An Update on Sales Tax / Patreon 即將開始徵收營業稅 (Patreon)

Hi everyone,

We 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.

We're 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 we 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:
https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043055071
If you still have questions, the best place to get an answer is from Patreon’s customer support team here:
https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=70716

Thank you for all of your support.

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感謝各位的支持，

由於美國和其他許多國家通過了新法案，Patreon 通知我們，從 7/1 號開始 Patreon 將會開始徵收營業稅。這也將會影響到某些不同支持金額的各位。

在所有 Patreon 用戶中，只有少於一半的人會被徵收營業稅，而大多數被徵收的人也不會被多收太多。以美國來說，不同州有不同的稅率，從 4% 到 11% 不等。所以以一個 $5 美金的支持金額來說，會被額外徵收 $0.2 到 $0.55 的營業稅。

各位確切會不會被徵收營業稅是要看各位的當地政府是否也有訂定相關法案，以及各個國家的徵稅的項目有關。並不是所有的支持項目都會徵收營業稅，也不是所有支持者所獲得的利益項目都會被收稅，有時候只有小部分的支持內容會收稅。而 Patreon 徵收的這些稅金會直接呈交給各位當地的政府。

我們正密切的和 Patreon 溝通，試圖幫各位減少可能增加的費用。(在其他平台似乎是無法這麼做的)

如果你所在的地方是會徵收營業稅的，Patreon 應該會在近期寄給你一封有關營業稅的 email。我們之所以通知各位，是希望讓各位能在 7/1 號前就先有心理準備。

如果還有什麼問題，你可以在這個網址找到更多資訊：
https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043055071
如果在上面的連結找不到想找資訊的話，也可以和 Patreon 客服聯絡：
https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=70716

再次感謝各位的支持！