Annual Billing & Changing Tiers
Added 2022-01-15 00:19:24 +0000 UTCI have received a few questions regarding annual billing and what happens when upgrading your tier. According to Patreon, this is what happens:
A pro-rated credit from your initial charge will be applied to the new amount and then you’ll be charged the difference between the two tiers.
Example A: If you paid for a $120 tier and upgrade in the same month to a $140 tier, you pay $20 for the difference between the two.
Example B: If you paid $120 in April and upgrade in June to a $140 tier, only $110 from your initial pledge is left and would make your charge to upgrade $30.
Decreasing your membership is not currently available for annual billing.
The option to downgrade to a lower tier level is not currently available for annual memberships. If you'd like to join a lower tier, you can cancel your membership near the end of your membership term, and rejoin at a lower tier once your year term has finished.
The page also has similar information for other types of payment arrangements.
Source: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000126286-Editing-your-membership
