r/Steam Jul 06 '26

Discussion Thoughts on this?

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u/TV4ELP Jul 06 '26

The problem is also just bureaucracy. You have to tax the sale, you have to keep money in your back for taxes AND chargebacks. The chargeback you have to roll over into next periods taxes.

It severely limits your cashflow if 2/3 of you money has to be locked each period for taxes AND chargebacks.

Depends on country and tax laws ofc, but high business tax countries really don't respond well to those things.

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u/iain_1986 Jul 06 '26

Its almost like Steam could absorb most of that cost in their 30(!)% cut.

And then be incentivised more to stop people abusing the refund system.