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Sales tax for a store in the United States
What Tanqory sets up and charges at checkout for a store based in the United States, and what stays with you. Checked against the product on October 14, 2026.
How your store handles sales tax
Each line is what the product does for a store based in the United States. You change any of it in Settings, Taxes.
- When you open your store
Your store starts with a tax entry for the United States, collecting off. You confirm the rate, or connect a tax service, before you switch collecting on.
- Shelf prices
Leave sales tax out by default, and checkout adds it to the buyer's total.
- Rates at checkout
Use the rates you set, by country and by region, or connect your own Stripe Tax, TaxJar, or Avalara account and let it work out each rate. If that service cannot answer, checkout falls back to your own rates.
- Which rate applies
The buyer's address sets the rate, except for in-state sales in Arizona, California, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia, where your own address does.
- Tax-exempt buyers
Add a buyer's resale or non-profit certificate to their account. Once you verify it and while it is in date, checkout charges them no sales tax.
- Digital products
Carry no sales tax until you switch on tax for digital goods. Check whether the United States taxes your digital sales before you leave it off.
- Special rates
Set a different rate for a product or a collection, and for shipping by country or region.
Sales tax in the United States, from the tax authority
Read from the official source on October 14, 2026. Rules change; the source is the authority.
- Tax authority
State departments of revenue
Open the official page- Who must register
Sales tax registration is set by each state: the SBA says tax obligations differ at the state and local levels and the steps to get a state tax ID vary by state, so a seller checks with its state's Department of Revenue.
Open the official page- Your tax number
The IRS issues an Employer Identification Number (EIN) free of charge.
Open the official page
What stays with you
- Register for sales tax when the rules in the United States say you must. The tax authority's page above tells you when.
- File your returns and pay the tax you collected. Tanqory calculates and shows sales tax at checkout; it does not file or pay it for you.
- Keep your rates right. You confirm each rate your store charges, or connect a tax service that keeps rates current.
Sales tax questions for a store in the United States
Does Tanqory file my sales tax return?
No. Tanqory calculates sales tax at checkout and shows it to the buyer. You register with the tax authority, file your returns and pay what you collected.
When do I need to register for sales tax in the United States?
Sales tax registration is set by each state: the SBA says tax obligations differ at the state and local levels and the steps to get a state tax ID vary by state, so a seller checks with its state's Department of Revenue. Source: State departments of revenue, read October 14, 2026.
Which sales tax rate does my store start with?
None is set yet. You confirm the rate for the United States, or connect Stripe Tax, TaxJar, or Avalara to work it out, then switch collecting on.
Do my prices include sales tax?
No, by default: checkout adds sales tax, because that is how buyers in the United States expect to see prices. You can change it in Settings, Taxes.
Do I charge sales tax on digital products?
Your store charges none on digital products until you switch on tax for digital goods in Settings, Taxes. Check the rules in the United States before you leave it off.
Which state's rate applies to an order?
The buyer's state and local rate, except when you sell inside your own state in Arizona, California, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia: there your own address sets the rate.
How we checked
This page was checked against the product on October 14, 2026. The product facts come from Tanqory's tax settings and checkout code; the country facts come from the official pages below.
- Tanqory's tax settings, checkout tax calculation and store setup
- State departments of revenue
- Your tax number: www.irs.gov
Open your store in the United States
Your sales tax entry is ready when you are.