Shopify Tax - A new way for Shopify to take MORE of our hard earned money!

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

Shopify is introducing a percentage-based fee for collecting sales tax via Shopify Tax. The change is presented as a new charge to merchants, which the poster criticizes as an unnecessary additional cost.

Key details:

  • Fee by plan: 0.35% for Starter, Lite, Basic, Shopify, and Advanced; 0.25% for Plus.
  • The information is sourced from Shopify’s help page (link provided).

Context:

  • “Shopify Tax” refers to Shopify’s built-in system for handling sales tax; the post frames the fee as being charged for tax collection.
  • The reaction is negative, calling the move “absurd,” reflecting concern about increased platform costs.

Status:

  • No decisions or solutions are proposed in the thread. The discussion is an announcement and complaint, with no resolution or further updates provided.
Summarized with AI on February 6. AI used: gpt-5.
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Its come to my attention, Shopify is now going to start CHARGING merchants for collecting sales tax. This is absolutely absurd.

The amount of the fee is based on your store’s plan:

  • Shopify Starter, Shopify Lite, Basic Shopify, Shopify, and Advanced Shopify plans: 0.35%
  • Shopify Plus plan: 0.25%

https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/taxes/shopify-tax#pricing