The topic of nexus and sales tax can be overwhelming to WooCommerce store owners. Knowing where you have nexus and tracking the countless tax rates across states, counties, and cities can be daunting. Who has time to keep track of them all when you’re trying to grow your store and revenue?

Luckily, there are lots of automated sales tax options that integrate with WooCommerce. For the most basic handling of your taxes, WooCommerce has its own free extension that will simply calculate the correct tax rate based on your customer’s location; however, if you are selling from more than one location or if you are looking for any further tax assistance, you’ll need to look into a third-party tax extension.

But you’re busy. You have a store to run. The last thing you want to do is worry about is messing up your taxes, so let one of these WooCommerce extensions handle calculating sales taxes for you.

1. TaxJar

TaxJar does it all, but for a price. It’s comprehensive and a great option for stores with nexus in a variety of locations.

Product highlights for TaxJar:

• Taxjar will calculate the applicable US or Canadian sales tax based off of rates that they update monthly, meaning no more manually filling out tax rate CSVs.
• Each day, TaxJar will compile everything you owe by state, county, and city.
• For an additional fee, TaxJar will even file your sales tax returns for you so you don’t have to keep track off all the different due dates.
• TaxJar is also compatible with other selling platforms, such as Etsy, Amazon, and Walmart.

2. Avalara AvaTax

AvaTax provides similar services to TaxJar, but with a bit more customization.

Product highlights for AvaTax:

• You can set tax exemptions for particular orders and assign and apply individual tax schedules to your customers.
• AvaTax will also allow you to manually submit transactions that are paid with cash or check so that AvaTax can calculate the tax rate and keep all your tax data in one place.
• For your subscription customers, AvaTax can handle the difference between an initial order tax versus a renewal tax, so your customer won’t end up paying unnecessary taxes.
• AvaTax can also manage your sales tax compliance across multiple companies for no extra cost.

3. WooCommerce Taxamo

Taxamo is an ideal solution for WooCommerce stores located in the EU. It’s an end-to-end service that calculates EU VAT rates based on your customers’ locations and the products.

Product highlights for Taxamo:

• Full support for EU vallue-added tax.
• Will collect and make payments for you to the appropriate VATMOSS (mini-one-stop-shop) locations.
• Allows for VAT exemptions.

Which Sales Tax Extension Is Right for You?

Sales tax might look complicated, but with help from the right WooCommerce extension, compliance and filing can be a breeze.

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