What is VAT?
On Patreon, we cover the collecting and remittance of VAT charged to patrons. We’ve made these guides to help creators and patrons through how VAT applies to them:
EU VAT
The following table provides the VAT rate that each EU-based country requires (this list is not exhaustive, please speak with a local tax advisor on the VAT for your specific country)*:
Sales Tax in other countries
An overview of the standard sales tax rates per jurisdiction can be found below:
| Country | What sales tax is called | Tax Rate |
| Australia** | GST | 10% |
| Belarus* | VAT | 20% |
| Iceland | VAT | 24% |
| New Zealand | GST | 15% |
| Norway | VAT | 25% |
| Canada (Quebec only)* | QST | 9.98% |
| Canada (as of 15 July 2021) | GST | 5% |
| Chile | VAT | 19% |
| Colombia (as of 2 January 2021) | VAT | 19% |
| India | GST | 18% |
| Indonesia (coming soon) | VAT | 11% |
| Malaysia (as of 1 June 2022) | SST | 6% |
| Russia | VAT | 20% |
| Saudia Arabia (pending) | VAT | 15% |
| Singapore | GST | 7% |
| South Africa (pending) | VAT | 15% |
| South Korea | VAT | 10% |
| Taiwan | VAT | 5% |
| Thailand (as of 15 July 2021) | VAT | 7% |
| Turkey | VAT | 18% |
| UAE (pending) | VAT | 5% |
| United States (36 states plus D.C.) | Sales Tax | ranges from 4–11% |
* To comply with local laws, there are some countries or regions where we do not charge VAT/GST to patrons who are supporting a creator located in the same country as them. However, if those patrons support creators in other countries, they may still be charged VAT/GST on those pledges if the benefits they receive are taxable in their country. Affected regions: Belarus, Quebec, Australia. For more details about this, please refer to this section: Sales Tax FAQs for Australian creators and patrons
** Please note that Canadian provinces may add local tax in addition to the federal rate
Canada – province/territory breakdown
| Province/Territory | GST | HST | PST/RST | QST | Combined Rate |
| Alberta | 5% | 5% | |||
| British Columbia | 5% | 7% | 12% | ||
| Manitoba | 5% | 7% | 12% | ||
| New Brunswick | 15% | 15% | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 15% | 15% | |||
| Nova Scotia | 15% | 15% | |||
| Ontario | 13% | 13% | |||
| Prince Edward Island | 15% | 15% | |||
| Quebec | 5% | 9.975% | 14.975% | ||
| Saskatchewan | 5% | 6% | 11% | ||
| Northwest Territories | 5% | 5% | |||
| Nunavut | 5% | 5% | |||
| Yukon | 5% | 5% |