[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":204},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Fstore-and-payments\u002Fset-up-taxes":3,"surround-\u002Fstore-and-payments\u002Fset-up-taxes":195},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":184,"description":185,"extension":186,"meta":187,"navigation":188,"order":189,"path":190,"seo":191,"stem":192,"updated":193,"__hash__":194},"docs\u002Fstore-and-payments\u002Fset-up-taxes.md","Set up taxes",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":176},"minimark",[9,13,18,93,100,107,113,119,123,130,134,137,148,151,155],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Afterify collects sales tax for you at checkout. You tell it which US states you're registered to collect tax in and at what rate; taxes are then automatically calculated and applied to sales where you're registered to collect them. Buyers in other states aren't charged tax.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"add-a-tax-rate","Add a tax rate",[19,20,21,34,46,52,59,66,88],"ol",{},[22,23,24,25,29,30,33],"li",{},"Open ",[26,27,28],"strong",{},"Store"," in the sidebar, then click ",[26,31,32],{},"Settings",".",[22,35,36,37,40,41,45],{},"Go to the ",[26,38,39],{},"Taxes"," page (",[42,43,44],"code",{},"app.afterify.com\u002Fstore\u002Fsettings\u002Ftaxes","). The Set Up Your Store guide's \"Enter your tax information\" step links straight there.",[22,47,48,49,33],{},"Click ",[26,50,51],{},"Add Rate",[22,53,54,55,58],{},"Choose the ",[26,56,57],{},"State",". Each state can only have one rate, so states you've already added no longer appear in the list.",[22,60,61,62,65],{},"Enter the ",[26,63,64],{},"Tax Rate"," as a percentage.",[22,67,68,69,72,73],{},"Pick the ",[26,70,71],{},"Tax Behavior",":\n",[74,75,76,82],"ul",{},[22,77,78,81],{},[26,79,80],{},"Exclusive",": the tax is not included in the invoice subtotal. It's added on top at checkout. This is the common choice in the US.",[22,83,84,87],{},[26,85,86],{},"Inclusive",": the tax is included in the invoice subtotal. Your listed prices already contain it.",[22,89,48,90,33],{},[26,91,92],{},"Add",[10,94,95,96,99],{},"The rate appears in your ",[26,97,98],{},"Tax Rates"," list showing the state, the percentage and whether it's inclusive or exclusive.",[10,101,102],{},[103,104],"img",{"alt":105,"src":106},"The Taxes settings page with the Add Rate button","\u002Fimages\u002Fhelp\u002Fstore-and-payments\u002Fstore-settings-taxes.webp",[108,109,110],"blockquote",{},[10,111,112],{},"Adding your first rate completes the \"Enter your tax information\" step of the Set Up Your Store guide.",[10,114,115],{},[103,116],{"alt":117,"src":118},"The Add Tax Rate modal with the state and rate fields","\u002Fimages\u002Fhelp\u002Fstore-and-payments\u002Fadd-tax-rate-modal.webp",[14,120,122],{"id":121},"changing-a-rate","Changing a rate",[10,124,125,126,129],{},"A saved rate can't be edited in place. To change one, click ",[26,127,128],{},"Delete"," next to it, then add the state again with the new rate. Deleting a rate stops tax collection for that state on future orders; past orders are unaffected.",[14,131,133],{"id":132},"when-to-consult-an-accountant","When to consult an accountant",[10,135,136],{},"Afterify applies the rates you enter, but it can't tell you what those rates should be. Sales tax rules for photography vary a lot:",[74,138,139,142,145],{},[22,140,141],{},"Whether you must collect tax in a state depends on your registration and \"nexus\" there, not just where you live.",[22,143,144],{},"Some states tax physical prints but not digital downloads; others tax both.",[22,146,147],{},"Local (city or county) rates can apply on top of the state rate.",[10,149,150],{},"If you're unsure which states to register in or what rate to enter, talk to an accountant or your state's department of revenue before turning your store live. 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