Sales Tax (Patreon)

Apparently Patreon will be legally required to start charging sales tax on some pledges from july 1st onward. It's apparently not much, like 4-11%, and whether you get charged depends on what's taxable where you are from. Not every pledge is taxable, not all benefits are taxable everywhere, 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.

If you’re from one of those places that has a sales tax, Patreon will send you an e-mail about it soon, but I was given the opportunity to let you know beforehand. 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. 

Thank you for all of your support. I am personally moving to a new apartment to be closer to my school, and on atop of this would like to give all of you a big thank you for your support. My current Patreon income covers the rent of the apartment and some other living expenses, enabling me to study full time without needing to go into debt with a student loan.

 To be fair, I don't really understand how sales taxes work, either.