Just saw that Steam is now collecting sales tax on marketplace transactions in certain US states and people are losing it. Apparently this varies by state - some like Montana and Nevada don't tax digital goods at all, but California's hitting 7.25%, Alabama 5.29%, Louisiana 5.11%. The new checkout screen will show you exactly what's being deducted.

The whole thing stems from that 2018 Supreme Court ruling that basically changed how sales tax by state gets handled online. Before that, companies only had to collect if they had a physical presence somewhere, but that exemption got flipped.

Reading through the comments and gamers are actually pissed. One person compared it to taxing monopoly money lol. Some are saying they'll just stop using Steam's marketplace over this. I get the frustration - feels weird to suddenly pay tax on digital purchases when you weren't before. Though one comment I saw made a fair point that at least it's only on the market fees, not the actual game price itself.

The weird part? Apparently this is affecting Canada too according to some Canadian gamers chiming in. Curious how that's even working with different jurisdictions involved. Either way, Steam's basically realigning with what the government wants now.