TaxJar – Sales Tax Automation for WooCommerce vs TaxDebug for WooCommerce

Are your WooCommerce taxes actually correct? If you’re using WooCommerce Tax, TaxJar, or Avalara to calculate sales tax automatically, you’re trusting a black box with your compliance. But what happens when it gets it wrong? A customer in Ohio gets charged $0 tax — and you don’t find out until quarter-end WooCommerce Tax under-collects county-level tax on 200 orders before you notice Your effective rate suddenly drops and you have no idea why Your accountant asks “how was this tax calculated?” and you have no answer TaxDebug for WooCommerce is your tax safety net. It watches every order, detects problems automatically, and gives you the audit trail your accountant needs. What TaxDebug Does For You 1. Catches Tax Mistakes Automatically Our Issue Detection Engine scans every order and flags: * Zero tax collected where tax was expected * Tax charged in non-taxable regions (customers complaining about overcharges) * Rate mismatches vs. reference rates * Missing local/county/city taxes * Tax amount changes between cart and checkout * Suspected API errors from your tax service 2. Shows You Exactly How Every Order Was Taxed Stop guessing. For every order, TaxDebug shows you: * Which tax service calculated the rates (WooCommerce Core, WooCommerce Tax, TaxJar, Avalara) * The exact tax rates applied at line-item level * Full calculation breakdowns so you can verify accuracy * Which jurisdiction triggered each tax amount 3. Gives Your Accountant What They Need Export audit-ready reports in seconds: * Summary reports by country and state * Detailed order-level tax breakdowns (CSV, Excel-compatible) * Issue reports for your review and resolution * Filter by date range, country, state, tax source, and more 4. Beautiful Dashboard at a Glance * KPI cards: total tax collected, taxable sales, effective rates * Interactive charts: tax by state, country, and over time * One-click issue identification — see which orders need attention 5. 100% Safe — Never Touches Your Tax Calculations TaxDebug only observes and reports. It does NOT modify how taxes are calculated, does NOT interfere with your existing tax setup, and works alongside any tax plugin. Who Is TaxDebug For? Store owners who use automated tax services and want to trust but verify Accountants and bookkeepers who need detailed tax breakdowns for filings Agency managers who manage multiple WooCommerce stores and need tax oversight Anyone who has been burned by a tax calculation error and doesn’t want it to happen again Compatibility TaxDebug works with any WooCommerce tax setup: * WooCommerce Core tax rates (manual rates) * WooCommerce Tax (automated taxes via TaxJar) * TaxJar plugin * Avalara AvaTax * Any other tax plugin or custom calculation Requirements WordPress 5.8 or higher WooCommerce 5.0 or higher PHP 7.4 or higher Privacy TaxDebug stores order tax data locally in your WordPress database. This includes: * Order IDs and dates * Customer billing/shipping addresses (country, state, city, postcode only) * Order totals and tax amounts * Tax calculation details TaxDebug does NOT: * Store payment information * Store full customer names or personal details beyond address location Data retention can be configured in Settings. You can also manually clear all logs at any time. Feedback Collection TaxDebug collects optional feedback to improve the plugin: In-app feedback: Report false positives, false negatives, feature requests, or success stories Usage analytics: Anonymous local tracking of which features are used Deactivation survey: Optional one-question survey when deactivating Local Storage: All feedback is always stored locally in your WordPress database. Optional Remote Sending: You can opt-in to send anonymous feedback to the developer to help improve TaxDebug. This is disabled by default and must be explicitly enabled in Settings. What IS Sent (When Opted-In) Anonymous store UUID (random identifier, NOT your domain) Feedback type and message Your email (only if you voluntarily provide it) Store country and currency Active tax plugin (e.g., TaxJar, Avalara) Plugin, WordPress, and WooCommerce versions Daily aggregated counts: orders logged, issues detected, features used What is NEVER Sent Your site URL or domain name Customer names, emails, or addresses Order details, totals, or line items Tax amounts