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PlayStation Store Implements Chicago ‘Amusement Tax’ on Digital Purchases

November 10, 2018 gamerant Leave a Comment

report this adPlaying games on a PlayStation console while living in Chicago, Illinois is about to get more expensive — about 9% more expensive. Sony has revealed plans to begin charging an additional 9% in tax through the PlayStation Store as part of Chicago’s recently expanded Amusement Tax. The tax, which Sony has previously managed to avoid implementing, will go into effect starting November 14 and will affect all digital purchases made through the PlayStation Store. Chicago’s Amusement Tax isn’t new. The tax was first implemented in the city in 2015, a tax targeted at “patrons of amusement” that specifically included digital services. At the time, the reach of the tax was somewhat limited, focusing on streaming services like Netflix and Spotify, but has since expanded to other services as the legal guidance of the tax grew more established. Sony has avoided the tax requirement so far, though the reasons why are unclear. If the Chicago Amusement Tax wasn’t enough to frustrate citizens of the city, in 2017 the state government of Illinois passed an amendment as part of its budget to expand the effective 6.25% sales tax to a broader range of online services. It’s unclear how the state’s sales tax has shifted pricing on PlayStation since the amendment passed. For Chicagoans, it’s unlikely that the amusement tax will disappear or be changed in the immediate future. But there remains some hope, as both Apple and Netflix are pursuing lawsuits against the city in opposition to the amusement tax. Apple’s… [Read full story]




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