Does Shopify offer Sales Tax filing service as Amazon does?

Accounting & Taxes

Topic summary

A user inquires whether Shopify provides an automated sales tax filing service similar to Amazon’s offering, specifically for California sales taxes.

Shopify’s Response:

  • Shopify does not currently offer tax filing services on behalf of stores
  • For stores using Shopify Payments, a 1099-K form is available for tax reporting purposes
  • Shopify recommends consulting with a local accountant and reviewing US tax liabilities

Follow-up Question:
Another user seeks clarification about Shopify’s sales tax collection capabilities, asking whether the platform automatically collects the appropriate sales tax for each state and how to get direct support for tax-related questions.

Status: The discussion remains open with the collection vs. filing distinction not yet fully addressed.

Summarized with AI on November 20. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hi Shopify Support,

My company would like to know if we can get our CA sales taxes automatically filed for us. Is there a service that Shopify offers to do this for us?

Thank you,

Andrea Boardman

Woolcut Inc. dba Superlamb

Escondido, CA

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Hi, @AndreaMB .

Thank you for reaching out and posting this question!

Filing taxes on behalf of stores isn’t something that Shopify offers at this time. However, if you’re using our payment gateway, Shopify Payments, then you may be eligible to receive a 1099-K form that you can use for tax reporting. On that note, if you’re using a third-party payment gateway or additional payment methods (eg. PayPal), then we’d recommend reviewing your US tax liabilities as well as connecting with a local accountant.

I noticed that you’re a new member of our Shopify Community! I’d love to hear more about your business and share some resources to help you get started. What kinds of products are you selling? Do you have a marketing plan prepared for your store?

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I am wondering if you can elaborate. I was told that your website will take the appropriate sales tax for each state. Is that not true? Can you please tell me how to get in contact with your side so that I can ask all of my questions?