizers who cancel events or issue attendee refunds may still owe Eventbrite's service fees, meaning the cost of running a failed event is not limited to the organizer's direct expenses. Attendee-facing consumers should note that refund rights depend on the organizer's stated policy rather than a uniform Eventbrite guarantee.
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"Organizers are responsible for ensuring that the correct ticketing fees are charged, that taxes are collected and remitted as required by law, and that any applicable refunds are issued in accordance with their stated refund policy. Eventbrite's service fees are non-refundable except as required by law.Excerpt from Eventbrite's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Tax collection and remittance obligations for ticket sales vary significantly by jurisdiction and may engage state and local sales tax authorities, VAT frameworks in the EU and UK, and other indirect tax regimes.
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Organizers bear tax compliance responsibility for their ticket sales, and Eventbrite's platform fees are non-refundable, which creates financial exposure for organizers whose events are cancelled or underperform.
Event organizers who cancel events or issue attendee refunds may still owe Eventbrite's service fees, meaning the cost of running a failed event is not limited to the organizer's direct expenses. Attendee-facing consumers should note that refund rights depend on the organizer's stated policy rather than a uniform Eventbrite guarantee.
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