Keep $18.50 on $20 — Lemon Squeezy US card

Planning math for a Lemon Squeezy sale. Official 5% + $0.50 per txn, no monthly ecommerce charge. Default first paint: US $20 one-time domestic card, I=P=S=Tax=$0 → KEEP $18.50. Extras you type: intl +1.5%, PayPal +1.5%, subscription +0.5%. Percent is on the total including tax. Do not add a second Stripe — processing is inside 5%+$0.50. Monthly software typed $0, not in KEEP. Not affiliated. Planning only.

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Keep after 5%+$0.50 (US card)

$18.50

Official 5%+$0.50 You type intl, PayPal, sub, tax

$20 − 5% − $0.50. US domestic card. I=P=S=Tax=0. Planning only.

Platform+card

$1.50

Monthly

$0.00

Keep

$18.50

Price $

Units

Intl extra % (you type) (1.5)

PayPal extra % (you type) (1.5)

Subscription extra % (you type) (0.5)

Monthly software $ (you type) — not in KEEP

Tax buffer $ (you type)

2 more plannersIntl / PayPal / sub extras. No monthly ecommerce charge in KEEP.

US vs intl vs PayPal

Same $20. First paint is US card I=P=S=0. % on total including tax.

US card

$18.50

Intl +1.5%

$18.20

PayPal +1.5%

$18.20

No second Stripe

Card processing is inside 5%+$0.50. Monthly ecommerce charge is $0 on this page.

$0.00

Monthly typed $0, not in KEEP.

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Default US $20 one-time card → $18.50 keep

I=P=S=Tax=0. No second Stripe. Last-Modified 1 Sep 2026 on pricing/docs.

Gross = $20 × 1 = $20.00
Fee = 0.05 × 20 + 0.50 = $1.50
KEEP = 20 − 1.50 = $18.50

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The formula

G = price × units
fee% = 5 + intl extra + PayPal extra + subscription extra
KEEP = G − (fee% ÷ 100 × G + 0.50 × units) − tax buffer

Do not add a second Stripe. Monthly software is not in KEEP. Percent applies to the total including tax.

Sources

lemonsqueezy.com/pricing · docs fees. Last-Modified 1 Sep 2026. Affiliates none found.

FAQ

How much do you keep on a US $20 one-time domestic card sale?

Default first paint: KEEP $18.50. Official 5% + $0.50 per txn, no monthly ecommerce charge. Fee = 0.05 × 20 + 0.50 = $1.50. KEEP = 20 − 1.50 = $18.50. Intl +1.5%, PayPal +1.5%, subscription +0.5% are you-type extras (I=P=S=Tax=0 on first paint). % is on the total including tax. Do not add a second Stripe — it is inside 5%+$0.50. Planning only. Not affiliated with Lemon Squeezy.

Is there a monthly ecommerce charge?

No official monthly ecommerce charge. Any monthly software is a typed line, default $0, not in KEEP.

Do you add Stripe 2.9%+$0.30 on top?

No. Card processing is inside the official 5%+$0.50. Adding a second Stripe table is a bug.

Is this affiliated?

Not affiliated with Lemon Squeezy. Tax buffer is a dollar you type. Educational planning only.

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