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TaxJar Tax Calculation Response

Schema for the TaxJar sales tax calculation response from POST /v2/taxes.

Sales TaxTax ComplianceE-CommerceTax CalculationTax AutomationStripeFinTech

Properties

Name Type Description
tax object Tax calculation result
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JSON Schema

taxjar-tax-calculation-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/taxjar/main/json-schema/taxjar-tax-calculation-schema.json",
  "title": "TaxJar Tax Calculation Response",
  "description": "Schema for the TaxJar sales tax calculation response from POST /v2/taxes.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "tax": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Tax calculation result",
      "properties": {
        "order_total_amount": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Total order amount including shipping",
          "example": 16.5
        },
        "shipping": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Shipping amount",
          "example": 1.5
        },
        "taxable_amount": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Amount subject to sales tax",
          "example": 15.0
        },
        "amount_to_collect": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Total tax amount to collect",
          "example": 1.35
        },
        "rate": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Overall effective tax rate",
          "example": 0.09
        },
        "has_nexus": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the seller has nexus in the destination jurisdiction",
          "example": true
        },
        "freight_taxable": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether shipping is taxable in the destination",
          "example": false
        },
        "tax_source": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Tax sourcing rule applied",
          "enum": ["origin", "destination"],
          "example": "destination"
        },
        "exemption_type": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Exemption type applied to this calculation"
        },
        "jurisdictions": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Jurisdictions that apply to this calculation",
          "properties": {
            "country": {
              "type": "string",
              "example": "US"
            },
            "state": {
              "type": "string",
              "example": "CA"
            },
            "county": {
              "type": "string",
              "example": "LOS ANGELES"
            },
            "city": {
              "type": "string",
              "example": "LOS ANGELES"
            }
          }
        },
        "breakdown": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Detailed tax breakdown by jurisdiction",
          "properties": {
            "taxable_amount": { "type": "number" },
            "tax_collectable": { "type": "number" },
            "combined_tax_rate": { "type": "number" },
            "state_taxable_amount": { "type": "number" },
            "state_tax_rate": { "type": "number" },
            "state_tax_collectable": { "type": "number" },
            "county_taxable_amount": { "type": "number" },
            "county_tax_rate": { "type": "number" },
            "county_tax_collectable": { "type": "number" },
            "city_taxable_amount": { "type": "number" },
            "city_tax_rate": { "type": "number" },
            "city_tax_collectable": { "type": "number" },
            "special_district_taxable_amount": { "type": "number" },
            "special_tax_rate": { "type": "number" },
            "special_district_tax_collectable": { "type": "number" },
            "line_items": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "id": { "type": "string" },
                  "taxable_amount": { "type": "number" },
                  "tax_collectable": { "type": "number" },
                  "combined_tax_rate": { "type": "number" },
                  "state_taxable_amount": { "type": "number" },
                  "state_sales_tax_rate": { "type": "number" },
                  "state_amount": { "type": "number" },
                  "county_taxable_amount": { "type": "number" },
                  "county_tax_rate": { "type": "number" },
                  "county_amount": { "type": "number" },
                  "city_taxable_amount": { "type": "number" },
                  "city_tax_rate": { "type": "number" },
                  "city_amount": { "type": "number" },
                  "special_district_taxable_amount": { "type": "number" },
                  "special_tax_rate": { "type": "number" },
                  "special_district_amount": { "type": "number" }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}