robcivecat
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Status Update: Technical Tinkering
🕑 Added 2020-07-18 13:58:38 +0000 UTCHello Lewd Crew!
Sorry for the delay with art, I will soon finish the lewd pic of last month that I own you guys!
But before that I had to address some changes that happened on patreon. As you know there has been some additional fees and taxes added to Patreon's system, that increased the money that was billed to you since July the 1st.
However, these taxes don't apply equally depending on what service/reward I provide to you dear patrons. So 2 weeks ago when this was brought to my attention, I have set up benefit and percentage settings on each tier that reflects the nature of the donation and reward correctly. However that didn't seem to be enough as many people deleted their pledges in the last week. saying that they are not willing to pay the VAT that is put ontop of their donations. I'm just here to say I'm sorry and I totally understand the issue, I am angry too. I will continue looking into the legal possibilities if there is anything that can be done about the VAT tax that is put on your patronage, because I don't want anyone's support to cost more money than what they can afford to spend.
Regardless, thank you for those that stick with me through this and I hope we will keep creating lots of lewd stuff together.
See you all soon!
Comments
RobCivecat
Yeah, I am aware of it that technically vat is based on the patron's location rather than the artist's they are supporting, It was more of a small misunderstanding. Also yeah, in the EU this has been applied since 2015 because EU laws were more clear on this, but now US law caught up with these kind of transactions too and that's why the whole "tell us how big of a percentage of the 3$ patronage is donation and how much is payment for some sort of service or merchandise." I've set a large part of it as donation in hope to clear people off VAT, but don't think it will change much
katsu47
I am from Germany and be here since November 2016 and I always must pay taxes. 19% in Germany
RobCivecat
Thank you, Greg! Yeah, its too bad. At least I can try to look into the possibilities of how to lower the costs for you guys
RobCivecat
Yeah, thanks for the heads up, LionsDen. I have been diving into the details with an accountant friend in the last few hours, to clear things up, and It seems like, setting up the tier benefits correctly its really the most I could do.
InTheLionsDen
Patrons are not being charged VAT put on by YOUR country. They are paying VAT put on by THEIR country if their country has chosen to charge tax on internet purchases and/or services.
Greg
Taxes are an inevitable part of life. We know it's not your fault.
