Collect tax in Maine
Learn how to use Stripe Tax to calculate, collect, and report tax in Maine.
When to register for tax collection
See Thresholds 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.
Sellers who exceed the gross sales threshold must register for a Maine sales tax permit, collect sales tax on sales shipped to Maine, and remit that sales tax to the state.
Maine dropped its transaction threshold, effective 1 January 2022.
Threshold: 100,000 USD
Period: Previous or current year
Included transactions: Gross sales
Effective date: 1 July 2018
Register to collect tax
Register for sales tax in Maine at the tax authority. Read more about registering for sales tax in the US in our guide.
After you’ve registered to collect tax in Maine, 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 Maine.
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 Maine filing requirements. You have the option to report on an annual, semi-annual, quarterly, or monthly basis.
Filing
You are responsible for filing and remitting your taxes to Maine. Stripe doesn’t file taxes on your behalf. For automating filing in the US, we recommend using TaxJar’s AutoFile solution.