Collect tax in Washington

When to register for tax collection

See Thresholds to get insights about your potential tax registration obligations in Washington. 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 must register to collect and remit tax in Washington when, in the previous or current calendar year, they exceed a sales threshold of 100,000 USD.

The threshold includes gross sales, including marketplace sales.

Register to collect tax

Register for sales tax in Washington 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 Washington, 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 Washington.

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

Reporting-specific considerations:

• Washington requires wholesale sales to be identified because they’re subject to a lower tax rate instead of being completely exempt. When a report contains any customer-exempt transactions, it displays a warning message. For a detailed breakdown of each transaction, export the transaction data.

Filing

You are responsible for filing and remitting your taxes to Washington. Stripe doesn’t file taxes on your behalf. For automating filing in the US, we recommend using TaxJar’s AutoFile solution.