Someone donated 100 Robux to your booth. You checked your balance. Only 60 showed up. Where did 40 go?
Pls Donate takes 40% from every single donation a 30% Roblox platform fee plus a 10% game developer cut. That’s not a glitch. It’s not your internet. It’s just how the game works. This article breaks down exactly what that means, walks through the math, and gives you a quick-reference table for the most common donation amounts. For any number not in the table, use our free Pls Donate Tax Calculator.
What is the Pls Donate tax?
Every donation gets hit with a 40% combined tax. 2 layers:
- Roblox platform fee — 30%, taken on all gamepass sales across Roblox
- Game developer cut — 10%, taken by Hazem (the Pls Donate creator) for running the platform
The formula: Net Robux = FLOOR(Donation × 0.60)
FLOOR means it always rounds down. So 3 Robux × 0.60 = 1.8 you get 1 Robux, not 2. Roblox gets the decimal. This is intentional, not a bug. As the Roblox Wiki documents, Roblox applies this rounding behavior on every gamepass transaction across the entire platform. Pls Donate is no exception.
The 40% number confuses a lot of players because Roblox’s own help pages talk about a “30% marketplace fee.” That 30% is real. But it only accounts for Roblox’s cut. According to Roblox’s official marketplace fees documentation, in-experience purchases like gamepass sales receive the base 30% commission every time. Inside Pls Donate, there’s a second layer on top — the 10% Hazem takes for building and maintaining the game. Together, that’s 40%.
For comparison: a standard gamepass sale directly on Roblox.com only takes 30%, so you keep 70%. Inside Pls Donate, that extra 10% goes to the game creator. It’s disclosed on the game page nothing hidden about it.
How much Robux will you receive? (quick reference table)
Real math, FLOOR applied to every row.
| Donated | Tax (40%) | You Receive |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Robux | 0 Robux | 0 Robux |
| 3 Robux | 1 Robux | 1 Robux |
| 5 Robux | 2 Robux | 3 Robux |
| 10 Robux | 4 Robux | 6 Robux |
| 20 Robux | 8 Robux | 12 Robux |
| 30 Robux | 12 Robux | 18 Robux |
| 40 Robux | 16 Robux | 24 Robux |
| 50 Robux | 20 Robux | 30 Robux |
| 60 Robux | 24 Robux | 36 Robux |
| 70 Robux | 28 Robux | 42 Robux |
| 100 Robux | 40 Robux | 60 Robux |
| 150 Robux | 60 Robux | 90 Robux |
| 200 Robux | 80 Robux | 120 Robux |
| 250 Robux | 100 Robux | 150 Robux |
| 300 Robux | 120 Robux | 180 Robux |
| 400 Robux | 160 Robux | 240 Robux |
| 500 Robux | 200 Robux | 300 Robux |
| 600 Robux | 240 Robux | 360 Robux |
| 1,000 Robux | 400 Robux | 600 Robux |
A pattern you’ll notice: the math is perfectly consistent. Every row is just Donation × 0.60, floored. No tiers, no sliding scale, no minimum threshold where the rate changes. 40% flat, every time.
Need an amount not in this table? Use the Pls Donate Tax Calculator →
Why does Pls Donate take more than regular Roblox?
On Roblox.com, selling a gamepass directly costs you 30%. You keep 70%. Simple. This rate became uniform for all users back in 2020, when Roblox announced on their Developer Forum that the fee for all developer products and game passes would be 30% regardless of Premium status.
Inside Pls Donate, donations still go through a gamepass but one owned by the booth creator. Roblox still takes its 30%. Then Hazem takes an additional 10% as a commission for building and maintaining the game. That’s the extra 10% you don’t pay on a direct sale.
A lot of players assume the fee should match the standard Roblox rate. It doesn’t, because Pls Donate is its own platform sitting on top of Roblox infrastructure. Hazem built the booth system, the donation UI, the visibility mechanics — the 10% is his cut for that. Think of it like selling on a marketplace vs. selling from your own website. The marketplace takes a commission.
His cut is set in the game, disclosed publicly on the Pls Donate game page, and hasn’t changed. The Roblox 30% comes from Roblox’s official marketplace fee policy, which has been stable for years.
Why did I get 0 Robux for a 1-Robux donation?
This is the most common confusion. The FLOOR rounding is brutal at small amounts.
