Vertex for e-Commerce is an API-based solution that automates indirect tax determination and compliance for e-commerce platforms. It supports customer location determination and complex taxability logic, enabling businesses to scale across jurisdictions in the checkout experience. Vertex for e-Commerce provides in-depth reporting capabilities to help businesses remit taxes and meet tax obligations.

Supported features

Here's a list of features supported in this service:

• Automate indirect tax determination and compliance across the checkout experience.
• Reduce tax calculation errors and audit risk to help ensure compliance with indirect tax obligations.
• Accelerate implementation with a simple API that delivers value quickly.
• Reliable tax calculation in a high-availability service.

For more information, see Supported Features.

Components

Vertex for e-Commerce includes the following components:

• Seller Transaction API—Integrate tax determination and compliance, and related services into your financial host system. Use the API endpoint to model transactions. For more information, see Getting Started with the APIs.
• Vertex Invoice IQ—Generate tax-compliant digital invoices. For more information, see Vertex Invoice IQ.
• Vertex Validator—Validate tax identification numbers to support business-to-business (B2B) transactions. For more information, see Vertex Validator.
• Dashboard—Manage settings, reports, and users in a user interface.

The following image illustrates a standard Vertex for e-Commerce deployment.

Integrations

Integrate the service with your financial host system by using the REST APIs.

Use the Seller Transaction API to model seller transactions and calculate tax. For more information, see Getting Started with the APIs. For transaction modeling guidance, see Transaction Modeling.

Supported countries and regions

For more information, see Supported Countries and Regions.

Considerations

Note the following considerations:

• The service does not support Brazil.
• The service supports only digital goods.