Blog: Tax rates powered by TaxJar!
If you ask any small business owner what one of the most frustrating or concerning aspects of selling online is, a consistent answer will include the ‘t-word’. Tax.
In the United States alone there are more than 12,000 sales tax jurisdictions. This includes state, county, city, district, and other local-level jurisdictions. Each one can have its own regulations, which could potentially change at any time.
If you ask any small business owner what one of the most frustrating or concerning aspects of selling online is, a consistent answer will include the ‘t-word’. Tax.
In the United States alone there are more than 12,000 sales tax jurisdictions. This includes state, county, city, district, and other local-level jurisdictions. Each one can have its own regulations, which could potentially change at any time.
Not only that, there can be different tax rates for different product types. You can see why it can be intimidating, even for an experienced seller.
Enter TaxJar
To help ease this burden we’ve partnered with the amazing team at Tax Jar. We’re excited to announce that, when you sell through SendOwl’s checkout, TaxJar will calculate and apply tax. For free.
You don’t need a TaxJar account and everything will be automatically calculated for you.
All you need to do is enter the areas where you have a tax nexus (where your business is registered to pay taxes). Then any sales from that location will have the correct country, city, district, and local-level tax applied. Automatically.
We’ve made it as simple and intuitive as possible.
Reporting
But that’s not all!
It’s great to have all that complex tax calculation done for you. But what about reporting, so you can actually pay those taxes?
We’ve got that covered too. (Would you expect anything less from SendOwl?)
When you visit the Reports page of your SendOwl account, you’ll find a newly-added “Country tax breakdown”. This report lists every sale for your date range, along with what tax was applied for which jurisdictions.
These new tools are the first step in providing detailed insights into your sales and taxes. In future, we’ll add a consolidated report that will make it even easier to submit your taxes (no pivot table required!)
Help Center
Want to learn more? Head to our amazing Help Center article and, as always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to our support team.
Note: As of June 15 2023, we’re rolling these new tools out to new sign-ups. We’ll soon roll them out to our existing customers as well. If you’d like early access, reach out to our Support team.
Cheers!
SendOwl.
Paul Tomes is a highly experienced leader with a special talent for understanding both the product and the customer. Throughout his career, Paul has been a key player in successful startups and has also transformed the product and support experience for organizations with over 100,000 existing customers. His passion for enhancing the user experience has taken it to new heights. By making the product user-friendly and providing timely and relevant information, Paul empowers customers to become the heroes in their own journey.
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