Taxes
As a seller, you might need to charge taxes on your sales, and then report and remit those taxes to your government. Although tax laws and regulations are complex and can change often, you can set up Shopify to automatically handle most common sales tax calculations. You can also set up tax overrides to address unique tax laws and situations.
Shopify uses many default sales tax rates, which are updated regularly. If you use the default rates, then you need to confirm that the rates are current and correct for your particular circumstances. You can override them whenever necessary.
You should always check with a local tax authority or a tax accountant to make sure that you charge your customers the correct sales tax rates, and to make sure you file and remit the taxes correctly.
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Tax service availability by region
The tax services or settings that you can use for your Shopify store depend on the location of your business.
| Countries and regions | Available tax services |
|---|---|
| The United States | In the United States, you can use Shopify Tax or Basic Tax. If you don't use either of these services, then you can use manual tax settings to set and manage tax rates yourself. |
| The European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore | In these countries and regions, you can use Shopify's automated registration-based taxes. |
| All countries and regions except for the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore | In these countries and regions, you can use manual tax settings to set and manage tax rates yourself. |
| All countries and regions | In all countries and regions, you can use paid third-party tax apps to manage the way that you collect tax instead of using Shopify's tax settings. |