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Ziptax for Platforms

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One integration. Full compliance for every merchant.

Get sales tax calculation and collection right, and give every merchant the compliance coverage they need, without having to become a sales tax expert.

1. Who’s who

The platform
You, the platform

The software that powers many businesses: a CRM, SaaS product, or marketplace.

1 : many
one platform,
many merchants
The merchants
Your merchants

The businesses running on your platform, each responsible for their own sales tax.

2. The full sales tax picture

Platform side

Real-time calculation and collection, via the Ziptax Rate API.

  • CalculateZiptax returns the exact rate for each order or invoice.
  • CollectThe platform charges the buyer the correct tax at sale.
Merchant side

Each merchant’s compliance, in one of two models. For TaxCloud-connected merchants:

  • ReportCollected tax flows to the merchant’s TaxCloud account.
  • FileReturns are filed and remitted to each tax authority.

Ziptax and TaxCloud cover a TaxCloud-connected merchant from transaction to filed return. For self-managed merchants, Ziptax calculates their cart tax directly, your platform tracks their nexus, and they file on their own.

3. What’s in it for each side

For the platform
  • Right tax on every transaction, out of the box.
  • Offer full compliance without building it.
  • No tax support burden, TaxCloud handles it for connected merchants.
For the merchant
  • Peace of mind, from tracked nexus to full compliance.
  • Backed by TaxCloud’s tax experts when connected.
  • From “looks right” to actually filed with TaxCloud.

Start building

REST API

Look up door-level accurate rates by address, coordinates, or postal code for every order or invoice.

Merchant Management

Create and manage the merchants you serve, whether TaxCloud handles their compliance or they manage their own.

Self-Managed Merchants

Calculate cart tax with Ziptax’s own engine and track each merchant’s physical locations and economic thresholds, while they handle their own filing.

Merchant Transactions

Calculate cart tax, record orders, manage exemption certificates, and issue refunds on behalf of each connected merchant.