Taxes

Guides

Current Flow scope: the mobile Sell screen does not currently add tax to charges, invoices, payment links, or subscription links. Use Stripe Tax and the Stripe Dashboard for tax setup and reporting until in-app tax collection is released.

What Stripe Tax does for you

Automatic calculation

Stripe Tax calculates the correct sales tax, VAT, or GST for every transaction based on location.

Location-aware

Tax rates are determined from your business address and the customer's location. No manual rate tables.

Tax reports

Stripe generates tax summary reports for every period, making filing and compliance straightforward.

Global coverage

Supports US sales tax (all states), EU VAT, UK VAT, Australian GST, Canadian GST/HST, and more.

Managing taxes today

Open Stripe Tax settings in the Stripe Dashboard.
Enable Stripe Tax and complete any required registrations.
Configure products, prices, invoices, or hosted checkout behavior in Stripe where tax should apply.
Review tax reports in the Stripe Dashboard.
For Flow in-person Sell charges, enter the final total amount manually until automatic tax is added to Flow.

Planned Flow tax support

Tax settings surfaced directly in Flow Settings
Automatic tax calculation during Sell checkout
Tax details reflected in receipt and transaction views
Better guidance when Stripe Tax is not enabled for the connected account

Manual tax rates

If you prefer not to use Stripe Tax, create fixed tax rates in your Stripe Dashboard and assign them to Stripe products and invoices there. Flow does not currently apply those manual tax rates during mobile Sell checkout.

Tax advice disclaimer: Flow and Stripe provide tools for tax collection - consult a qualified tax professional for advice on your specific tax obligations.