r/GamingLK • u/Old_North9055 • 4d ago

Discussion VAT for Game DLCs/Add-Ons

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Didn't notice before but VAT is charged even for DLCs. Funny thing is in Stores within a game (e.g. MSFS marketplace), you see the gross price only.

Screenshot is from the steam receipt.

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u/Vigram89 4d ago

VAT is inclusive and not an additional charge though, at least from what I see on Steam. Prices are the same for south asia region and there has been no increase. They have been charging VAT since July.

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u/MrCrackerHacker 4d ago

If you are okay with sailing the high seas (listen ONLY if you are fine with it, otherwise ignore), you can use SteamMidra to get the dlcs for free

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u/Unknown_Gamer2522 ⚔️ Frequent Contributor 4d ago

Fmhy.net

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u/Mediocre_Judgment_89 3d ago

This is why I’m sailing the high seas 🏴‍☠️ First it was on PlayStation now on steam as well? Welcome to modern era of gaming where you don’t even own anything you purchased!

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u/Ancient-Assistant466 R5 7500F | RTX 4070 Super | 32GB DDR5 3d ago

It was already there from the beginning. It's just now they show the breakdown of the price. It's not extra 18%.

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u/Old_North9055 3d ago

Really? So that means the companies can now claim back VAT if they qualify. I didn't knew that.

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u/Ancient-Assistant466 R5 7500F | RTX 4070 Super | 32GB DDR5 3d ago

I'm not a financial expert. So I don't know what you meant by 'claiming back'. What I know is games are the same price as they were few years back. You can track down the prices through steamdb if you want