Exact to the address
States, counties, cities and special districts each set their own rate. We find every one that applies to the exact address, not just the ZIP code, and keep up as they change.
Sales tax, figured, filed and paid. Everywhere you sell.
The right tax on every sale for the exact address, in every US state and 130+ countries. We watch where you owe, register you, and file and pay every return. Nonprofits send donors receipts for tax time, too.
Fern & Field Coffee ships two bags of whole bean coffee, $36.00, and a stoneware mug, $24.00, to Austin, Texas. Texas treats the coffee as groceries, so it isn't taxed. The mug is taxed at 8.25%: Texas 6.25%, the City of Austin 1% and Capital Metro 1%, $1.98 in all, for a total of $61.98. The tax is collected for Texas. Then Colorado's sales cross its $100,000 threshold on September 12 and Cedar registers the business there. The September Texas return, $1,284.40, and the UK's Q3 VAT return, £3,120.00, are filed and paid.
How it works.
Tell us what you sell, and we take it from there.
- Sorted
Tell us what you sell
Connect your catalog and each product gets sorted into its tax category. Tax experts approve the rules, and you can change any product.
- Collected
Tax at checkout
Every checkout and payment link adds the right tax for the exact address, in every US state and 130+ countries.
- Registered
Registered where you owe
We track your sales everywhere you sell. The day you cross a threshold, we tell you and register you there.
- Filed
Filed and paid
Every return is filed and paid on time from the tax you collected, and posted to your books.
Every rate, every threshold, every exemption.
Worked out on each sale, watched everywhere you sell, and kept for the day anyone asks.
What you sell sets the rate
Every product is sorted into its tax category, and tax experts approve the rules behind it, so a bag of beans and a mug are each taxed the way the state says.
The day you cross, we know
Every state and country sets its own threshold. We track your sales against each one every day, tell you the date you crossed, and register you there.
Exempt customers, handled
Schools, nonprofits and resellers upload their exemption certificate at checkout. We verify it, take the tax off, keep it on file for audits and remind them before it expires.
Redbrook Food BankDonation receipt · Spring Gala · Jordan Lee
Gala ticket$150.00
Dinner you received, estimated value−$60.00
Tax-deductible amount$90.00
Your deduction is limited to the amount you paid above the value of the dinner. No other goods or services were provided.January statement · Jordan's year of givingSent
Receipts your donors can use at tax time.
Every gift gets its receipt the moment it's made, in your name. We confirm your tax-exempt status with the IRS before the first one goes out.
- What the IRS asks for
- Your name and tax ID, the amount and date, and what the donor got in return, on every receipt.
- Tickets split for you
- Say what a ticket includes and what it's worth, and the receipt shows the part that's deductible.
- A statement every January
- Every donor gets their year's giving in one statement, ready for tax time.
It's all part of the bigger build.
Start with Tax, then add the blocks around it as you grow. Every block reads from and writes to one system of record, so what you charge, collect and file always agree.
Payments
Every checkout and payment link adds the right tax for the address.
Accounting
Tax you collect posts as sales tax owed, so every return ties to your books.
Banking
Returns are paid from your balance on the day they're due.
Compliance
1099s and nonprofit 990s, built from the same records.
Questions about Tax.
Anything else? Book a call with us.
Which taxes and countries do you cover?
Sales tax in every US state that has one, and VAT and GST in 130+ countries.
Do you file and pay the returns?
Yes. We register you, then file every return and pay it on time, in every state and country where you're registered. Nobody on your team logs in to a tax portal.
How do we know where we owe?
Each state and country sets a threshold, usually a level of sales or a number of orders. We track your sales against every one each day. When you cross one, we tell you the date and register you there.
Is software taxed?
In some states and most countries, and the rules differ for downloads, subscriptions and services. We apply the rule for wherever your customer is.
We're a nonprofit. Do we charge sales tax?
Often on what you sell, like merchandise or event tickets, depending on the state. Donations aren't taxed, so we tax the sales and leave the gifts alone.
How do donation receipts work?
Once we confirm your tax-exempt status with the IRS, every gift gets a receipt by email in your name, with what the IRS asks for: your name and tax ID, the amount and date, and whether the donor got anything in return and what it was worth. Each January, every donor gets a statement of their year's giving.
We use Stripe Tax, TaxJar or Avalara. Can we switch?
Yes. We take over the registrations you already have and file from the next period on.
Is this tax advice?
No. We calculate, collect, file and pay under each place's rules. For advice about your business, talk to your accountant or tax adviser.
Start building.
Book a call and we'll show you where you owe today, before you turn it on.
Prefer email? Write to hello@usecedar.co.