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How Do I Run a Sales Tax Report on Shopify?

Last updated on January 9, 2023 @ 6:08 pm

Sales tax is one of the necessary evils of doing business. You have to collect it from your customers and then remit it to the government.

If you don’t, you can face hefty penalties. The good news is that Shopify can help you with sales tax. Here’s how to run a sales tax report on Shopify:

    1. Log in to your Shopify account and go to Settings > Taxes.

    2. Under Calculate taxes, select the Automatically calculate taxes for me based on my shop’s location checkbox. This will enable Shopify to automatically calculate taxes for you based on your shop’s location.

    3. Under Standard rates, click Add rate.

    4. Enter the country, province or state, and rate. Then, click Save.

    5. Repeat steps 3-4 for each country, province, or state where you need to collect taxes.

    6. Once you’ve added all of the necessary rates, click Save changes.

    7. To generate a sales tax report, go to Analytics > Reports.

    8. Under Sales by Location, select the date range that you want to generate a report for and then click Generate report.

    9. Your sales tax report will be generated and displayed on the page.

Conclusion:

Running a sales tax report on Shopify is a simple process that can be completed in just a few minutes.

PRO TIP: If you are thinking about running a sales tax report on Shopify, be warned that this process can be very complex and time-consuming. There are many different tax rates that could apply to your sales, and keeping track of them all can be a challenge. In addition, if you have sales in multiple states, you will need to generate a separate report for each state.
Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.