Update - New Sales Tax Rules Begin July 1 (Patreon)

Hello all,

We want to update you on some news we just got from Patreon. 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. 

Whether or not you will be charged, and how much, depends on where you live and what benefits you receive for your pledge. But for most of you 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). The money that Patreon collects as a result of these laws are paid directly to local governments.

We will be working with Patreon to make sure the benefits are properly classified, so you're only paying sales tax on the taxable portion of your pledge (in some places, access to streamable content like bonus episodes is taxable, in most places, merch is taxable unless it's a one-time gift, etc.). 

If you’re in a location where sales tax will be required, you should  receive an email from Patreon with more information about this very soon, but we wanted to give you a heads up way ahead of July 1st when they go into effect. 

Once we know more about how these new rules will actually affect you, we may adjust the  tiers and benefits in order to minimize the impact on our patrons.

If you have questions, you should be able to find answers here. And as always, feel free to reach out to us with any other 

Thank you for all of your support!