New Tax Info (Patreon)

Zdravo Bibliotekniks!

So...starting today, Patreon may add sales tax to some of your pledges. It's probably not going to affect many of you and if it does, probably not that much. HOWEVER, I don't like the idea of it affecting anyone so Devojka and I have gone under the hood of the settings and worked out a way to minimize this as much as possible.  If anyone has any questions, hit me up in DM or in the comments.  Here's a generic statement from the Party Bosses at Patreon:

Hi everyone,

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. 

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 - which is not something that’s possible with other platforms.

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. 

UPDATES:

We've got a few things coming up this month before the regular dispatches!  Some streaming, a few videos and more.  For people who signed up in the last month or so, round 2 of postcards will be going out! The plant we used to manufacture the Radiant Dusk cassettes has been backed up due to COVID but they're almost finished rolling off the production line...we'll send pics as soon as the mail out happens.  

Hope you're all healthy and happy as can be.  Much love from Montreal

-DB