Steam introducing sales tax to market fees in selected US states

Steam has massive library of games
Steam has massive library of games (Image via Steam)

Valve, the company behind Steam, has proposed a sales tax on the Steam community marketplace in selected US states, which could have big implications in the long run. Steam currently has over 132 million monthly active users and this news may not be very well received. Users have already flocked to X to share their frustrations.

This article explores how a sales tax introduction to Steam will affect gamers.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and solely reflect the writer's opinions. Also, this is an ongoing issue that is subject to change.


Steam is working on adding a local sales tax

Steam sales tax implementation (Image via @SigaTbh on X)
Steam sales tax implementation (Image via @SigaTbh on X)

Steam is currently working to implement a sales tax in its community marketplace, where users can buy and sell various in-game merchandise. Therefore, any transaction in the Community Marketplace will include sales tax.

Steamdb, an independent Steam Database tracker, has shared a post on X with a screenshot describing how sale tax is levied on a transaction there. A sales tax was applied when the user tried to buy a Gallery Case in Counter-Srike 2. The exact amount of sales tax will depend on the cost of the item and the local sales tax percentage.

It is currently implemented in a few US states since it depends on the local rules. Therefore, not all states will have it, but it could expand beyond the US if it's implemented successfully.

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Steam users' reaction to this news

Some gamers are unhappy with this change, which is expected from a sudden change. @XRPQC from Quebec took to X and said they are already paying two types of tax, Canadian and Quebecois, and wonder how this supposed new sales tax is going to affect them.

The user isn't affected by this move yet, but that could change when the program expands beyond the US. Another user, @SigaTbh, reported on X that it is also enabled in Canada, so this could be expanding to other regions already.

@Ruushedd feels relieved that the local sales tax only applies to the market fees only and not the entire cost of the item.

How well the users receive the news of sales tax implementation is too early to tell now. We will keep you updated as we learn more about it.


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