The Tax Rate object 

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Tax Rate
The Tax Rate object

Attributes

  • idstring

    Unique identifier for the object.

  • activeboolean

    Defaults to true. When set to false, this tax rate cannot be used with new applications or Checkout Sessions, but will still work for subscriptions and invoices that already have it set.

  • countrynullable string

    Two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2).

  • descriptionnullable string

    An arbitrary string attached to the tax rate for your internal use only. It will not be visible to your customers.

  • display_namestring

    The display name of the tax rates as it will appear to your customer on their receipt email, PDF, and the hosted invoice page.

  • inclusiveboolean

    This specifies if the tax rate is inclusive or exclusive.

  • jurisdictionnullable string

    The jurisdiction for the tax rate. You can use this label field for tax reporting purposes. It also appears on your customer’s invoice.

  • metadatanullable object

    Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format.

  • percentagefloat

    Tax rate percentage out of 100. For tax calculations with automatic_tax[enabled]=true, this percentage includes the statutory tax rate of non-taxable jurisdictions.

  • statenullable string

    ISO 3166-2 subdivision code, without country prefix. For example, “NY” for New York, United States.

More attributes

  • objectstring

    String representing the object’s type. Objects of the same type share the same value.

  • createdtimestamp

    Time at which the object was created. Measured in seconds since the Unix epoch.

  • effective_percentagenullable float

    Actual/effective tax rate percentage out of 100. For tax calculations with automatic_tax[enabled]=true, this percentage reflects the rate actually used to calculate tax based on the product’s taxability and whether the user is registered to collect taxes in the corresponding jurisdiction.

  • flat_amountnullable object

    The amount of the tax rate when the rate_type is flat_amount. Tax rates with rate_type percentage can vary based on the transaction, resulting in this field being null. This field exposes the amount and currency of the flat tax rate.

    • flat_amount.amountinteger

      Amount of the tax when the rate_type is flat_amount. This positive integer represents how much to charge in the smallest currency unit (e.g., 100 cents to charge $1.00 or 100 to charge ¥100, a zero-decimal currency). The amount value supports up to eight digits (e.g., a value of 99999999 for a USD charge of $999,999.99).

    • flat_amount.currencystring

      Three-letter ISO currency code, in lowercase.

  • jurisdiction_levelnullable enum

    The level of the jurisdiction that imposes this tax rate. Will be null for manually defined tax rates.

    Possible enum values
    city
    country
    county
    district
    multiple
    state
  • livemodeboolean

    Has the value true if the object exists in live mode or the value false if the object exists in test mode.

  • rate_typenullable enum

    Indicates the type of tax rate applied to the taxable amount. This value can be null when no tax applies to the location. This field is only present for TaxRates created by Stripe Tax.

    Possible enum values
    flat_amount

    A fixed amount applied as tax, regardless of the taxable amount, such as a retail delivery fee.

    percentage

    A tax rate expressed as a percentage of the taxable amount, such as the sales tax rate in California.

  • tax_typenullable enum

    The high-level tax type, such as vat or sales_tax.

    Possible enum values
    amusement_tax

    Amusement Tax

    communications_tax

    Communications Tax

    gst

    Goods and Services Tax

    hst

    Harmonized Sales Tax

    igst

    Integrated Goods and Services Tax

    jct

    Japanese Consumption Tax

    lease_tax

    Chicago Lease Tax

    pst

    Provincial Sales Tax

    qst

    Quebec Sales Tax

    retail_delivery_fee

    Retail Delivery Fee

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The Tax Rate object
{
"id": "txr_1MzS4RLkdIwHu7ixwvpZ9c2i",
"object": "tax_rate",
"active": true,
"country": null,
"created": 1682114687,
"description": "VAT Germany",
"display_name": "VAT",
"inclusive": false,
"jurisdiction": "DE",
"livemode": false,
"metadata": {},
"percentage": 16,
"state": null,
"tax_type": null
}