Update, EP5 Progress & Tax on Patreon (Patreon)

Hey everyone,

just saw that info on another Creators post: 

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.

Good to know! Since I am based in Austria, I had to pay tax for all my pledges anyway. So I am not sure if that will really change anything for the majority of you.

And now some fun stuff:

• If you have not yet seen it, check out the latest update of BHA (17.4) for PC on Steam and Affect3D. I just love the new colour selection :)
• We are already working on an update for BHA for Android&Browser(WebGL). I hope to have that done in 2-3 weeks. 
• Episode 5 is coming along nicely and I am aiming for a release in July. Don´t know if it will be middle or end of July. But July should be doable.
• I added nice little stars to the reward tiers :)

Last but not least: until the release of Episode 5, I will switch to weekly updates again. After that I need a proper break. Also summer holidays for school are coming for my kid and family, so after the release of EP5 I will take it easy in summer and switch to 2-week update cycles.

Alright, that's it for now! Have a nice weekend :)

Best,
Puppetmaster