Either a mistake or trolling.

Basically every time you make a transaction on Steam for digital goods/services, you will be taxed a certain amount. Same thing with value-added tax (VAT) in the UK, Europe and certain oceanic countries where people in such places have to pay VAT for every transaction made unless it's exempted.

Yes if it's required by laws and regulations from that particular government of that country or state, else Valve won't be able to do business here locally and would be consider an illegal business entity by the government.

This post has been edited by Sigint: Nov 3 2018, 12:25 AM

Everyone is going to have to pay for video game tax including those purchasing from digital distribution platforms. There is no escaping.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1190460/Death_Stranding/

Thank goodness it went to Steam.