Advanced Tax System Is Now Live on Selldone — Powered by Stripe Tax

Written by Robert Donnie

Posted on July 04, 2026

Selling internationally should be exciting, not stressful.

But for many online businesses, tax calculation has always been one of the biggest barriers to growth. Different countries, states, cities, ZIP codes, VAT rules, GST rules, sales tax thresholds, product categories, and service types can make tax setup complicated and time-consuming.

That is why we are excited to announce that Selldone’s Advanced Tax System is now live, powered by Stripe Tax.

With this new feature, Selldone merchants can automate tax calculation directly at checkout. Instead of manually creating tax rates for different countries, states, cities, or ZIP codes, merchants can use Stripe Tax to calculate the right tax based on:

🌍 Customer location
📦 Product type
🛎️ Service type
🧾 Local tax rules
🏪 Business location
✅ Active tax registrations

Stripe describes Stripe Tax as a solution for automating sales tax, VAT, and GST compliance, including automatic tax calculation based on product type and customer/business location.

Why This Update Matters

Tax complexity can quietly block growth.

Many merchants want to sell internationally, but they hesitate because they are unsure how to handle tax rules in different regions. This update helps remove that friction.

With Selldone’s Advanced Tax System, merchants can now:

✅ Sell internationally with more confidence
✅ Reduce manual tax setup
✅ Show accurate tax amounts at checkout
✅ Create a more transparent buying experience
✅ Save time on country-by-country tax configuration
✅ Support different product and service tax categories
✅ Build a stronger foundation for global sales

This means merchants can focus more on selling, marketing, and growing, instead of spending time managing complex tax tables.

Built for Automatic Tax Calculation at Checkout

The new Advanced Tax System is fully connected to the Selldone checkout experience.

When a customer places an order, Selldone can calculate and display tax before payment is completed. This creates a cleaner and more trustworthy checkout flow.

At checkout, the system can consider:

Customer address
Billing or shipping location
Product category
Product tax profile
Service type
Applicable local tax rules
Tax registration status
Cross-border transaction rules

For customers, this means they see a clear final payment amount.

For merchants, this means fewer surprises, fewer manual calculations, and better order-level tax visibility.

Powered by Stripe Tax

Stripe Tax helps businesses automate tax calculation and compliance workflows for sales tax, VAT, and GST. It also supports tax calculation across payment flows such as Checkout, Payment Links, invoices, subscriptions, and API-based payment flows.

With Stripe Tax connected to Selldone, merchants can benefit from:

🧾 Automatic sales tax, VAT, and GST calculation
🌍 Multi-country tax support
📦 Product tax code mapping
📍 Location-based tax logic
📊 Tax threshold monitoring
🏪 Tax registration management
📄 Tax reporting
🛒 Marketplace and platform support through Stripe Connect

Stripe Tax also supports multi-country tax calculation and helps businesses handle international and cross-border transactions.

What Merchants Can Do Now

With this update, Selldone merchants can:

Enable Stripe Tax inside Stripe
Enable the Advanced Tax System inside Selldone
Create tax profiles manually or automatically
Select Stripe Tax as the external tax service
Assign product tax types
Connect tax profiles to products or categories
Calculate tax at checkout automatically
Review tax details inside order records
Monitor tax activity through Stripe reports

This creates a much smoother tax workflow from setup to checkout.

Product-Level Tax Accuracy

Not all products are taxed the same way.

A physical product, digital download, online service, subscription, or booking may have different tax treatment depending on the customer’s location and local tax laws.

Stripe Tax uses product tax codes to help categorize products and services for more accurate tax calculations across jurisdictions.

This is important for Selldone merchants selling:

📦 Physical goods
💾 Digital products
🛎️ Services
🔁 Subscriptions
📅 Bookings
🏪 Marketplace products
🎟️ Virtual products
🌍 Cross-border orders

Auto-Collect, Threshold Monitoring, and Tax Registrations

One of the most valuable parts of Stripe Tax is that it does more than calculate tax.

Stripe Tax can help merchants monitor where they may need to register for tax collection. Stripe provides dashboard and email alerts when a business might need to register in a location based on tax thresholds.

This helps merchants understand:

Where they may need to collect tax
Which locations need attention
When sales thresholds may create tax obligations
Which registrations should be added
Where tax collection can begin

Once a merchant registers in a location, they can add that registration in Stripe to start collecting tax for that location.

