TaxJar Tax Calulation for Ecommerce
September 19, 2018

TaxJar Tax Calulation for Ecommerce

Jeff McRitchie | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with TaxJar

TaxJar has simplified tax calculations across multiple jurisdictions and in multiple platforms for a fraction of the cost of some of the competitors. We have it fully integrated with our eCommerce and ERP solutions to provide consistent tax calculation and reporting on all transactions. Overall it has been a lifesaver and with the evolution of tax laws we are depending on TaxJar to help us scale in the coming year.

Pros

  • Ecommerce tax calculation
  • Tax reporting
  • Tax report preparation and filing

Cons

  • Could use some additional integration options with major software providers
  • Additional rules for specialized product types would be helpful
  • Different systems can sometimes integrate and round differently causing issues with reconciliation
  • TaxJar has saved us more than 25 hours per month in our accounting department preparing state tax returns.
  • The cost of TaxJar is less than 1/10th our previous solution and it actually works better. Plus we don't have to worry about huge overage charges based on query volume.
  • Integrating a new state or jurisdiction into TaxJar is simple and the calculations are accurate.
TaxJar is less expensive, simpler to integrate and their billing is straightforward so that you don't have to worry about huge surprises at the end of a month or quarter. They spend a lot less time on sales/marketing but their support is excellent and overall we have had a much better experience with TaxJar.
TaxJar works great for API eCommerce tax calculations both at checkout and for estimating. It also works great integrated with an ERP to ensure that the right tax is being charged based on a geolocated address match. As long as a robust integration has already been built for your software this option is excellent. If you have to build it yourself the time/value will not be quite as clear.

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