Erich Hartmann
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Updates in Digital Taxes for Patreon
🕑 Added 2020-06-30 00:32:16 +0000 UTCHello, friends!
I wanted to give you an update on some changes that we’ll be seeing which may affect some of your pledges. 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. Sadly, Russia, Belarus, Norway or Iceland patrons pays higher taxes (from 20 to 25%)
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.
I’m working closely with Patreon to ensure I’m able to save you as much money as possible when it comes to sales tax.
If you’re in a location where sales tax will be required, you should expect to receive an email from Patreon with more information about this very soon, but I wanted to make sure you were aware of these changes way ahead of July 1st when they go into effect.
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.
If you have any remaining question, please, let me know at the thread of this post.
Thank you for all of your support!
NOTA: a los mecenas hispanoparlantes, tanto españoles como de América, Patreon ya os estaba recaudando unas tasas por este servicio, con lo cual no deberia haber ninguna tasa adicional. No obstante, si veis algún cambio avisadme para ponerlo en conocimiento del servicio técnico. ¡Gracias!
Comments
Erich Hartmann
It depends of your country of origin, Rainer. There´s no changes at EU, but at some states of USA, Russia, Norway, etc is very different
Rainer Müller
I don't understand what the big deal is now. Patreon has been charging me 19% sales tax for years already. It's only fair that it applies everywhere.
