Sales Tax (Patreon)

Starting July 1st, there might be some sales tax applied for some patrons. 

I haven't been sure what to say about this myself, and to be honest, it kept slipping my mind. Patreon said it would be sending out e-mails about this on its own, so I'm hoping this is old news, but I'm sorry I didn't send something like this out sooner.

I don't know whether any of my tiers are likely to be subject to sales tax anywhere. When setting up the tiers, I basically had to choose from options that best describe what they offer, like "access to polls". 

Whether or not the options I've selected will get taxed anywhere is unknown to me. I don't know if I should change anything because I set things as what seemed most accurate to me, and I don't know what any changes would do.

Below is basically a form letter Patreon provided that I've edited to be a bit more to the point. A link to more information and customer service are at the bottom of it:

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Due to new laws passing in several countries and US states, Patreon will be required to start charging sales tax on some pledges starting July 1st. 

Less than half of all patrons will be charged sales tax, and for most, the amount will be very small. For example, sales tax rates in the US range from 4% to 11%, so on a $5 pledge, that would be between 20 cents and 55 cents. 

Whether or not you will be charged sales tax depends on your location, and what is considered taxable there. Not every pledge is taxable, not all benefits are taxable in every location, and sometimes only a fraction of a pledge will be taxable. The money that Patreon collects as a result of these laws are paid directly to local governments.

If you’re in a location where sales tax will be required, you should have received an email from Patreon with more information.

If you have questions, you should be able to find answers here. If you still have questions, the best place to get an answer is from Patreon’s customer support team, here. 

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Again, I'm sorry I didn't send something out about this sooner. I'm going to schedule a follow-up post for Monday as a reminder. 

Thank you all for your support. EGS keeps going because of you.