Simplify the tricky nuances of food and beverage sales tax
The taxability of snacks and juices depends on state and local tax laws. Reduce the complexity of compliance with automation.
The taxability of snacks and juices depends on state and local tax laws. Reduce the complexity of compliance with automation.
Sales tax for food and beverages varies widely. In New York, an uncut bagel is exempt from sales tax, but a bagel sandwich is charged sales tax. Some cities will charge higher rates for soda or alcohol than other drinks. No need to wrap your mind around it all — TaxJar removes the guesswork by automating the process for you.
Simplified product classification
The TaxJar API helps you assign a product tax code to all of your food and beverage products to support accurate tax calculations.
Rates based on addresses, not zip codes
Our API and calculation engine apply rooftop-accurate rates based on your customer’s state, county, city, and even district.
Continuous tax law monitoring
Our in-house team of sales tax experts are constantly reviewing the ever-changing tax codes that impact food and beverage companies.
More on compliance for food and beverage
The food and beverage industry is changing rapidly, and many businesses are innovating with new revenue streams, such as delivery services, or moving to online-only sales. As your business evolves, TaxJar helps you keep up with your growing sales tax responsibilities.
Tax liability tracking & alerts
Our Economic Nexus Insights dashboard alerts you when you’re approaching a nexus threshold in a new state.
Effortless filing across multiple states
TaxJar AutoFile automatically submits your return to multiple states with different requirements — accurately and on time.
Comprehensive sales tax reports
Our reporting dashboard helps you compile sales data from every sales channel connected to your TaxJar account.
More on the sales tax landscape
Washington, DC has a regular sales tax rate of 6%, but they charge 8% sales tax on soft drinks, 10% on food for immediate consumption, and 10.25% on alcoholic beverages.
*Source: TaxJar Blog
Speed matters to customers, especially when they’re ready to purchase. TaxJar’s robust platform scales seamlessly as you grow, so your customers enjoy frictionless checkout when they are at their hungriest or thirstiest.
Fast, reliable customer experience
The TaxJar API clocks in at sub-25ms with 99.99% uptime, giving your customers instant, accurate tax data at checkout.
Seamless integration with e-commerce platforms
We maintain a suite of certified, prebuilt integrations that support a wide variety of platforms like Square, Shopify, and Woo Commerce.
More on reliability and availability
Not having to file manually in 42 states, that’s where we save a lot of time. We save money by not having to hire a full-time sales tax person."
Vu Nguyen
TaxJar simplifies sales tax compliance every step of the way. Here’s how our platform works:
Prebuilt integrations with popular platforms quickly connect TaxJar to your existing systems.
Our Nexus Insights Dashboard and notifications help you stay ahead of your sales tax responsibilities by state.
Our real-time calculation engine and sales tax API provides rooftop-level, product-specific sales tax.
Our reporting dashboard compiles data from all your channels to give you the most up-to-date view of your transactions and tax liability.
TaxJar AutoFile prepares and submits an accurate return and remittance for each state in which you’re enrolled.