TaxJar Setup
One-time TaxJar configuration for ecommerce sellers. Connect your sales channels, set up nexus tracking, and get sales tax workflows running correctly from the start.
What This Service Includes
TaxJar is the tool we use to manage sales tax calculation, nexus tracking, and filing for ecommerce businesses. This service is a one-time engagement to get your TaxJar account properly configured. Your sales channels are connected, your nexus states are identified, and your reports start pulling the right data.
A bad setup creates problems that compound month after month. Transactions get categorized incorrectly. States get missed. Filing deadlines pass without anyone noticing. We get the foundation right so the day-to-day work of sales tax management actually works.
Channel Connections
Channel Connections
We connect your sales channels to TaxJar, including Shopify, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, and any others you sell through. Each channel has its own quirks around how it reports tax data, and we make sure the integration pulls everything cleanly.
Nexus Configuration
Nexus Configuration
We review where you have physical and economic nexus and configure TaxJar to track sales against each state’s thresholds. If you are approaching a threshold somewhere, you will know about it before you cross the line.
Why the Setup Matters
Sales tax is one of those areas where the cost of getting it wrong is higher than the cost of doing it right. States are aggressive about audits and back taxes. Penalties and interest pile up quickly. A seller who ignores sales tax for two years can end up owing far more than the original tax would have been.
TaxJar handles the heavy lifting once it is set up correctly, but the setup is where most people get tripped up. We have seen accounts where channels weren’t connected, where product tax codes were wrong, where the nexus list was missing half the states the business was actually selling into. Cleaning that up later takes more time and money than setting it up properly the first time.
Economic Nexus Rules
Economic Nexus Rules
Every state has its own rules about when an out-of-state seller has to start collecting sales tax. The thresholds vary, and they change. TaxJar tracks this for you, but only if it is configured to watch the right activity.
Marketplace Facilitator Laws
Marketplace Facilitator Laws
Some channels like Amazon collect and remit sales tax on your behalf in certain states. Others don’t. The setup has to reflect which sales count toward your own nexus and which don’t, so you aren’t double-paying or under-reporting.
What You Walk Away With
After the setup is complete, you have a working TaxJar account that reflects your actual business. Your channels are connected, your nexus is tracked, your product tax codes are assigned, and your reports show real numbers you can act on. You know what you owe, where you owe it, and when it is due.
We also walk you through how to use the account so you are not stuck guessing every time you log in. If you want to handle the ongoing filings yourself, you will know how. If you want us to manage sales tax filings as an ongoing service, we can take that on too.
Training Included
Training Included
We show you how to read the reports, where to find filing deadlines, and how to handle the situations that come up most often. You are not left with a tool you don’t understand. You know what TaxJar is telling you and what to do about it.
A Clean Starting Point
A Clean Starting Point
Once the setup is done, your sales tax workflow is in place. From there you can either run it yourself or hand off the monthly filings. Either way, you are working from accurate data instead of guessing about your exposure.
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First Step:
Start With a Call
Tell us about your business and what you need help with. We'll ask a few questions, evaluate your current situation, and let you know how GMJ can support your books, taxes, and day-to-day operations.
