Tax calculation is a compliance requirement. It depends on jurisdiction detection, product classification, customer status, and regulatory updates. Tanqory treats taxes as a rule-driven system that runs accurately across borders.
Part of Tanqory Commerce Core
Tax rates depend on where the customer is, where you're selling from, and what you're selling. Detection must be accurate. Rates must stay current.
System detects tax jurisdiction from shipping address and billing address. Handles nexus determination for multi-state, multi-country operations.
Tax rates are maintained in an audited jurisdiction database. Applies the rate that fits the product, customer location, and current rules in our database. Automated continuous rate syncing from official tax authorities is on our roadmap. We recommend a tax advisor for jurisdiction-specific compliance.
Handles federal, state/provincial, county, city, and special district taxes. Calculates combined rates accurately for complex jurisdictions.
VAT, GST, sales tax, customs duties calculated based on origin, destination, and trade agreements. Threshold management for international tax obligations.
Accurate tax calculation. Compliance support. Audit-ready records.
Selling across borders means navigating different tax regimes. System handles jurisdictional complexity so operations teams don't have to become tax experts.
Track where your business has tax obligations. Configure nexus rules per jurisdiction. System applies tax collection only where legally required.
→ Collect tax only where obligated
European VAT, Australian GST, Canadian GST/HST, and other value-added tax systems supported. Handles reverse charge, intra-community supply, and import VAT.
→ VAT compliance across EU, APAC, Americas
State, county, city, and special district tax calculation, with product and shipping taxability rules and economic nexus tracking.
→ Compliant US multi-state sales tax
Monitor sales volume by jurisdiction. Alert when approaching registration thresholds. Track obligations for economic nexus and distance selling rules.
→ Proactive compliance monitoring
Not all products are taxed the same. System applies correct tax treatment based on product type, jurisdiction, and customer status.
Assign tax codes to products. System applies jurisdiction-specific rules based on product category. Handles food, clothing, digital goods, medical, and other special classifications.
→ Correct tax treatment per product
Display prices with tax included (common in EU) or tax-exclusive (common in US). System calculates correctly either way. Checkout transparency maintained.
→ Pricing matches market expectations
Apply tax to shipping charges where required. Jurisdiction-specific rules for freight taxability. Handles promotional shipping correctly.
→ Compliant shipping tax treatment
Tax calculated on discounted amounts where required. Handles manufacturer coupons, store discounts, loyalty points redemption correctly.
→ Accurate tax on promotional pricing
Tax transparency builds customer trust and meets legal requirements. System provides clear tax breakdowns at checkout and on invoices.
Tax calculated and displayed before payment. Updates automatically when address or cart changes. No surprises at final step.
Show combined rate or itemize federal, state, local components. Display VAT-inclusive pricing with tax amount separated. Meets transparency requirements.
Invoices include all required tax information: jurisdiction, rate, amount, tax ID numbers. Format matches local regulatory requirements.
Generate tax-compliant receipts for B2B customers. Provide VAT invoices with all required fields. Support audit documentation requirements.
Customer transparency. Compliance support. Audit readiness.
Real commerce involves exemptions, refunds, partial shipments, and regulatory exceptions. System handles complexity without breaking compliance.
Manage customer exemption certificates. Verify validity. Apply exemptions automatically for qualified customers. Track expiration and renewal.
Architecturally enabled
Resale certificates, wholesale exemptions, business-to-business zero-rating. System applies correct treatment based on customer type and certificate status.
Tax refunded when orders returned. Partial return tax calculations handled correctly. Refund records maintain compliance audit trail.
Tax calculated per shipment when orders split. Handles backorders and multi-location fulfillment. Each shipment taxed accurately.
Tax collection creates filing obligations. System provides reports and data exports needed for compliance, audits, and regulatory submissions.
Tax collected by jurisdiction, date range, product category. Export data formatted for tax filing software. Reconcile against payment processor records.
→ Filing-ready tax data
Every tax calculation logged with jurisdiction, rate, product, customer, and timestamp. Historical rate changes preserved. Full traceability for audits.
→ Audit-ready documentation
Track which orders used exemptions, certificate numbers, expiration dates. Reports show exempt vs taxable revenue by jurisdiction.
→ Exemption compliance tracking
Export tax data for your filing software or accountant today. A multi-provider tax engine — choose Stripe Tax or TaxJar — is on our roadmap.
→ Streamlined filing workflows
Compliance confidence. Audit readiness. Regulatory traceability.
Tax rates and rules change constantly. System maintains accuracy through an audited rate-update pipeline and automated compliance workflows.
Tax rates are maintained in an audited jurisdiction database with a tracked update pipeline. Automated continuous syncing from official tax authorities is on our roadmap.
New city tax confirmed → Rate database updated through the audited pipeline → Applied at checkout
Notification when new tax obligations arise. Alerts for nexus threshold crossings, new registration requirements, or regulatory changes affecting your business.
Sales in jurisdiction X exceed threshold → Alert ops team to register
Track customer exemption status and flag certificates that approach expiration for review.
Certificate nearing expiry → Flag for your team to renew
Tax collection triggers downstream workflows. Filing reminders, report generation, reconciliation tasks automated based on tax data.
Month-end → Generate tax reports → Alert finance team
Continuous compliance. Reduced manual overhead. Proactive risk management.
Tax calculations accessible via API. Integrate tax logic into custom workflows, external systems, or specialized checkout flows.
Ops teams configure nexus, manage exemption certificates, review tax reports, handle edge cases through Admin interface.
Calculate tax for any cart, address, product combination via API. Real-time rate lookup. Supports headless commerce, mobile apps, custom checkouts.
Tax-event webhooks — nexus threshold crossed, exemption certificate expired, regulatory change detected — are on our roadmap. Today, order, product, and customer webhook topics are available to integrate with accounting, ERP, and analytics.
Build custom tax logic on top of core engine. Custom exemption workflows, specialized product rules, jurisdiction overrides—within compliance framework.
Operational control. System extensibility. Compliance maintained.
Tax operations for businesses selling across jurisdictions
Selling to customers in multiple countries. VAT, GST, sales tax, customs duties handled automatically. Threshold monitoring and compliance tracking built in.
Economic nexus tracking across states. City, county, and special district taxes calculated correctly.
Tax exemption certificate management. Business customer verification. Resale and wholesale tax treatment. Audit-ready documentation.
Multi-vendor tax calculation, marketplace facilitator handling, and split tax remittance are on our roadmap.