TaxCloud
Sales tax and VAT compliance software
Accounting & finance software
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$19 per month
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What is TaxCloud
TaxCloud is a cloud-based sales tax compliance tool that calculates U.S. sales tax rates at checkout and supports sales tax reporting and filing workflows. It is used by ecommerce merchants, marketplaces, and software teams that need transaction-level tax determination and jurisdiction assignment. The product is commonly implemented via API integrations and can connect with shopping carts and order management systems to automate tax calculation on invoices and online orders.
API-first tax calculation
TaxCloud provides an API for real-time sales tax calculation and jurisdiction mapping during checkout or invoicing. This supports custom ecommerce implementations where tax logic needs to be embedded directly into an application. An API approach can reduce manual rate lookups and improve consistency across sales channels.
Ecommerce integration support
TaxCloud is designed for online sellers and supports integrations and workflows aligned to ecommerce order lifecycles. It can help standardize how tax is computed across carts, marketplaces, and back-office systems. This is useful for teams that want tax determination to occur automatically as orders are created and updated.
Compliance workflow features
Beyond rate calculation, TaxCloud includes features intended to support sales tax compliance activities such as reporting and filing preparation. This helps centralize transaction data used for returns and audits. For smaller teams, having calculation and compliance functions in one product can reduce reliance on spreadsheets and manual reconciliation.
Primarily U.S. sales tax
TaxCloud is mainly oriented around U.S. sales tax rules and jurisdictions. Organizations with significant VAT/GST obligations or complex cross-border requirements may need additional tooling. Multinational tax compliance programs often require broader country coverage and localized reporting formats.
Integration effort required
API-based implementations typically require engineering time to integrate, test, and maintain. Data quality issues (product taxability, address validation, exemptions) can affect calculation accuracy and may require additional configuration or upstream controls. Teams without technical resources may prefer more turnkey connectors and managed onboarding.
Enterprise depth may vary
Compared with larger indirect tax platforms, TaxCloud may offer fewer advanced capabilities such as highly granular product taxability libraries, complex exemption certificate management, or extensive audit/controls tooling. Large enterprises with high transaction volumes or complex nexus footprints may need deeper governance features. Fit depends on required filing coverage, support model, and control requirements.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 — Free forever | Includes free access to all Premium features for 30 days; 1 integration included (Shopify); CSV imports; economic nexus monitoring; return-ready sales tax reports for one state. Note: Free does NOT include TaxCloud order processing, tax calculations, or filing services. |
| Starter | Starting at $19 per month (monthly) or $199 per year (annual) | Everything in Free plus up to 3 integrations (e.g., Shopify; Etsy/Ebay/Amazon coming soon); return-ready sales tax reports for all states; returns filing & remittance available (add-on); audit support starting at $99/mo; 100 orders included (monthly $19 tier) with higher order tiers available. |
| Premium | Starting at $79 per month (monthly) or $799 per year (annual) | Everything in Starter plus real-time tax calculations (API access), unlimited integrations, Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) discounts in eligible states, email and phone support. 200 orders included at the base monthly Premium tier; higher volume tiers available. |
Returns filing pricing (add-on/subscription; official site lists both monthly and yearly options):
Paying Monthly:
- 1 Return — $39 / month
- 3 Returns — $109 / month
- 5 Returns — $169 / month
- 10 Returns — $319 / month
- 15 Returns — $439 / month
- Nationwide — $599 / month
Paying Yearly:
- 12 Returns — $399 / year
- 36 Returns — $1,099 / year
- 60 Returns — $1,699 / year
- 120 Returns — $3,299 / year
- 180 Returns — $4,499 / year
- Nationwide — $6,099 / year
Notes: Site states surcharges of $60 for Colorado and $30 for Louisiana are charged in arrears each month after returns are filed.
Seller details
The Federal Tax Authority
Seattle, Washington, United States
2011
Private
https://taxcloud.com/
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