TaxDebug for WooCommerce vs WonderTax Labs

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)

Automate Your Sales Tax Compliance WonderTax Labs: Audita seamlessly integrates your WooCommerce store with WonderTax Labs for automated sales tax tracking, compliance, and real-time tax calculation at checkout. Features Real-Time Tax Calculation – Accurate sales tax rates calculated during checkout based on customer location Block Checkout Support – Full compatibility with WooCommerce Cart and Checkout Blocks Automatic Order Sync – All orders automatically synced to WonderTax Labs for tax compliance tracking Multi-Jurisdiction Support – Handles complex tax scenarios across all US states and jurisdictions Historical Order Import – Import and analyze past orders for comprehensive tax compliance Secure Integration – Enterprise-grade encryption for all credentials and data transmission Easy Setup – Simple OAuth connection process with minimal configuration How It Works Install & Connect – Install the plugin and connect your store to WonderTax Labs Enable Tax Calculation – Optionally enable real-time tax calculation at checkout Automatic Tracking – All orders are automatically tracked for tax compliance Stay Compliant – WonderTax Labs handles the complexity of multi-state tax compliance Requirements WooCommerce 8.0 or higher PHP 8.0 or higher WordPress 6.0 or higher HTTPS-enabled site WonderTax Labs account (sign up at app.wonder.tax) Privacy & Security This plugin connects to WonderTax Labs (app.wonder.tax) to provide tax calculation and compliance services. When you connect your store: Order data (customer location, product details, amounts) is sent to WonderTax Labs All data is transmitted securely over HTTPS Credentials are encrypted using industry-standard encryption No payment information is transmitted Data is used solely for tax compliance purposes Read our Privacy Policy for more information. External Services This plugin connects to WonderTax Labs (app.wonder.tax) to provide tax calculation and compliance services. Service URL: https://app.wonder.tax Service Documentation: https://app.wonder.tax/integrations/woocommerce/docs Privacy Policy: https://wonder.tax/privacy Terms of Service: https://wonder.tax/tos Data transmitted includes: * Order information (amounts, customer location, product details) * Store information (name, currency, timezone) * No payment or sensitive financial data is transmitted All connections use HTTPS encryption and credentials are stored securely.