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I promised you a couple weeks ago to give you an update once I figure out how the Patreon sales tax changes that are going to become active tomorrow, July 1st 2020, will affect this Patreon campaign. 

I haven't been able to fully figure it out (I simply am not even remotely versed in international sales tax legislation, least of all anything outside of Europe), however I've utilized the new Patreon tools provided to us creators to make sure you should be affected by this as little as possible. 

I've marked the $1 and $2 tiers as "financial support only" and factored in the split between this purpose and actual taxable rewards as accurately as possible so that it reflects reality. That's all I can do here and that should hopefully make this whole change in handling impact those of you who weren't already paying VAT anyhow (like all of Europe has been ever since this campaign started) as little as possible.

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Ruthalas

Thank you both for the information on how you are handling it, and the approach you've chosen. Keep up the good work!

Joerg Gebhard

Thats how patreon works for me anyways, rarely give me the $1 mainly because i like to support many projects a even at $2 that gets expensive real soon. On the other hand i do not expect anything in return. That said i really would like to see a non-profit organization make a patreon like service for open-source

Brad Jackson

From Joshua Bardwell, a USA-based, drone-focused content creator. Not sure if it is applicable to you & OctoPrint, but it seemed noteworthy: " A couple people have let me know that Patreon charged sales tax (VAT, etc) on your support this month. This would be correct if I were sending you merch, but in most locations, you should not be charged sales tax for "general support". I have updated my Patreon settings to reflect that I am not sending you any merch, and I believe that most people should not be charged sales tax (VAT, etc) going forward. "

foosel

That's the settings that I meant and that I should hopefully have configured correctly. As far as I understand, sales tax doesn't just apply to merch though (though certainly not to general support), but can also be applied to stuff like "invite to a hangout", "shoutout" and such, heavily depending on location of the Patron. See also the FAQ section in https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043054911-New-Sales-Tax-Requirements-effective-July-1st-2020

Brad Jackson

Yep, it seems like the bureaucrats made another big mess that we end up not only dealing with, but paying for :( Hope it all gets worked out soon.

foosel

Just be glad it only affects y'all now, I've been paying 19% VAT for every single creator I back here on Patreon, regardless of perks, ever since I got an account ;) Tax that the creator never sees mind you (apart from in a table to keep with the books), Patreon gives it directly to the autorities.