About TaxJar
TaxJar is a cloud service that handles sales tax for online businesses. It calculates tax at checkout, tracks where you have sales tax obligations, and helps with filing returns.
What it does
TaxJar calculates sales tax on each order and tracks your sales against state thresholds. It can prepare and submit returns through its filing service, and it produces reports you can use for bookkeeping. Connections to e-commerce and ERP platforms keep order data flowing in automatically, and a developer API is available for custom setups.
Key features
- Sales tax calculation at checkout
- Economic nexus and threshold tracking
- Automatic return filing
- Aggregated reports for multiple sales channels
- Platform integrations and a developer API
Who it's for
TaxJar suits online sellers and marketplaces that sell into many US states and need sales tax to stay accurate. It is designed for growing businesses with several sales channels, from small online shops to larger e-commerce operations that need less manual work each month.
Pricing and good to know
A free 30-day trial is offered, and no credit card is needed to start. You can cancel at any time. Paid plans follow the trial, and the company covers about 11,000 tax jurisdictions. TaxJar focuses on sales tax, so check whether your other tax needs are covered by another tool.
Highlights
- Calculates sales tax on each order
- Tracks economic nexus and sales thresholds
- Files sales tax returns
- Reports across several sales channels
- Connects to shops and ERP tools, plus an API
