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[–] [email protected] 129 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Life Pro Tip: Register an LLC to buy your steam games under. The LLC will never die and you can transfer ownership of the business entity while it retains control of the steam account.

[–] [email protected] 83 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's a lot of effort just to play HuniePop

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (7 children)

I kind of want one anyway. Is there a real reason I shouldn't do this?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Personal use of business assets is generally frowned upon by the IRS.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago

As others have pointed out - costs a few bucks annually,and requires beneficial ownership report (free IIRC).

Otherwise, it’s a tried and true tactic to pass businesses down through generations. An LLC vs. a corp vs a trust is a convo to have w/ lawyer barred in your state but the general premise is vaguely sane.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (4 children)

You normally pay an annual fee to keep your LLC registered.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Also I think you are required to submit yearly financial reports.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Disclaimer this was a joke I'm not a lawyer and I have no idea if this would actually work... 😆

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Would be hilarious if it actually does and everyone starts doing it…

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

I am now curious how and if Steam bothers to deal with business licensing? If they do, it's probably way pricier than what you're normally paying.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Just don't tell them lol. My friend in school gave me his steam account that had some games on it that I had no money for and he wasn't using it anymore. Still my main steam account 8 years later.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

All I have to do is leave the username and password to my steam account and email address to someone else in my will. 🤦‍♂️

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Shhh take your sensible nonsense somewhere else, we want outrage and shitting on everything here

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

Having a workaround doesn't mean there's no problem

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Do you think Valve is going to start deleting accounts over 100 years old?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

So that’s why Betty White died at 99, they were going to take her games away!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Do you think Valve is going to start deleting accounts over 100 years old?

If Valve actually counted how old my account is, they'd stop asking me how old I am for mature games.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

Valve can’t count to 3

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Lol and what's stopping me from just giving them my account info

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's unlikely that would survive a lawsuit. If they claim the games have value, as evidenced by then having a price, then that value can be transferred.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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