Collect tax in the District of Columbia
Learn how to use Stripe Tax to calculate, collect, and report tax in the District of Columbia.
When to register for tax collection
See Thresholds to get insights about your potential tax registration obligations in the District of Columbia. Stripe also notifies you with email and Dashboard alerts when you need to register to collect tax. Learn more about how the monitoring tool works.
Remote sellers in the District of Columbia who exceed the 100,000 USD gross sales or the 200 transactions number must register for a DC sales tax permit, collect sales tax on orders that ship to DC, and remit the sales tax to the state.
Threshold: 100,000 USD or 200 transactions
Period: Previous or current year
Included transactions: Retail sales
Effective date: 1 January 2019
Register to collect tax
Register for sales tax in the District of Columbia at the tax authority. Read more about registering for sales tax in the US in our guide. You can also use Stripe to register on your behalf.
After you’ve registered to collect tax in the District of Columbia, go to Registrations to add your registrations to Stripe in the Dashboard. This turns on tax calculation and collection in Stripe for your transactions in the District of Columbia.
Learn how to add your registration in the Dashboard.
How we calculate taxes
Stripe calculates the taxes that apply to your customer’s location.
Report and file your taxes
Stripe provides reports of your completed tax transactions. Go to Registrations to access these reports.
Exports
The tax transaction data export provides a comprehensive and aggregated view of transactions by location, including a breakdown of individual tax amounts. Learn more about tax reporting exports.
Location reports
Location reports offer a summary of transaction and refund data for specific US locations and align with District of Columbia filing requirements. You have the option to report on an annual, quarterly, or monthly basis.
Filing
You are responsible for filing and remitting your taxes to the District of Columbia. Stripe doesn’t file taxes on your behalf. For automating filing in the US, we recommend using TaxJar’s AutoFile solution.