In some regions, Stripe Tax also works with filing partners to help automate filing workflows, while Stripe also provides reports for completed tax transactions. Merchants remain responsible for filing and remitting taxes unless they use an applicable filing partner or service.

Better Checkout, Better Trust, Better Growth

A clear checkout experience increases customer confidence.

When customers can see tax calculated accurately before payment, the checkout feels more professional and transparent.

This update helps merchants:

Reduce checkout confusion
Avoid unexpected tax changes
Improve trust with international customers
Create a more professional payment experience
Expand into more markets with less operational friction
Increase global sales opportunities

The result is simple:

Less manual work
More accurate tax calculation
Better customer experience
More confidence for international selling
A stronger foundation for business growth

Supported Countries and Regions

Stripe Tax supports tax calculation across many countries and regions. The exact supported product types, tax types, registration rules, and transaction coverage may vary by country, but Stripe provides country-specific guidance for calculation, collection, reporting, and registration requirements.

🇪🇺 European Union

Stripe Tax can calculate tax in all countries in the European Union.

🇦🇹 Austria
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇨🇾 Cyprus
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇫🇮 Finland
🇫🇷 France
🇩🇪 Germany
🇬🇷 Greece
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇮🇹 Italy
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
🇲🇹 Malta
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇵🇱 Poland
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇷🇴 Romania
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇪🇸 Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden

🇬🇧 Europe Outside the EU

🇦🇱 Albania
🇧🇾 Belarus
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇲🇩 Moldova
🇲🇪 Montenegro
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
🇳🇴 Norway
🇷🇺 Russia
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Stripe lists these countries in its Europe outside the EU tax collection documentation.

🌏 Asia Pacific and Middle East

🇦🇲 Armenia
🇦🇺 Australia
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
🇧🇭 Bahrain
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
🇰🇭 Cambodia
🇬🇪 Georgia
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
🇮🇳 India
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇯🇵 Japan
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
🇱🇦 Laos
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇳🇵 Nepal
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇴🇲 Oman
🇵🇭 Philippines
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
🇹🇼 Taiwan
🇹🇯 Tajikistan
🇹🇭 Thailand
🇹🇷 Türkiye
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
🇻🇳 Vietnam

Stripe lists these countries in its Asia Pacific tax collection documentation.

🌍 Africa

🇦🇴 Angola
🇧🇯 Benin
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
🇨🇲 Cameroon
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
🇬🇳 Guinea
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇲🇷 Mauritania
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇸🇳 Senegal
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇹🇿 Tanzania
🇺🇬 Uganda
🇿🇲 Zambia
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Stripe lists these countries in its Africa tax collection documentation.

🌎 Latin America and the Caribbean

🇦🇼 Aruba
🇧🇸 Bahamas
🇧🇧 Barbados
🇨🇱 Chile
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
🇪🇨 Ecuador
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇵🇪 Peru
🇸🇷 Suriname
🇺🇾 Uruguay

Stripe lists these countries in its Latin America and Caribbean tax collection documentation.

🇺🇸 United States and 🇨🇦 Canada

Stripe Tax supports tax calculation in the United States and also supports tax calculation for Canadian federal and provincial jurisdictions.

Canadian jurisdictions listed by Stripe include:

🇨🇦 Federal
🇨🇦 British Columbia
🇨🇦 Manitoba
🇨🇦 Quebec
🇨🇦 Saskatchewan

How It Works in Selldone

Merchants can set up the Advanced Tax System in a simple flow:

Go to the Selldone tax settings
Create a new tax profile
Choose manual setup or external auto setup
Select Stripe Tax as the external tax service
Choose the product tax type
Add the profile
Enable Stripe Tax in Stripe
Add tax registrations where required
Start calculating tax automatically at checkout

This makes tax setup much easier for merchants who want to sell across regions.

A Major Step for Global Commerce on Selldone

Selldone is built to help businesses sell without unnecessary complexity.

The new Advanced Tax System is a major step toward that mission. It gives merchants a smarter way to handle one of the most difficult parts of ecommerce: tax calculation.

With this update, merchants can:

Sell to more countries
Reduce manual tax work
Improve checkout transparency
Support different product and service tax types
Monitor tax obligations
Build trust with international customers
Grow with more confidence

Final Thoughts

The Advanced Tax System is now live on Selldone.

Powered by Stripe Tax, this update helps merchants automate tax calculation, reduce operational complexity, and create a better checkout experience for customers around the world.

For businesses that want to sell internationally, this is a major upgrade.

Selldone + Stripe Tax means: