Went to subscribe a couple of tertiary accounts that I tend to do month to month and let lapse when I don't have a lot of time. Noticed something odd. First account, $14.99 + $0.98 tax. Normal, what has been happening since they started adding taxes last year. Second account, $14.99 + $0.00 tax. No taxes on it. What are the parameters on whether or not your account subscription (and other purchases) are being taxed?
Seriously? You can research this internet/state required tax online stuff yourself if your that worried about it. You will find interesting facts like in Illinois, Snickers are taxed at a higher rate than Twix because foods containing flour don't count as candy. So perhaps second account was not taxed because the character is a ranger and they die enough as it is?
Do all of the accounts have the same billing address/etc and is one billed/paid through Steam and the latter direct to DBG? I've always wondered who assesses sales tax when users pay from a Steam wallet. The "parameters" can differ from jurisdiction and in some cases whether or not nexus exists with the taxing jurisdiction. I'd imagine a consumer software/e-service company would be somewhat cut and dry and just have a payment processing solution that compares zip code/state to a table. Having a payment/distribution intermediary like Valve [might] muddy the waters, but I'm not sure. In some jurisdictions it can get messy where you have to draw the line between what a "product" is versus a "service" if the tax rules differ. State tax can be complicated, that's why I've avoided it in my career
