Stripe Tax lets you calculate, collect, and report tax on global payments with a single integration. Know where to register, automatically collect the right amount of tax, and access the reports you need to file returns.
Why Stripe Tax
Don’t let taxes hold you back
Businesses are required to collect taxes in more than 130 countries and in most US states. Staying compliant can be challenging, especially as your business grows. Tax rules and rates change constantly, and they vary based on what and where you sell. If you ignore these complexities, you risk paying penalties and interest on top of uncollected taxes.
We built Stripe Tax to simplify tax compliance, so you can focus on scaling your business.
How to stay ahead of global tax changes in 2024
Tax laws and regulations are rapidly evolving to keep pace with the shifting global economy. We analysed the latest global tax changes and trends and what they mean to your business. Get the report to help you stay ahead of tax compliance in 2024.
Reduce risk and grow faster with streamlined tax for your business
Reduce tax compliance steps as you add new products, experiment with new business models, and expand internationally. Do more by increasing your finance team’s efficiency allowing them to spend less time on manual tasks.
Simplify taxes for your platform or marketplace
Help your users stay compliant with a reliable, easy-to-integrate tax solution designed for platforms and marketplaces. Offer your users a global solution that works with any payment processor with the ability to define your own pricing, branding, and onboarding flow.
How it works
Tax compliance made simple
1
Get started in minutes
Collect taxes globally by adding a single line of code to your existing integration, clicking a button in the Dashboard, or with our powerful API.
2
Know where to register
Stripe Tax monitors your transactions and tells you when and where you have obligations to register to collect taxes.
3
Automatically collect taxes
Stripe Tax determines your customer’s precise location and always calculates and collects the right amount of tax. It also validates the EU VAT ID and Australian ABN number when needed.
4
File and remit with ease
Speed up filing and remittance with comprehensive reports for each market in which you’re registered.
Step 1
Get started in minutes
No-code setup
If you’re using one of Stripe’s no-code products, such as Invoicing and Payment Links, you can collect taxes with the click of a button in the Dashboard.
Low-code setup
Start collecting taxes by adding as little as one line of code to your existing Stripe Billing or Checkout integration.
Start collecting taxes in your custom checkout integration using the Stripe Tax API.
Automate tax with any payment processor
Calculate and report tax on all payments – even those that are processed outside Stripe. With the Stripe Tax API you get the flexibility to use multiple payment processors without added tax complexity.
Step 2
Know where to register
Stripe Tax is optimised for tax calculation in over 50 countries and all US states. Understand where you need to collect taxes and activate tax collection in a new market in seconds. Stripe Tax supports both country and VAT OSS registrations in Europe, and country and provincial registrations in Canada.
Step 3
Automatically collect taxes
Always calculate and collect the correct amount of tax, no matter what or where you sell. Stripe Tax supports tax collection on hundreds of products and services and keeps tax rules and rates up to date – so you don’t have to.
Tax localisation
Reduce checkout friction by showing taxes in the most familiar way to your customers, based on the available location information such as currency or zip code.
Tax ID validation
Stripe Tax helps you collect the tax identification number from B2B customers. You can automatically validate VAT IDs and ABNs for European and Australian customers, and apply a reverse charge or zero VAT rate when necessary.
Step 4
File and remit with ease
Save time when reconciling thousands of transactions. Stripe Tax summarises reports to match formatting requirements for each filing location so you can easily file and remit taxes on your own, with your accountant, or with a preferred partner. Our filing partners help you streamline and automate tax filing and remittance.
Tax reporting data
Export your tax transaction data to complete your tax filings and returns.
2021_june_taxes.csv
tax_code
jurisdiction_name
jurisdiction_level
tax_rate
tax_name
filing_tax_amount
filing_taxable_amount
txcd_10103000
Germany
country
0.19
Umsatzsteuer (USt.)
47.88
252
txcd_99999999
California
state
0.06
Sales and Use Tax
74.08
1,234.69
txcd_99999999
San Francisco
county
0.0125
Sales and Use Tax
15.43
1,234.69
txcd_99999999
BART – Bay Area Rapid Transit
district
0.005
Sales and Use Tax
6.17
1,234.69
txcd_99999999
SFPF – San Francisco County Public Finance Authority
district
0.0025
Sales and Use Tax
3.09
1,234.69
txcd_99999999
SFTA – San Francisco County Transportation Authority
district
0.005
Sales and Use Tax
6.17
1,234.69
txcd_99999999
Connecticut
state
0.0635
Sales and Use Tax
10.4
163.9
txcd_10103000
Ireland
country
0.23
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
119.14
518
txcd_10103000
Australia
country
0.1
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
3.76
37.6
Location-specific sales tax report
Report aggregate transaction data by filing period and summarize it based on each location’s filing requirements.
Location summary
1. Gross sales
2. Exempt sales
3. Taxable amount
4. Tax due
US$100,000.00
US$10,000.00
US$90,000.00
US$5,400.00
5. Total Amount of Tax Due
US$5,400.00
6. Less Lawful Deductions
US$0.00
7. Net Tax Due
US$5,400.00
10. Amount Due
US$5,400.00
14. Amount Due with Return
US$5,400.00
With Stripe Tax, we’re able to offer a tool that automates, collects, and calculates all taxes for our creators, so they can spend less time on tax compliance and more time growing their business.
Thanks to Stripe Tax, we avoided six months of engineering work and we never have to think about taxes again.
We switched to Stripe from a merchant of record provider because we wanted complete control over our checkout experience and pricing.
Knowing that Stripe understands all of the regulations and keeps everything up to date removes a ton of our customers' fears around managing taxes.
What's included
Stripe Tax at a glance
Integrate quickly and easily
Start collecting taxes globally with as little as clicking a button in the Dashboard, or with our powerful API.
Tax obligation tracking and alerts
Monitor your Stripe transactions against local filing thresholds.
Calculation and collection
Automatically collect the correct amount of tax.
Filing and reporting
Get reports to file taxes yourself or with one of our partners.
Country coverage
Stripe Tax supports over 50 countries and all US states
Australia
Austria
Bahrain*
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile*
Colombia*
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt*
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia*
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland*
Indonesia*
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan*
Kenya*
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia*
Malta
Mexico*
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria*
Norway
Oman*
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Saudi Arabia*
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa*
South Korea*
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand*
Türkiye*
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam*
Countries with an asterisk (*) are available for remote sellers only.
Resources
Sales tax, VAT and GST resources
Learn more about global tax compliance and how to use Stripe Tax.