Patreon tax update (Patreon)

Patreon sent me a note that starting from July 1st "due to new laws passing in several countries and US states, Patreon  will be required to start charging sales tax on some pledges." It includes Russia.

Patreon: 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.

I have adjusted the pledges' settings to minimise the effect, hope it will help. I think it shouldn't affect the 1$ pledge in the most countries. We will know more. I support some people on patreon too, so I will see how much more I will be charged in July.

Here you can find the list of countries and other info.

Here it's possible to send a question to the Patreon team.

If I understand it right, if you setted up your payment higher then your curent pledge, for example 10$ instead of 3$, than only 3$ will be taxed.

В связи с изменившимися законами начиная с 1 июля Патреон теперь будет начислять НДС, то есть вместо 1$ снимать будет 1$ 20 центов (в России НДС - 20%). Я изменил настройки таким образом чтобы минимизировать эффект (возможно полностью его исключить, если повезет), но как в итоге получится узнаем точно в июле. 

I'll understand if you decide to cancel your subscrition :)

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