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Introduction
This notice explains what’s the creator’s own responsibility versus what হবে নাকি Coffee? itself handles for income tax and VAT. We are not a financial or tax advisor — consult an accountant or tax professional for your specific situation.
Income tax — creator’s responsibility
As a creator, you are solely responsible for determining, paying, and reporting applicable income tax (Income Tax Ordinance 2023) on the net earnings credited to your wallet. We do not file or pay income tax on your behalf unless legally required.
VAT — on our Platform fee only
হবে নাকি Coffee? earns only a Platform fee: a percentage of each payment a Supporter makes to you, set by the public Rate card, your Volume tier or a Partner agreement. It is a fee for our service, not a share of your sale. Under the National Board of Revenue (NBR)’s e-commerce/marketplace guidance, a platform pays VAT (VAT & Supplementary Duty Act 2012) on its own fee revenue — not on the full amount changing hands between Supporter and creator. We calculate and remit that VAT ourselves.
Every fee we show is tax-inclusive: any VAT on the Platform fee is already inside it, and payment processing is too. From the money we collect for you, we take only the Platform fee, the Delivery processing charge on delivery paid online, and the price of any Add-on you choose to buy. The gift wrap fee a Supporter pays on a shop order is yours in full.
Applicable rate: we apply the NBR rate for হবে নাকি Coffee?’s classification as a marketplace and Information Technology Enabled Service (ITES) provider, on our Platform fee revenue. We confirm the rate in force with our accountant — if you need the current rate for your own records, email us and we’ll state it.
Your own VAT/TIN/BIN
If your gross earnings (before platform fee deduction) exceed the ~BDT 30 lakh annual turnover threshold, you may need your own NBR VAT registration (BIN) and TIN. You may optionally add your TIN/BIN to your creator profile — this is voluntary and used only for the platform’s own recordkeeping/export, not enforced on any transaction.
You remain fully responsible for determining and paying your own VAT/income tax regardless of whether you add a TIN/BIN to your profile.
Sharing data with tax authorities
We may be required by law to provide your transaction information to NBR or another tax authority upon valid legal request. We retain transaction records for at least 5 years per NBR recordkeeping rules.
Policy changes
We will update this notice as tax law or NBR guidance changes. For significant changes, we will provide at least 30 days’ notice.
Contact
Email: support@hobenakicoffee.com
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