CSV Import · Direct Filing Obligations
Shopify
Shopify

Shopifysales tax, sorted.

Shopify doesn't collect sales tax for you. Every state you ship into is your direct obligation. Taxero tracks every threshold and files in states where you're obligated.

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Shopify doesn't collect for you

This is the critical difference between Shopify and marketplace platforms like Whatnot or TikTok Shop.

Marketplace (e.g. Whatnot)
Sale made
Platform collects tax
Platform remits to state
You still track nexus, but tax is handled
Shopify (direct store)
Sale made
YOUR obligation
YOU remit to state
No one collecting on your behalf

Not a marketplace facilitator

Unlike Whatnot, TikTok Shop, Amazon, or eBay, Shopify does not collect and remit sales tax as a marketplace facilitator. Your store, your obligation.

Every nexus state is direct exposure

Every state where your sales cross economic nexus thresholds is a state where you must register, collect, and file. There is no intermediary.

Higher urgency, higher exposure

Most Shopify sellers don't realize their exposure until a notice arrives from a state's department of revenue. Taxero catches this before it becomes a problem.

How to export from Shopify

Six steps. Takes less than 2 minutes.

01

Log in to Shopify Admin

Go to admin.shopify.com and sign in to your store.

02

Click "Orders"

In the left sidebar, click "Orders" to open your orders list.

03

Click "Export"

In the top right of the Orders page, click the "Export" button.

04

Choose export options

Select "All orders" and choose "CSV for Excel, Numbers, or other spreadsheet programs".

05

Click "Export orders"

Click the "Export orders" button. Shopify will email you the CSV (or download it directly for smaller stores).

06

Upload to Taxero

Upload the downloaded CSV to Taxero and select "Shopify" as your platform. We handle the rest.

Note: Shopify exports one row per line item — if an order has 3 products, it will have 3 rows. Taxero automatically combines multi-item orders for accurate totals.

CSV columns we parse

Every relevant field from your Shopify export, mapped automatically.

Order Name
#1001, #1002, etc.
Created At
order date
Subtotal
taxable sale amount, after discounts
Shipping
shipping amount
Taxes
tax collected — used for records only
Shipping Province
ship-to state — primary nexus field
Billing Province
fallback if no shipping province
Financial Status
refunded/voided orders auto-excluded

The Shopify seller's compliance reality

Growing Shopify stores are often the most exposed sellers in the US market.

Most exposed seller type

Unlike marketplace sellers who have a platform intermediary, Shopify store owners have direct obligations in every state they cross nexus. There's no safety net.

Each new state = new obligation

As you expand shipping across the US, each new state where your sales cross the economic nexus threshold becomes a direct filing obligation. Most sellers hit 5-10 states before they realize it.

Notices arrive without warning

Most Shopify sellers don't discover their sales tax exposure until a notice arrives from a state's department of revenue — sometimes with years of back-tax and penalties attached.

Taxero catches it before it becomes a problem

Taxero tracks every state threshold as you upload your orders, and files returns in states where you're obligated. You stay compliant as you grow, not after a crisis.

Your Shopify sales tax, handled.

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