Integrate Kintsugi with WooCommerce: A Seamless Fusion in Minutes

Are you planning to sell your artwork, book, or album? You can do so conveniently with WooCommerce. Yes, sharing your creativity with the world and running your own business isn't really that hard because the resources are at your fingertips.

WooCommerce was founded in 2008 and it has helped thousands of entrepreneurs start and grow their business because it's open source and available for free. The platform remains relevant until today.

So, if you are using WooCommerce, you are on the right track. Unfortunately, configuring taxes on the platform can be tricky. One user shared on a Wordpress Forum that WooCommerce was not charging sales tax for an address within Utah and they had already checked every forum available but couldn't find an answer.

Another WooCommerce user shared on Reddit that their store went live and orders were coming in, but they couldn't figure out how to set the taxes properly. They already "enabled tax rates and calculations" and chose to calculate taxes based on the customer's shipping address. However, WooCommerce would only calculate taxes if the product is shipped to the exact city and zip code where the shop is. It was a big problem because they ship across the United States.

It's a good thing that these issues can quickly be resolved using Kintsugi, a sales tax automation platform. Kintsugi automates your sales tax compliance so you can operate your business with confidence and save yourself from the hassle of manually configuring your sales taxes.

With Kintsugi, you'll save money and time and enjoy peace of mind because your sales tax compliance is automated. You can go about your business without worries since your compliance is guaranteed. I'll explain the benefits of sales tax automation in the next section.

Why Automating Sales Tax Compliance Matters

Many entrepreneurs struggle with managing their sales taxes. Even Shopify merchants experience the same struggles. In fact, many of them share their sales tax compliance horror stories online. But they have learned to avoid the same mistake by automating their sales taxes.

Here are some reasons why WooCommerce users should automate sales tax compliance.

Track tax rates and rules

One of the major benefits of using sales tax automation like Kintsugi is that the software is up to date with tax regulations and rates. Many business owners admit that the major challenge for them in managing sales tax is keeping themselves abreast with the ever-changing tax rules and rates that vary by state and jurisdiction.

Reduce manual errors

Manual sales tax compliance takes a lot of time and effort, especially if you are unfamiliar with the job. And even if you are knowledgeable, you have to ensure that you are up to date as you navigate 12,000 tax jurisdictions, each with its own rates and regulations.

Also, data entry and record-keeping are prone to human errors, and when you do this wrong, this can result in wrong calculations and may result in penalties or, worse, trigger an audit. Kintsugi uses Kintsugi Intelligence, its proprietary AI-powered system that converts U.S. sales tax regulation into over 300,000 lines of code to handle the process seamlessly.

Save time and money

According to Benjamin Franklin, "Time is money," and we agree. The hours and days you spend monthly for sales tax compliance will not give you revenue. Instead, you can spend that precious time growing your business or making memories with your loved one because you can never get it back.

"Achieving compliance is not an activity that is going to generate any revenue but many businesses are spending hundreds of hours each year doing this work," according to Pujun Bhatnagar, Kintsugi CEO.

Do not make the same mistake as the others.

Additionally, by automating your sales tax, you can ensure timely filing that will save you from penalties and interests.

Most importantly, sales tax automation tools like Kintsugi do the job accurately, so you are safe from mistakes that could trigger a lengthy and expensive audit.

Key Benefits of Kintsugi for WooCommerce

Kintsugi is making waves in the market by making sales tax compliance easy. Our customers are happy and satisfied with our service, and we are sure that you will experience the same if you use our tool to manage sales taxes for your WooCommerce store. Here are some advantages you will enjoy by getting Kintsugi.

Accurate Tax Calculations

Kintsugi uses real-time and location-specific tax rates for accurate calculations. Thanks to this, you are sure that you are safe from miscalculations. Kintsugi users are happy and satisfied with our tools' performance because it keeps them worry-free regarding tax calculations.

Ease of Use

One of the key advantages of Kintsugi over its competitors is its intuitive design. Kintsugi was designed to be user-friendly. Our users can feel this from onboarding to integration. Many said it was easy to navigate and they had no issues with the software. Some even said that it was a "piece of cake."

Scalability

Every business owner dreams of growing their business. For instance, it's common for sellers to dream of expanding their business by owning more stores in different areas. That would also mean more responsibility and calculating taxes from additional jurisdictions.

Seamless Integration

Another major advantage Kintsugi has over its competitors is our seamless no-code integration. You do not need a developer to integrate WooCommerce with Kintsugi and you can do so in minutes. I'll detail the integration steps in the following section.

Step-by-Step Guide to Integrating Kintsugi with WooCommerce

Kintsugi's sales tax automation tool supports WooCommerce users, and you will experience it through our easy and fast integration process. This will only take a couple of minutes and after that, you can go about your business without thinking about your sales tax compliance because that's what Kintsugi does best.

So, here’s a step-by-step guide to integrate your WooCommerce store with Kintsugi.

1. Go to your WooCommerce Store → Settings → Advanced and click the REST API link under the tabs.
2. Generate an API Key with Read Permissions.
3. Get your API keys and save it. The consumer key should start with “ck_” and consumer secret should start with “cs_.”
4. Go to Kintsugi → Data Sources → Browse Integrations and click on the WooCommerce tile.
5. Fill in the shop domain (this is the domain of your store) and the Admin URL (this is the url from the woocommerce admin panel) .
6. Enter your consumer key and consumer secret. Click Save.
7. Go to your products tab and approve any products that need classification.
8. Congratulations! You’ve now connected your WooCommerce store to Kintsugi!

Conclusion

Kintsugi is a great partner to your WooCommerce store in managing sales taxes. With our sales tax automation tool, you will never have to worry about configuring sales taxes, wrong tax calculations, and other tax compliance-related issues because Kintsugi has you covered.

More importantly, integrating Kintsugi with WooCommerce is a breeze. It only takes a few minutes, and your sales tax compliance is guaranteed. Kintsugi saves you time and money and gets you covered.

Sources

[1] MobiLoud. https://www.mobiloud.com/blog/woocommerce-vs-shopify-market-share-statistics

[2] Wordpress Forum. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woocommerce-not-charging-sales-tax/

[3] Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/woocommerce/comments/123p4z3/can_someone_please_explain_how_make_sure_taxes/?rdt=59713

[4] BuiltWith. https://trends.builtwith.com/shop