Taxes policy

Last updated: January 20, 2025

Taxes are an important part of functional society. Where our Product is taxable, we collect and remit consumption tax to governments at the local, state, and/or federal levels. If your billing address is in one of the following jurisdictions, you'll see an additional line item on your invoice for sales tax or VAT. The subscription prices on our website are all exclusive of sales tax and VAT.

The tax rate and rules are determined by each jurisdiction and sometimes vary by whether you are using our Product for business/commercial or personal purposes. As regulations change, we will update this list.

Jurisdictions we collect and remit taxes for

Within the US

We collect sales tax from customers based in:

  • Alaska (only certain jurisdictions charge sales tax)
  • Arizona
  • Chicago (Illinois)
  • Connecticut
  • District of Columbia
  • Hawaii
  • Iowa
  • Kentucky
  • Massachusetts
  • New Mexico
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Washington
  • West Virginia

Each US state has their own sales tax exemption rules. If your organization is tax-exempt, please share your state-specific tax exemption documentation with us. Because not all US federal exemptions are recognized by each state, an IRS tax exemption letter is not enough.

Within the EU

We collect VAT on sales to European customers based in:

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Sweden
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

Within Canada

We collect GST/HST (and PST where applicable) on sales to Canadian customers based in:

  • Alberta
  • British Columbia (+ PST)
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nova Scotia
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon

Updating your billing address

If you need to change your billing information because you don't actually reside in a taxable jurisdiction, you can easily handle that within your organization settings. You may need to re-enter your credit card information as part of the billing address update. Organization owners can update their billing address in-app:

  • Sign in using your account credentials.
  • Navigate to the Organizations overview using the user button (top-right corner on the website).
  • Select the organization for which you want to update the billing address.
  • Select the "Manage subscription" button under "Manage payment info and invoices".
  • Click the "Update billing information" link under "Billing information".
  • Update your billing information and save the changes.

We're here to help

Please contact us if you have trouble or if:

  • You believe you're being charged in error.
  • Your organization is tax exempt or has a VAT identification number. Alongside your tax exempt certification or VAT identification number, please include your account and organization information when you contact us.
  • You have any additional questions.

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