or financial data Any personally identifiable information (PII) How to Disable Remote Sending Go to WooCommerce → TaxDebug → Settings and turn off “Send Anonymous Feedback”. You can do this at any time. Local feedback storage will continue to work. Developer Notes Hooks & Filters TaxDebug provides several hooks for extensibility: Actions: * taxdebug_loaded – Fired when TaxDebug is fully loaded * taxdebug_order_logged – Fired when an order is logged (params: log_id, order_id, payload) * taxdebug_installed – Fired on plugin installation * taxdebug_logs_cleaned_up – Fired when old logs are cleaned up Filters: * taxdebug_order_payload – Filter the order payload before logging * taxdebug_detected_issues – Add custom issue detection rules REST API Endpoints TaxDebug provides a REST API under the taxdebug/v1 namespace: GET /logs – Get tax logs with filtering GET /logs/{id} – Get single log GET /logs/order/{order_id} – Get log by order ID POST /logs/reanalyze/{order_id} – Re-analyze an order GET /issues – Get detected issues GET /stats/dashboard – Get dashboard statistics GET /stats/chart/time – Get time series chart data GET /stats/chart/state – Get tax by state data GET /stats/chart/country – Get tax by country data GET /export/summary – Export summary CSV GET /export/detailed – Export detailed CSV GET /export/issues – Export issues CSV All endpoints require manage_woocommerce capability. Database Tables TaxDebug creates custom tables: {prefix}taxdebug_logs – Stores order tax log data {prefix}taxdebug_issues – Stores detected issues {prefix}taxdebug_feedback – Stores user feedback submissions {prefix}taxdebug_analytics – Stores usage analytics {prefix}taxdebug_error_logs – Stores internal error logs WP-CLI Commands (Coming in future versions)

Painless sales tax calculations, reporting and filing for WooCommerce! Get accurate sales tax calculations and return-ready reports. TaxJar for WooCommerce takes care of all your sales tax needs. Connect TaxJar directly with your WooCommerce store and marketplaces, to get up and running, fast. Why WooCommerce Customers Love TaxJar: Seamless & Automatic Filing. TaxJar AutoFile automatically submits your returns to the states where you’re registered and ensures you never miss a due date. Return-Ready, Jurisdiction-Level Reporting. TaxJar saves hours on sales tax filings by organizing sales data into easy-to-read, exportable, return-ready state reports. Real-time Sales Tax Rates & Calculations. TaxJar API instantly provides accurate sales tax rates at checkout for upgraded plans. With 99.99% uptime, you can count on us for your calculations. TaxJar will also have no impact on your site performance or page load times. Economic Nexus Insights. Import your sales data into TaxJar to determine where your sales have met or exceeded the economic threshold in each state. Get guidance on how to begin complying with sales tax in any new state. Pricing: Transparent, order-based pricing. No setup fees, connector fees, or service filing fees. Contact TaxJar sales to get a free demo or a quote at 855-800-6681, or request a free demo. Note: If your business exceeds 1,000 orders per month, an upgraded account will be required for real-time sales tax calculations through the TaxJar API. Other Notable Features: Simple onboarding accelerates the time it takes to get up and running (typically within 7 days) Award-Winning support. Our TaxJar experts are here to help troubleshoot and answer questions with industry-leading support. Exempt non-taxable products and take advantage of TaxJar’s built-in sales tax categories for product exemptions such as clothing, food, software, and more. If you sell on other marketplaces or platforms beyond WooCommerce, get your sales tax data all in one spot. How It Works Here’s how the TaxJar for WooCommerce plugin works: At the cart and checkout page, TaxJar takes the following input from your store: Your store address Your customer’s address Order details such as line items and shipping And returns accurate sales tax (including state, county, city, and special taxes) based on… Your store address Any nexus locations stored in your TaxJar account Local sales tax sourcing laws (origin-based or destination-based) Shipping taxability laws (shipping is not taxable in every state) Product exemptions if configured for specific products Itemized discounts for coupons Sales tax holidays