Collect tax in Tennessee

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

When to register for tax collection

See Thresholds to get insights about your potential tax registration obligations in Tennessee. 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.

Sales tax

Remote sellers must register to collect and remit sales tax in Tennessee when, in the prior twelve months, they exceed a sales threshold of 100,000 USD.

The threshold includes retail sales, whether taxable or non-taxable. The threshold excludes wholesale sales (sales for resale) and marketplace sales.

If your Origin address in the tax settings page of the Dashboard is in Tennessee, you’re not a remote seller and you must register due to your physical presence in the state.

Other taxes

We also support calculation and collection of Amusement taxes in many Tennessee local jurisdictions. These taxes apply to participant and spectator based entertainment, recreational or amusement activities. Stripe doesn’t include transactions for this tax in its threshold monitoring.

Register to collect tax

Register for sales tax in Tennessee at the tax authority.

Read our guide to navigate sales tax registration for help. You can also use Stripe to register on your behalf.

After registering, add your registration in the Stripe Dashboard to start collecting tax on your transactions in Tennessee. You must add registrations for types other than sales tax, such as the Gatlinburg Amusement Tax, as separate registrations in Stripe.

How we calculate taxes

If your origin address is in the US and differs from your customer’s state, Stripe always calculates tax based on your customer’s location.

If your customer is in Tennessee and your origin address is also in Tennessee, Stripe applies tax based on your origin address, depending on the type of product or service you sell.

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 Tennessee filing requirements. You have the option to report on an annual, fiscal year, quarterly, or monthly basis.

Reporting-specific considerations:

• In most areas of Tennessee, if the price of a single item exceeds the local tax limit for that specific area, the local tax doesn’t apply to that excess amount. You won’t see a location report for Tennessee if you have these transactions. Use the exports instead for a detailed tax breakdown of each transaction.

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.