A *very* exciting post on US sales tax on July 1st (Patreon)

TL:DR; US sales tax might mean a small additional fee from July 1st. It should not because of how I run things, but it might. 

SO! What does all this jazz mean? All our EU rangers have been doing the VAT thing for a while now, so theoretically, no changes there. I've done everything I can, for now, to make sure you won't get charged unfairly, but being on the fringe means that it's not clear where we stand. Worst case scenario, I'll jump ship and go over to subscribestar. I obviously don't want you awesome lot to get screwed over by these changes and it ain't entirely clear how it'll affect everybody here. If you gotta go and the sales tax (which may not even affect you) is too much to pay, I'd rather you take care of yourselves and your families. I'll still be here making comics, illustrations, paintings, and streaming so do what you gotta do and know there are no hard feelings. I've been utterly blown away by what an incredible group of people you are and honestly feel like I'm a man who has everything (which is why I work 60-70 hours a week to make all this stuff - it's worth it!!)

Aaanyway, check out what patreon supplied to post below. There are links for extra details and hopefully, we'll still be in business come July 2nd!

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Hi everyone,

I 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.

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 I 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. 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.

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Phew! That was pretty dry, eh? Tell ya what, I'll post the epic AFLF paintings now to make it up to y'alls ;)