- 1 Robux × 0.60 = 0.6 → FLOOR(0.6) = 0 Robux
- 2 Robux × 0.60 = 1.2 → FLOOR(1.2) = 1 Robux
- 3 Robux × 0.60 = 1.8 → FLOOR(1.8) = 1 Robux
The minimum donation that actually pays out anything is 2 Robux the recipient gets 1 Robux after tax. A 1-Robux donation goes entirely to tax. The recipient gets nothing. The rounding always goes in Roblox’s favor, never the booth creator’s.
This trips up a lot of new players who try to donate small amounts as a gesture. If someone donates 1 Robux to your booth, you literally receive 0. The transaction still happens — it just produces no net gain for you. Worth telling your supporters: 2 Robux minimum if they actually want you to receive something.
The same logic applies at 4 Robux. 4 × 0.60 = 2.4 → FLOOR = 2 Robux. So 4 and 5 Robux donations both land at 3 Robux received. The floor creates these clusters where consecutive donation amounts produce the same payout. You can see that in the table above.
How to set your gamepass price to receive a specific amount
Most creators think forward: “I listed at 100 Robux, how much do I get?” But the smarter move is to think in reverse: “I want to receive 100 Robux, what should I list at?”
Reverse formula: Listing Price = CEILING(Target ÷ 0.60)
Want to receive 100 Robux? Divide by 0.60 = 166.67, round up. List your gamepass at 167 Robux.
Want to receive 600 Robux? 600 ÷ 0.60 = 1,000. List at exactly 1,000 Robux — this one works out cleanly.
Want to receive 50 Robux? 50 ÷ 0.60 = 83.33, round up to 84 Robux.
CEILING here means you always round up, which ensures you hit your target after the floor rounding on the other end. If you round down on your listing price, you’ll undershoot by 1 Robux.
The Pls Donate Tax Calculator has a reverse mode built in. Type the amount you want to receive, it tells you exactly what to list. Saves you doing the math manually every time you update your booth.
When do donated Robux appear in your balance?
They don’t show up instantly. Donated Robux go into pending for 3 to 7 days Roblox’s standard fraud-prevention hold on all transactions, not just Pls Donate. Roblox’s own support page on Experience Passes calls this escrow the Robux are held until the period is over, then released to your balance.
To check your pending balance: Roblox account → Transactions Summary → Summary tab. You’ll see pending Robux listed separately from your available balance. They’re there. They just haven’t cleared yet.
A few things worth knowing about the pending period:
The tax deduction already happened at the moment of the transaction. Pending balance doesn’t mean untaxed — it means released later. When 60 Robux shows as pending (from a 100-Robux donation), that 60 is what you’re getting. The 40 is already gone.
Pending Robux can’t be spent or transferred until they clear. So if you’re trying to buy something with donated Robux right after your stream, you’ll have to wait.
The hold is longer for newer accounts. Roblox applies stricter fraud checks on accounts with less transaction history. 7 days is more common for fresh accounts; established accounts tend to see clearance closer to 3 days.
Frequently asked questions
Does Pls Donate take 30% or 40%?
40% total. Roblox takes 30%, the game takes 10%.
How much is the Pls Donate fee?
40% of every donation, no exceptions.
If I donate 300 Robux, how much does the person get?
FLOOR(300 × 0.60) = 180 Robux.
If I donate 3 Robux, how much does the person get?
FLOOR(3 × 0.60) = FLOOR(1.8) = 1 Robux.
Can I avoid the Pls Donate tax?
No. The 40% combined fee is built into how Roblox processes in-game gamepass sales. There’s no workaround, no premium tier, no bypass method.
Is the Pls Donate tax the same in 2026?
Yes. Roblox’s 30% marketplace fee has been stable for years. The 10% developer cut is set by the Pls Donate game and is unchanged in 2026.
What’s the minimum donation worth sending?
2 Robux. Anything lower rounds to 0 for the recipient.
Does Roblox Premium change anything?
No. Roblox Premium gives you a monthly Robux stipend and a bonus on Robux purchases, but it doesn’t affect the marketplace fee or the Pls Donate developer cut. The 40% applies regardless of whether the donor or recipient has Premium.
For any donation amount not in the table, use our free Pls Donate Tax Calculator type any number, get the result instantly.
