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I haven't seen any deprecation notices for 2.5 yet, just for 2. I'd expect (and hope) the deprecation timeline for 2.5 is longer since 3.0 is still in preview. Maybe they just defa…

LLMs work great with Elixir. Running tsc in a loop while generating code still catches type errors introduced by an LLM and it’s faster than generating additional tests. Elixir is …

I set up a couple developer accounts recently for my clients. Just use a new Google Voice number for 2FA. I had to live chat with Apple support to get past initial verification bot…

Nintendo 2k1 website [1] was god tier slicing with the curved layout, inset menus, and sprites for the corners, edges, buttons without transparency. The pixel backgrounds, fonts, b…

Hi HN, I kept running into the same problem when helping clients forecast expenses for AI agents. Pricing can be complex and requires some serious spreadsheeting. You need to facto…

TaxJar | Engineering, DevOps, QA, Integrations | Remote (US Only) | Full Time | https://taxjar.com/careers TaxJar is the leading technology solution for busy eCommerce sellers to m…

TaxJar | Engineering, DevOps, QA, Integrations | Remote (US Only) | Full Time | https://taxjar.com/careers TaxJar is the leading technology solution for busy eCommerce sellers to m…

TaxJar | Engineering, DevOps, QA, Integrations | Remote (US Only) | Full Time | https://taxjar.com/careers TaxJar is the leading technology solution for busy eCommerce sellers to m…

TaxJar | Remote Only (USA) | Full time | https://www.taxjar.com/about/ TaxJar is the leading technology solution for busy eCommerce sellers to manage sales tax and is trusted by mo…

If you're just starting out, I'd register and collect sales tax in the state where you have a physical presence. You would only collect and remit sales tax in that state. As you gr…

TaxJar | Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails), Integration Developer (WooCommerce) | Remote / Distributed Team (US Only) | Full Time TaxJar is the leading technology solution for busy…

Can you expand on why TaxJar seems lighter after collecting sales tax? We have a fully automated reporting and filing solution that works at scale for over 10k merchants. Disclaime…

Correct, that pricing is specific to TrustFile for reporting and filing. They have a separate product called AvaTax [1] for calculating sales tax. If you decide to speak with a sal…

When using a sales tax API, the merchant configures their product catalog by assigning products to specific tax categories or tax codes based on the sales tax provider. Some tax ca…

SaaS is taxable in some states [1], so if you have nexus in one of those states you'll want to register for a sales tax permit and collect sales tax for that state. When these stat…

Some states consider SaaS [1] and digital products [2] taxable. Refer to the blog posts below: [1] https://blog.taxjar.com/saas-sales-tax/ [2] https://blog.taxjar.com/sales-tax-dig…

You can sign up for a free trial with TaxJar right away without calling a sales rep, no CC required. Sandbox API environment is included for all plans, but marketed toward Plus pla…

Keep in mind that Stripe only provides automated tax calculations for their Orders API (previously Relay) at this time. You'll have to use a sales tax API to handle calculations fo…

Yes, those platforms may handle sales tax calculations automatically for you for their specific platform. That's only the very first step. Merchants will then need to report and re…

Yes, there are affordable sales tax APIs available for calculating sales tax. Usually massive lookup tables are at the zip / postal code level and don't provide enough granular det…

Payment processing services could certainly build out their own solution to collect and remit sales tax, but a lot of merchants sell on a variety of platforms and channels. For ins…

If you have nexus in one or more states where SaaS is taxable, TaxJar can certainly help out. Here's a breakdown of SaaS taxability in the United States: http://blog.taxjar.com/saa…