PORN!

Okay, got your attention. This is actually about taxes. VAT/GST/OBGYN whatever you want to call it, Patreon have decided to take the step of collecting it. They have a huge long "suggested format" letter I'm supposed to post in, and I will, but this is the long and the short of it:

If you're in a country that has a sales tax of some kind, that will increase what you pay to me. 

Now for the canned response:

 

Post title: An update on sales tax (PORN! was much better)

Hi everyone, (should be everypony)

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.   (in other words, they've been doing it wrong and slipping through a loophole)

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. (because when there's a global economic crisis, we need to put the squeeze on the 99%)

I’m 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. (no I'm not, I'm just reading this pooptrain like everyone else)

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. (blah blah blah, I will try to make sure any of my tiers not actually associated with paying *for* something doesn't actually have this, but the tools ain't out yet)

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. (something I can agree with)

So as you see, things are kinda crazy. Basically, anything that's in the $10 tier or lower should be tax free, and I'll try to find out if I need to charge for commissions. Don't be surprised if I move commissions to another platform if they want to keep at this.

I have been looking at Commiss.io to use to run my commissions, and leave patreon as just the basic things. Does anyone else know of a good commission tracking/payment site that doesn't try to stiff everyone?

—Damaged