Install and configure the Stripe Tax Extension

Use the Stripe Tax Extension for WooCommerce to automatically calculate sales tax, VAT, and GST.

Use the Stripe Tax Extension for WooCommerce to automatically calculate sales tax, VAT, and GST for all of your transactions. After you install the Stripe Tax Extension for WooCommerce, you can connect it to your Stripe account and configure your tax settings.

If you previously configured these tax settings in the Stripe Dashboard, the values populate automatically in the Stripe Tax extension. When you edit the values in the extension, the changes automatically update in the Stripe Dashboard in live mode. The WooCommerce extension doesn’t support sandbox testing. You can conduct tests in live mode, but transactions incur fees according to the Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) pricing plan.

If your menu varies from the following steps, refer to the WordPress instructions.

Connect your Stripe account

On your website’s dashboard, go to WooCommerce > Settings. On the Stripe Tax tab, click Connect with Stripe to log in to your Stripe account or create a new one.

Install the extension

On the Stripe Tax for WooCommerce product page, click Add to store.
Complete the checkout form, then click Place free order.
After completing your order, click Add to store.
On the Add your store page, enter the URL of the store you want to add the extension to, then click Add to store.
After you receive confirmation of installation, you can configure the extension.

Configure your sales tax settings

On the Stripe Tax tab, under Configure your sales tax settings, complete the following:

Enter your head office address, which is your company’s legal address.
Choose your default product tax code, which allows Stripe to calculate the tax rate for categories of products.
Click Save changes.

On the Tax tab, you can decide if the prices you set for your products are inclusive or exclusive of tax.

Manage tax registrations

Tax isn’t applied until you add registrations for jurisdictions where you need to collect tax. Our monitoring tool can help you understand where you might be registered or need to register.

If you’re already registered in certain jurisdictions and want to start collecting tax immediately, you can add those registrations to your configuration. You can only add tax registrations for supported countries and registration types. Some jurisdictions might require additional information.

Add tax registration

On the Stripe Tax tab, under Tax registrations, click Add new. Choose the jurisdiction from the dropdown, then click Save changes.

Delete tax registration

To delete a registration, hover over the registration, then click End immediately. To delete multiple registrations, select them from the list, then click End immediately from the Bulk actions dropdown.

OptionalConfigure product tax codes and customer tax settings

You can configure tax codes for your products or tax settings for your customers.

Product tax codes

Stripe Tax can calculate the tax for each of your products based on the product tax code that you assign to it. If you don’t set a code per product, Stripe Tax uses the default product tax code that you selected during setup.

To set a tax code per product:

Go to Products and select a product from the list.
On the Edit product page, in the Product data section, select a Stripe Tax - Product tax code for the product.
Click Update to save your selection.

Customer tax settings

Stripe Tax can calculate the tax for each of your customers based on their tax status.

To update a user’s taxability:

Go to Users and select a user from the list.
Under Stripe Tax Exemptions, select a Tax Status option for the user.
Click Update user to save your selection.

Learn more about how the customer’s tax status impacts tax calculation.

Collect taxes

To start collecting taxes:

On the WooCommerce > General tab, select Enable tax rates and calculations, then click Save changes. This setting enables rate configuration and tax calculation during the checkout process.
On the WooCommerce > Stripe Tax tab, select Enable Stripe Tax, then click Save changes. This setting enables automatic tax calculation and collection on all transactions.

After selecting a product from your WooCommerce store, you can enter an address on the Checkout page to automatically calculate tax based on the address. Test the tax behavior using the addresses where you registered, as well as the store address.

Certain product tax codes, such as most services, are taxed at origin (your head office address). Scenarios also exist where zero tax is calculated.

View tax reports

After you start collecting taxes, the Stripe Tax extension sends the transactions to Stripe Tax. You can then access tax reports and exports in the Stripe Dashboard. Learn more about the types of tax reports available in Stripe Tax.

OptionalSet up custom tax rates

You can create tax customizations to override the tax behavior that Stripe Tax applies to various products.

OptionalRefund taxes

The extension supports refunds, which you can initiate by following the guide for refunding orders in WooCommerce.

Initiating a refund reduces the tax liability, and tools like the tax obligations monitoring tool automatically update. Refunds don’t refund the Stripe Tax fees.