TaxCloud™ Breezes Free Sales Tax System Across the Internet

SEATTLE, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Tax Authority (FedTax.net), a private company committed to making it easy for online merchants to collect sales tax, announces the launch of its TaxCloud™ sales tax calculation and remittance service. TaxCloud is free and easy to use, and it can be integrated with virtually any accounting or e-commerce shopping cart system. TaxCloud calculates the sales tax due on any purchase in any tax jurisdiction in the nation and stands ready to assist merchants with meeting the requirements of HR 5660, the Main Street Fairness Act, now pending before Congress.  

FedTax.net has been designated a Certified Service Provider (CSP) by the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board. The CSP designation means that TaxCloud meets rigorous standards for sales tax calculation. Merchants who sign up with TaxCloud can instantly calculate the local sales tax due on any transaction for over 13,000 tax jurisdictions.

The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA) is the result of the cooperative efforts of 44 states, the District of Columbia, local governments, and the business community to simplify sales tax collection and administration. The agreement minimizes costs and administrative burdens for retailers that collect sales tax, particularly retailers operating in multiple states. It encourages internet and mail order retailers to collect tax on sales to customers in the SSUTA member states. It also aims to level the playing field, so that brick-and-mortar stores and remote sellers operate under the same sales tax rules. 

TaxCloud can perform all of a merchant's sales and use tax functions (except the merchant's obligation to remit tax on its own purchases). Each member state has certified the accuracy of the TaxCloud service. TaxCloud automatically monitors tax codes and incorporates any changes—so all TaxCloud merchants maintain compliance with all local sales tax laws with zero effort. TaxCloud also generates reports and automatically files state-by-state Simplified Electronic Returns for the merchant. In addition, merchants who use TaxCloud will qualify for amnesty from the SSUTA member states for failing to collect sales tax in the past.  

"Achieving Certified Service Provider status is a great accomplishment for FedTax.net," said R. David L. Campbell, Chief Executive Officer. "Our company was founded specifically to offer online merchants a free and easy way to accurately calculate and remit voter-approved state and local sales tax. The introduction of this legislation by Congressman Delahunt is an important step towards the equitable collection of sales taxes and will simultaneously provide local municipalities with much-needed revenue."

TaxCloud takes advantage of an extensive cloud computing infrastructure. "By using cloud computing, we were able to build a massively scalable, highly available, and secure service at a much lower cost, which allows us to offer our service free to our customers. We designed our system from the ground up to be easy to use for businesses of any size, even those with no dedicated IT departments," noted Paul Onnen, Chief Technical Officer and Chief Information Security Officer.  

Now that all the work involved in achieving the CSP designation has been completed, FedTax.net is moving into the next phase of the company's mission: modernizing the sales tax subsystems for every e-commerce and point-of-sale system in the country.

About FedTax.net

The Federal Tax Authority is a private company that is committed to making it easy for online merchants to collect sales tax. FedTax.net was founded by technology veterans with extensive experience in the large-scale development, deployment, and support of internet-based services in environments with extremely high transaction volumes and financially sensitive information. The management team has been directly involved in building some of the most recognizable brands in e-commerce, including Google, Microsoft, and Expedia.

FedTax.net has been designated a Certified Service Provider by the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board. The company's TaxCloud service enables e-commerce retailers to easily calculate and remit voter-approved local sales taxes across the country. TaxCloud is free to merchants and can be easily integrated into virtually any accounting or e-commerce shopping cart system.  

FedTax.net is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and has an office in Stamford, Connecticut.

SOURCE The Federal Tax Authority