Setting up sales tax
About Automatic Tax Collection
Important:
This tax solution is currently available for Wix Stores, Wix Bookings, and Wix Restaurants Orders (New). Using a different app? Click an option below:
Make sure your business is always compliant with local tax regulations by setting up automatic tax calculation. Wix provides the convenience of automatic tax through Avalara, a third-party app.
Important:
You are solely liable at all times for confirming that your tax calculation conforms to all applicable laws and regulations. We recommend getting advice from a professional to help you understand what's required and meet all your obligations.
Tax correctly in different locations
If your business is required to collect tax in more than one location - whether across different countries or within various states of a country - it's important to collect taxes accurately. Avalara simplifies this process by automatically collecting taxes correctly in each location you add. This includes situations where different tax rates apply within smaller subdivisions, such as counties or cities.
Keep up with tax changes
Avalara makes sure your tax is calculated based on the latest tax rules, so you don’t have to update tax rates yourself. When a tax rate changes, your website automatically adjusts to reflect the updated rate.
Tax items at the required rate
Each tax location (a country or state/province) has a default tax rate. In some locations, you may also need to collect tax on digital products, shipping charges, or gift cards.
When you set up Avalara, you'll see tax groups listed, each with its own Avalara tax code.
All these items are automatically added to the appropriate tax group. Avalara is now ready to manage tax correctly for all these items in all your locations.
Manage items taxed at special rates
Note:
Tax groups are not currently available for Wix Bookings services.
A location may tax specific items at a lower or higher rate. For example, in certain places, children's car seats may be tax exempt or liquor may be taxed at a higher rate.
To account for this, you can create a custom tax group and add the appropriate items to that group. After setup, customers from different locations and who purchase different items are taxed at the appropriate rate.
FAQs
Click a question below to learn more about managing tax automatically with Avalara.
I already have an Avalara account. Can I connect to it?
You can connect to an existing Avalara account by contacting Customer Care and requesting to do so. It's not possible to connect to an existing account on your own.
Do I need to pay Avalara a fee or upgrade my Premium plan?
While there are no fees associated with automatic tax collection, it's not available with all Premium plans or Studio plans. Make sure you upgrade to a plan that includes Automated sales tax.
Is Avalara available worldwide?
Avalara is available worldwide, with the exception of:
India
Brazil.
Åland Islands
Antarctica
Bouvet Island
Heard Island And McDonald Islands
Isle Of Man
Puerto Rico
Western Sahara
Can I manage some regions with automatic tax and others with manual?
Yes, for each location you add, you can select how you want to manage that tax region. You can manage some locations manually while using Avalara to manage tax automatically in other places.
I previously set up tax in a merchant account. Should I remove it?
If you previously set up tax (and shipping) in a merchant account (e.g. in PayPal), remove these settings before setting up tax collection with Avalara.