How charge and remit sales tax for digital items?

Topic summary

Topic: How to charge and remit sales tax on digital products when selling online (Shopify).

Key points:

  • Process depends on your location (country/state). You should confirm rules with your local or state tax authority, especially for how and when to remit (i.e., pay) collected taxes.
  • Shopify can calculate and charge the appropriate sales tax at checkout and provides reports showing taxes collected over selected periods.
  • For guidance, use Shopify’s tax documentation. The correct US-specific resources were provided after the initial link confusion and include further US links at the bottom of the page.

What’s answered:

  • Calculation/collection: Shopify’s tax system assists with charging the correct amount.
  • Tracking: Use Shopify reporting to see taxes collected.
  • Direction to authoritative guidance: Check US-specific Shopify tax docs and your state tax authority for remittance requirements and frequency.

What remains open:

  • Exact steps for setting up tax per state and remittance procedures/timelines are not detailed in-thread and vary by jurisdiction.

Status: Partially resolved with links to US-specific documentation; no unified step-by-step process provided.

Summarized with AI on December 30. AI used: gpt-5.

Thanks so much! It looks like the link provided is specifically for taxes
in Japan- Is there another link available for U.S. sellers?