Tax for Gems?

#1 - Aug. 29, 2014, 3:55 p.m.
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I bought $20 worth of gems, but I noticed I had an additional tax fee I never had before.

1600 Gems
Subtotal: $ 20.00
Tax: $ 1.65
Total (incl. Sales Tax): $ 21.65

I looked up my previous purchase of gems and I was not taxed at all.

1600 Gems
Total: $20.00

I checked with another friend who made a recent gems purchase, and he was not taxed either.

Is there any particular reason I am being taxed now?

#3 - Aug. 29, 2014, 5:28 p.m.
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Tax was added some time ago. Probably could find the Dev posts about it using Google.

Good luck.

Correct. There are posts about this, as it was discussed some months ago. But in a nutshell, certain locations require sales tax to be collected. Our billing provider is real careful about doing what is legally required in each location. The interesting thing is that tax requirements can change from time to time. So the history of a previous purchase doesn’t necessary mean that any subsequent purchase will or will not incur a sale tax charge.