players should buy everything they want from the online store, the Mog Station, and subscription marketplace now, since prices are due to go up prior to the release ofthe new expansion. is 's fifth major expansion, bringing new jobs, quests, and story chapters to the expansive MMO. Following the smash hit, has been highly anticipated since its reveal at last year's Fan Festival. However, some less exciting changes may be coming to just before its July release.
In a news post on the official website, Square Enixhas announced thatprices for all real currency transactions pertaining to will be subject to local/state sales tax beginning on June 25, 2024. This change applies to both the Online Store, which is mostly used for purchasing cosmetics, and Mog Station, which handles subscriptions. These changes are exclusive to North America. Of course, sales taxes are different from state to state and province to province, so different players will be affected by different amounts. However, the changes mean higher prices for everyone throughout Canada, the US, and Mexico, and compound some other recent issues with purchases.
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Ultimately, 's across-the-board price increases are based on changes in how sales tax is collected on digital goods. Sales taxes predate the existence of online games, and much legislature around them specifically references their applicability only to tangible goods. However, with the advent of the digital age, tangibility is less of a factor in many sales transactions. As a result, many national and local governments have levied sales taxes on digital goods in recent years. But of course, the amount of sales tax players will pay — and whether they'll pay at all — varies by country and region.
A sales tax guide provided by Avalara can help US players understand whether they'll be exempt from 's new
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