# Nowadays Doubles Sales Tax Filing Speed with Kintsugi

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- **Faster tax filing:** 2x
- **Saved every month:** 5-10 hours
- **Compliance errors:** Fewer

Nowadays is pioneering a new category in social drinking with the first
THC-infused spirit available nationwide. As an innovative ecommerce brand
selling premium cannabis beverages across multiple states, they needed a sales
tax solution as forward-thinking as their product.

In September 2024, they started using Kintsugi's AI-powered automation. The
result was 2x faster tax filing and 5–10 hours saved every month.

## When Manual Processes Can't Keep Up with Growth

For a rapidly scaling cannabis beverage brand, every state brings new
opportunity, and new complexity. Nowadays was managing sales tax the hard way:
manual filings for every jurisdiction, keeping track of policy changes, and
maintaining constant vigilance to avoid costly mistakes.

For Sarah Hsu, Nowadays' Accounting Manager, the manual approach was eating
into time that should have been spent on strategic finance work. Each filing
required careful attention to detail. Each state had its own rules and
requirements. And as Nowadays expanded its national footprint, the workload
only grew.

The stakes were high. In an emerging industry like cannabis beverages,
compliance isn't optional. It's essential. But the manual process left too much
room for human error and took too much time away from the work that actually
moves a business forward.

## The Solution: Automation That Works

When Nowadays discovered Kintsugi's AI-powered tax automation platform, they
found a solution purpose-built for their growth trajectory. Kintsugi
immediately started to manage the complexity of multi-state sales tax
compliance automatically, freeing up the Nowadays finance team to focus on
scaling the business.

> “Kintsugi has been a fantastic addition to our ecommerce business,” Sarah
> said. “The platform's AI-powered features make sales tax compliance a breeze.”

Kintsugi integrated seamlessly with Nowadays' existing tech stack, including
their Shopify and WooCommerce platforms. From day one, the system handled nexus
monitoring, registrations, and filings across every jurisdiction where
Nowadays sold its products.

The manual spreadsheets and state-by-state filing headaches were replaced with
a single, streamlined platform.

> “Kintsugi provides a clean, straightforward interface that makes basic tax
> tasks easy to navigate,” Sarah explained. “The platform is easy to use,
> reliable for my daily needs, and provides clear visibility into sales tax
> obligations.”

## More Speed, Time, and Confidence

The impact was immediate and measurable. Tasks that once consumed hours were
completed in minutes. The finance team stopped spending its days buried in tax
calculations and started focusing on the strategic work that drives growth for
an innovative brand in a competitive market.

The results speak for themselves:

- 2x faster tax filing process
- 5–10 hours saved per month across the finance team
- Minimized errors through automated compliance

Beyond the time savings, Kintsugi delivered something equally valuable:
confidence. Confidence that every filing is accurate. Confidence that every
state requirement is met. Confidence that the finance team can focus on
strategic initiatives instead of procedural tasks.

> “With Kintsugi, we've been able to streamline our tax processes and gain
> clear insights into our obligations, all while minimizing errors,” Sarah
> reflects.

For a brand that's redefining an entire category, that peace of mind isn't just
nice to have—it's essential to scaling with confidence.