so that sales tax situation
Added 2020-05-31 07:58:22 +0000 UTCI've been meaning to update about this for a while, but haven't really been too sure what to say except that apparently, here in the United States, Patreon is going to begin collecting sales taxes on your pledges depending on the state in which you live.
How much that tax will be and how this all works is a bit beyond my ken, and unfortunately we're not allowed to adjust the pledge tiers so that we can absorb the hit instead of you. I don't expect it to be TOO bad, but if anyone needs to adjust their pledges, they're more than welcome to.
If I understand correctly, your pledges for May should be unaffected; the new policy goes into affect on the 1st and should only affect June. If I'm mistaken, please someone let me know!
Thank you all for supporting us, and I hope you're looking forward to all the sexy, silly shenanigans we have ahead!
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That's good to know. Sheesh, why does everything have to be so complicated e.e
Team Penny
2020-06-01 21:14:08 +0000 UTCYeah I have NO idea how this affects international patrons. Welcome aboard btw! Glad to have you!
Team Penny
2020-06-01 21:13:40 +0000 UTCAnd for the record the VAT for us UK folks hasn't changed at all either. (as far as I can see anyhow.)
Dusty Tomes
2020-06-01 20:46:58 +0000 UTCHmm... Weird. I was warned about a tax of 20% (I'm from Russia), but I was written off the amount without tax. Perhaps again the strange laws of the Russian Federation. Oh, I forgot, hello to everyone)
Anex
2020-06-01 20:10:17 +0000 UTCThat is much appreciated thank you 💜
Team Penny
2020-06-01 07:23:51 +0000 UTCIt was good while it lasted but I guess some fun has to end. Don't worry, I ain't going anywhere. Still supporting! ^^
Isinia Mosienko
2020-06-01 06:37:43 +0000 UTCI hope not too but if we do, we'll still soldier on!
Team Penny
2020-06-01 05:23:33 +0000 UTChopefully, you guys don't lose supporters. You're almost to the $1K goal.
Pik
2020-06-01 05:19:47 +0000 UTCThank you for your support!
Team Penny
2020-06-01 05:10:41 +0000 UTCHate that this is being done, but I'm not going anywhere. Thank you for the update.
Tygepc
2020-06-01 05:07:04 +0000 UTCI don't believe there's any avoiding it, based on what I've read. And I'm not sure how I can word these to reduce it any further. There's no jokes in these tiers, just pretty straightforward summaries of what we give out
Team Penny
2020-06-01 01:58:51 +0000 UTCI believe if you change the wording of the tiers you can minimize or avoid the sales tax altogether but I'm not completely sure.
Rox79
2020-05-31 21:09:31 +0000 UTCSorry!! We'll try to be sexier next time!
Team Penny
2020-05-31 19:23:10 +0000 UTCThis is a possibility I suppose but it would still end up with some tax on top, because I'm pretty sure patreon only allows us to set tiers in full dollar amounts and the taxes would definitely have some change left over
Team Penny
2020-05-31 19:22:53 +0000 UTCIn the eyes of the law, apparently not, alas
Team Penny
2020-05-31 19:21:29 +0000 UTCAww when I got a email form Naked Penny I was like 'Yay more art!' but then I saw it was about taxes....
levin hardin
2020-05-31 13:10:55 +0000 UTCI think the absorption thing is about listing the price with sales tax included, and there's nothing in the law to stop someone from dropping their tier prices a few percent to compensate.
Vicki M.
2020-05-31 12:38:48 +0000 UTCWeren’t our subscriptions on Patreon donations? I always thought that I was “donating” money to all the artists I favored.
Daniel Xie
2020-05-31 10:23:28 +0000 UTCFully intend to! 🍑
Team Penny
2020-05-31 08:36:38 +0000 UTC
