AccurateTax

Overview

AccurateTax is a cloud-based sales tax compliance platform designed for e-commerce retailers, wholesale businesses, and online merchants. Its flagship SaaS tool, TaxTools™, integrates directly into shopping carts to perform real-time, address-level sales tax calculations using geolocation technology. As an official Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) Certified Service Provider (CSP), AccurateTax handles address validation, exemption certificate management, product-specific tax rules, and tax return filings across thousands of US jurisdictions.

What it does

• Calculates real-time sales tax rates at checkout using precise address-level geolocation technology.
• Validates and normalizes shipping addresses against USPS-approved standards to minimize delivery errors.
• Manages exemption certificates and product-specific taxability rules including sales tax holidays.
• Prepares and files automated sales tax returns and remittances across US state and local jurisdictions.

Who it's for

• E-Commerce Retailers
• Online Merchants
• Multi-State Sellers
• Wholesale Distributors

Why it works

• Certified Service Provider (CSP) status under Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) enables zero-cost tax services in qualifying states.
• Uses roof-top geolocation instead of unreliable ZIP code boundaries to ensure audit-proof rate accuracy.
• Provides pre-built plug-ins and flexible REST APIs for fast integration with major e-commerce platforms.
• Tiered usage pricing makes enterprise-grade tax compliance accessible and affordable for SMBs.

Founder story

AccurateTax was developed in 2002 by NetBlazon LLC, founded by Peter Petracco and Susan Petracco, after recognizing that online merchants struggled with complex sales tax compliance. Initially launching ZIP-code-based tax calculators, the team evolved the product into a cloud-based SaaS platform (TaxTools) utilizing exact rooftop geolocation. AccurateTax subsequently became an official Streamlined Sales Tax Certified Service Provider.

Alternatives

• Avalara
• TaxJar
• Quaderno
• Anrok

Comparison overview

• AccurateTax is an officially certified SST Certified Service Provider (CSP) offering zero-cost tax filing services in participating SST states, whereas traditional tax plugins charge recurring filing fees regardless of state agreements.
• It focuses on rooftop geolocation calculations rather than simple ZIP code tax lookup tables.