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Is Patreon Charging Sales Tax? (Patreon)

Published:
2021-01-25 13:00:33
Edited:
2021-01-25 14:48:56
Imported:
2026-06

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Sorry to bug you guys, but I'm trying to figure out if Patreon is charging you sales tax/VAT. I think maybe they are - and maybe they have to - but if so, I'd obviously like you to pay the least amount possible. I might be able to mess with some settings so that supporters - particularly higher-tier supporters (especially in the US) - would pay less, but I'm afraid to start messing with them before confirming you are actually paying tax. I wouldn't want you to suddenly start getting charged if you aren't right now!

It would be very helpful if you could answer the following questions:

Are you being charged sales tax?

Are you being charged sales tax on your full pledge amount?

Are you being charged a lower rate of sales tax than you'd expect based on sales tax rates in your area?

I especially want to know if higher-tier supporters are being charged tax on their full pledge, since I think I might be able to help with that by messing with the settings (particularly for folks in the US.) 

Current song: "Taxman" by The Beatles

Comments

Just a person

Mine is per sub, your tax is 0.23 dollars for 5 dollar sub, but futabox, same sub amount is 0.12 dollars.

John K

Mine is as well, though for my three subs I am only only being charged for one and that is .06. Not getting charged for yours.

proxxie

It seems like Patreon is eating some comments? Or else maybe folks are deleting them. If yours disappeared, I didn't do it!

DarkRooster

Damn it I wrote a reply and deleted it by accident.... I dont pay VAT on your sub, but I do pay VAT on others. I think whether or not you pay sales tax is determined by a complicated, where are you and where am I and how do the tax laws interact with one another, dynamic. In some places you only pay sales tax on goods/services if they are bought/provided domestically and not internationally. In the US this gets even more complicated with each state having its own laws. Before I moved to the UK I lived in Texas and if I remember correctly you didnt pay sales tax on anything bought outside of Texas. That was nearly 20 years ago so take that info with a grain of salt. I pay VAT on everything from Steam. I think this is becuase they are a distributer and are based internationally. I pay UK vat on all my Steam purchases. Even purchases of gifts being sent to people in the US via steam. Honestly if I were you, I'd leave it alone.

Madking2

I'm not being charged sales tax, in MN,USA

Danielle

I do remember patron saying that there would be an increase in sales tax but I'm still paying the same amount that I've always paid so I don't think there's a sales tax on mine. Maybe it's based on the amount you pay like the high tiers start getting charged while lower tiers don't (lol just kidding on that last part that wouldn't be fair)

proxxie

Ugh, this is confusing.

Waffleman

I'm paying VAT. 1.25 US dollars per 5 dollars.

Solstorm

I pay no taxes at all (US Oregon)

kazer

in EU, there's VAT on every purchase online and offline.. amount depends on what you are buying though, for example 12% on some category and 25% on another. Edit: actually, looks like that depends on country a bit and there's different categories (such as food in one, medicine in another, culture and entertainment in third one)

Crimson Rose

I am in UK and get charged Vat so get charged the pledge ammount plus 20% VAT

r

I'm in Australia and pay a 10% tax

LunarFire

correct me if i'm wrong but proxxie probably lives in the US if dollars is able to be used with no vat cause i didn't get any so everyone pay in $ it will probably work with no vat dont hold me to that because i might be wrong though.