# Collect tax in the United States

Learn how to use Stripe Tax to calculate, collect, and report tax in the US.

Businesses selling goods and services to customers in the United States (US) might need to collect sales tax. Tax rates and rules vary by region. For each state and territory below, you can find information about registration thresholds, supported tax calculations, and relevant resources. Select a region to see specific details.

- **Status**

  - None No transactions

- **Tax type**

  Sales tax (including seller use tax)

- **Threshold**

  100,000 USD or 200 transactions

- **Included transactions**

  Sales of tangible personal property and taxable services, including wholesale sales

- **Registration resources**

  [Maine Revenue Services](https://www.maine.gov/revenue/taxes/sales-use-service-provider-tax)

## When to register for tax collection

In Maine, Stripe Tax supports calculation and collection of sales tax (including seller use tax).

See [Needs attention](https://dashboard.stripe.com/tax/locations?primary_tab=needs_attention) tab to get insights about your potential tax registration obligations in Maine. 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](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/monitoring.md).

Remote sellers must register to collect and remit sales tax in Maine when, in the previous or current calendar year, they do one of the following:

- Exceed a sales threshold of 100,000 USD
- Meet or exceed a volume threshold of 200 transactions

The thresholds include sales of tangible personal property and taxable services, including wholesale sales (sales for resale). The thresholds exclude sales of nontaxable services and marketplace sales.

If your **head office** in the [tax settings page](https://dashboard.stripe.com/settings/tax) of the Dashboard is in Maine, you’re not a remote seller and you must register due to your physical presence in the state.

## Register to collect tax

If you’re a remote seller, [Stripe can register with the local tax authorities](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/use-stripe-to-register.md) for you.

Register for sales tax in Maine at the [tax authority](https://www.maine.gov/revenue/taxes/sales-use-service-provider-tax). Read more about registering for [sales tax in the US in our guide](https://stripe.com/guides/sales-tax-registration-process-us).

After you’ve registered to collect tax in Maine, go to [Registrations](https://dashboard.stripe.com/tax/registrations?location=us-me) to add your registrations to Stripe in the Dashboard. This turns on tax calculation and collection in Stripe for your transactions in Maine.

Learn [how to add your registration](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/registering.md#track-your-registrations-in-the-tax-dashboard) 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 [Locations](https://dashboard.stripe.com/tax/locations) 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](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/reports.md#exports).

### Location reports

[Location reports](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/reports.md#us-location-reports) offer a summary of transaction and refund data for specific US locations and align with Maine filing requirements. You have the option to report on an annual, semiannual, quarterly, or monthly basis.

### Filing

Stripe Tax has filing partners—Taxually, Marosa, and Hands-off Sales Tax (HOST)—to help automate your tax filing. These partners automatically sync your tax transaction data in real time, eliminating the need for manual data entry or file transfers. Learn more about [tax filing](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/filing.md).

## See also

- [Set up Stripe Tax](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/set-up.md)
- [Register for sales tax, VAT, and GST](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/registering.md)
- [Use Stripe to register](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/use-stripe-to-register.md)