# BigCommerce Sales Tax Integration: Step-by-Step Guide

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Published: 2024-11-27

Install the Kintsugi Tax app from the BigCommerce App Store, connect your organization, approve products, and enable tax calculation. Then confirm the setup.

Kintsugi and BigCommerce address different parts of an ecommerce operation. BigCommerce supports online-store management, while Kintsugi helps businesses monitor nexus, register, collect, remit, and file sales tax. Integrating the two can help centralize sales-tax compliance and reduce manual work.

## Who Is Kintsugi?

Kintsugi is a B2B SaaS company offering sales-tax automation tools. Kintsugi helps entrepreneurs manage sales-tax compliance by monitoring nexus, registration, collection, remittance, and filing. Its compliance workflow is organized around three steps:

- Connect and monitor
- Register and collect
- Remit and file

### Key Features

Kintsugi’s platform supports sales-tax compliance automation, no-code integrations, product and customer taxability settings, exemptions, and special tax rules. The platform is designed to apply tax rates based on transaction details and customer location, subject to the configuration and data supplied by the business.

## Who Is BigCommerce?

BigCommerce is an ecommerce platform for setting up and managing online stores that sell digital, physical, and service-based products. It supports product management, inventory control, marketing, SEO, payment gateways, and integrations with third-party providers.

BigCommerce also supports APIs and SDKs for extended customization and can connect with additional sales channels. Its reporting capabilities help businesses review sales, customers, and marketing activity.

## Understanding Kintsugi and BigCommerce Synergy

Integrating Kintsugi with BigCommerce can support:

- **Simplified tax compliance:** Kintsugi can manage tax calculations, exemptions, and special tax rules based on the configuration of the account.
- **Streamlined operations:** Sales-tax calculations can be performed within the BigCommerce checkout workflow when the integration is configured and enabled.
- **Reduced administrative burden:** Automation can reduce manual rate and taxability work.
- **Improved customer experience:** Detailed invoices with accurate tax charges can give customers more visibility into the amounts collected.

## Preparation Before Integration

Before starting, make sure you have a Kintsugi account and access to the BigCommerce store’s app-management settings. You will be prompted to sign in to Kintsugi during setup.

## Step-by-Step Integration Guide

1. Log in to the BigCommerce App Store.
2. Open the Apps section in the sidebar and search for Kintsugi.
3. Install the Kintsugi Tax app.
4. When Kintsugi requests access to the store, select **Confirm** to proceed.
5. Follow the redirect to Kintsugi’s login page and enter your credentials. If you do not have an account, follow the account-creation prompts.
6. Select the Kintsugi organization to which the BigCommerce store belongs.
7. Select **Add** to add organization details.
8. Fill in the required organization fields.
9. Identify and list the locations where the business has a physical presence.
10. Open **Products to Approve**, select **Review**, and approve products when applicable.
11. Select **Enable** for **Enable Tax Calculation** after the initial sync is complete, required organization details are present, and active tax registrations have been added.
12. Verify the setup in BigCommerce under **Settings > Tax**. Kintsugi should appear as the configured tax service.

## Integrate Kintsugi with BigCommerce Today

Kintsugi’s BigCommerce integration is designed to reduce manual sales-tax work while supporting multi-channel operations. Review your account configuration, product classifications, registrations, and tax settings before enabling calculation in production.

Sign up or book a demo to learn how Kintsugi can support your BigCommerce sales-tax workflow.