Sales Tax & VAT
Overview
If you sell to customers in certain countries or states, you may be required to collect taxes such as VAT or Sales Tax — especially if your sales exceed a local registration threshold.
Tip4Serv helps you automate this by allowing you to declare your economic nexus locations, so taxes can be calculated and collected automatically when required. Taxes are clearly shown on customer invoices, and you can export detailed tax summaries to track how much tax has been collected per region and how much revenue you’ve generated by nexus.
Sales Thresholds – When Are You Required to Register?
Each region may require you to collect tax only after crossing a certain sales volume or revenue threshold.
If you're using Stripe, you can monitor your progress toward these thresholds on this page: Stripe Tax Overview
How to Enable Tax Collection
If you are subject to VAT or Sales Tax in a specific country or state (typically after exceeding a registration threshold), you should configure tax collection on Tip4Serv:
Go to your Tax Nexus Dashboard.
Click Add a tax nexus.
Choose one of the following:
A country
A state (if applicable, e.g., for US/Canada)
Or OSS if you're registered under the European Union One-Stop Shop scheme
Your economic nexus is usually the country or state where most of your customers are located.
The "Sales Tax ID or VAT Registration ID" Field
When adding a nexus, you will see a field labeled Sales Tax ID or VAT Registration ID.
This field is required, but not validated.
You can enter:
Your official tax ID or VAT number
Or any custom memo (e.g., "Monitor only", "France Nexus", etc.)
This field is for your reference only and does not affect tax calculation.
How Tax is Calculated
Once you’ve added one or more nexus locations:
Tip4Serv automatically determines whether tax should be applied based on:
The buyer’s location
The nexus locations you've registered
If applicable, the correct tax rate is calculated and included in the final price at checkout.
Important: Taxes are always included in the price shown to the customer before checkout. They are never added on top or charged as a separate fee.
Exporting Tax Reports
To help with your tax declarations:
Go to your Payments Dashboard.
Select a date range.
Download a report showing:
Total revenue per nexus (country/state)
Total taxes collected per nexus
Key Points
You are responsible for reporting and remitting the taxes you collect.
Tip4Serv helps you collect the correct tax automatically but does not remit taxes on your behalf.
Taxes are always included in the prices your customers see, ensuring full transparency.
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