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Creator responsible for income tax reporting

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Regardless of who terminates these Terms, both you and Snap continue to be bound by Sections 2, 3 (to the extent any additional terms and conditions would, by their terms, survive), and 6 - 25 of the Terms.

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you are responsible for reporting any income, withholding, or other earnings-based taxes which may be due as a result of money you've earned on Patreon.

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-030992
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-030992
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-030992/creator-responsible-for-income-tax-reporting/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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What does Patreon's Creator responsible for income tax reporting clause do?

The clause states: “you are responsible for reporting any income, withholding, or other earnings-based taxes which may be due as a result of money you've earned on Patreon.”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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