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Sales Tax is coming
🕑 Added 2020-05-07 00:37:44 +0000 UTCI guess we all knew this was inevitable. In a couple of months Patreon is going to have to start charging sales tax on pledges, which will come as an additional charge over and above your pledge amount.
Not all of you will be affected. The tax depends on where YOU, the Patrons, live and what your local law says is taxable. Vague estimates put the rates between 5 - 11% in the US, and as high as 25% internationally, depending on your country. Sometime at the end of the month Patreon will be implementing some sort of tax control panel for creators .. I'm envisioning a detailed questionnaire where I describe what sort of reward is in each tier, and then based on that they will determine whether you are supposed to be taxed, and how much. Many of you, I'm hoping, won't be taxed at all (but commission tier, alas, involves tangible goods so I don't think there's any escape for you.)
It's all a couple of months away. Patreon will be sending you all an official announcement toward the end of May, but I thought I'd share the early heads-up I just got, so you can start fretting about it along with me well in advance. Enjoy!
Comments
Wow, being a "luxury" just boosted my self-esteem by 22%
If there's money being made, the government wants its cut.
Walter Reimer
I ain't changing a thing. You do quality work.
Simone Spinozzi
π those taxes have been applied to me for more than a year... and since i'm italian they're something like 22% because patreon is considered "luxury goods".
Rick2tails
well I will still support you but that means i will probably start dropping some other pledges to stay in a certain budget.
Runei Stillwater
eh not surprised. They did the same thing with online purchases awhile ago cause states got pissed at the loss of income from online sales.
Merle Blue
That's stupid, you're not selling anything.
Serge Skunk
Ultimately I don't mind a little bit of tax on my end, especially given the high quality artwork you've drawn for me^^
