Get our playbook for how to roll out and message sales tax changes to your customers as you begin charging tax on their invoices.
As you begin collecting sales tax, it’s important that your support team is prepared to guide your customers as they start to see sales tax on their invoices. Use this playbook to help proactively answer questions for your customers about sales tax charges on their invoices.
Make sure to check out our guide on how to prepare your business to start charging sales tax to customers, too.
For customers located in the United States, [Company] is required to charge and collect taxes on sales in certain jurisdictions that have laws requiring the taxation of our products AND [Company] has either a physical presence or has met certain economic thresholds within that jurisdiction. These taxes vary by jurisdiction but include sales taxes and excise or privilege taxes.
For customers located in the United States where [Company]’s products are taxable but [Company] does not have a physical presence or has not yet met the economic thresholds, no sales tax will be charged. This however may change in the future due to changes in law or [Company] meeting any of the requirements for charging and collecting tax in that jurisdiction.
The entire amount charged to a customer for sales tax is remitted to the required jurisdiction and no amounts are retained by [Company].
On your invoice, sales tax is calculated based on [Company]’s determination of the taxability of the product(s) you purchased, the address information provided by you and the tax rate of the applicable jurisdiction where you are located. If you need to update your address information please contact [support@company.com].
Certain businesses such as non-profit organizations, educational institutions and other organizations may have tax exemptions in various jurisdictions. If your business has an exemption certificate please contact [support@company.com] and provide a copy of the exemption certificate to [Company].
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