Quaderno
Automated tax compliance software for sales tax, VAT, and GST calculations worldwide.
Executive Summary
Quaderno is a cloud-based tax compliance software designed to automate the complexities of sales tax, VAT, and GST for online businesses globally. It provides tools to calculate and track these indirect taxes in real-time, ensuring businesses remain compliant as they sell across different jurisdictions. The platform offers features like real-time nexus tracking, automated invoicing, and the ability to register for VAT, GST, and US sales tax seller's permits on behalf of the user. Quaderno aims to simplify global tax compliance, allowing businesses of any size to scale without the burden of manual tax management. Through its flexible plans and powerful API, Quaderno integrates with various sales platforms, enabling businesses to automate tax calculations at checkout, record sales and refunds, and generate comprehensive tax reports and alerts.
Use Cases
- Automating sales tax, VAT, and GST calculations for e-commerce transactions.
- Tracking real-time sales tax nexus across different jurisdictions globally.
- Generating automated, compliant invoices for sales and refunds.
- Streamlining tax reporting and filing processes for indirect taxes.
- Embedding tax calculation and invoicing capabilities into marketplaces and platforms via API.
Features
Visibility
- Real-time Nexus Tracking: Monitors and displays a business's tax nexus status in various jurisdictions based on sales activity.
- Automated Invoicing: Automatically generates and sends compliant invoices for sales and refunds, including all necessary tax details.
- Compliance Dashboard: Offers a centralized view of tax liabilities, sales data, and compliance status across all active jurisdictions.
Intelligence
- Automated Tax Calculation: Automatically calculates sales tax, VAT, and GST based on real-time rules, product categories, and customer location.
- Real-time Nexus Tracking: Continuously monitors sales activity to identify and track tax nexus obligations in new regions.
Technical Specifications
- Architecture
- Cloud-native, microservices-based architecture with a REST API.
- Deployment
- SaaS
- API Available
- Yes
Integrations
- Stripe
- Zapier
Security & Compliance
Certifications: SOC 2, GDPR
Encryption: Data encrypted in transit and at rest.
Pricing
- Model
- Tiered, flat-rate monthly pricing based on transaction volume and tax registrations.
- Starting Price
- $49/month
- Target Customer
- SMB,Mid-Market,Enterprise
- Contract Type
- Flexible contracts; cancel anytime
- Free Trial
- Yes
About Quaderno
Quaderno is a tax compliance automation platform founded in 2014, designed to help online businesses, including SaaS companies and e-commerce stores, automate their tax management processes. The platform offers features such as real-time tax calculations, automatic invoicing, and tax reporting, enabling businesses to comply with global tax regulations efficiently.
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