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Creator must categorize benefits for tax purposes

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 298 of 352 platforms
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You are responsible for ensuring that all of your benefits are properly categorized using good faith efforts and to the best of your ability using the available tools.

Excerpt from Patreon's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
Patreon Terms of Use
Entity
Patreon
Date stated by the document
May 27, 2026
As printed in Patreon’s text (version CA-V-003001), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-003001, captured May 27, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-030993
Document ID
CA-D-000179
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-003001)
65518da2f84c738b0329df70f91a3be1420d390c4c4284a08133ebb65da50c8d
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:57 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-003001 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Patreon
Document: Patreon Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-030993
Version: CA-V-003001
Captured: 2026-05-27 00:26:42 UTC
SHA-256: 65518da2f84c738b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/patreon/patreon-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-030993/creator-must-categorize-benefits-for-tax-purposes/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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What does Patreon's Creator must categorize benefits for tax purposes clause do?

The clause states: “You are responsible for ensuring that all of your benefits are properly categorized using good faith efforts and to the best of your ability using the available tools.”

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