calculate_tax
Calculate tax rate
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Calculate the correct tax rate/amount for a sale given the customer's location and product. This is Quaderno's flagship endpoint — it applies the right VAT / GST / US sales-tax rules per jurisdiction. READ-ONLY (no record is created). Quaderno API: GET /tax_rates/calculate. Returns { name, rate, country, region, county, city, tax_code, status (taxable|non_taxable|not_registered|reverse_charge), tax_amount, subtotal, total_amount }.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| to_country | string | yes | The customer's country — 2-letter ISO code (e.g. "US", "DE"). Required. |
| to_postal_code | string | no | The customer's ZIP / postal code (recommended for US sales tax). |
| to_city | string | no | The customer's city (recommended for US sales tax). |
| to_street | string | no | The customer's street address (recommended for US sales tax). |
| from_country | string | no | The seller's country (2-letter ISO); defaults to the account country. |
| from_postal_code | string | no | The seller's postal code. |
| tax_id | string | no | The customer's tax ID / VAT number (may trigger reverse-charge). |
| tax_code | string | no | Product tax code, e.g. "standard", "reduced", "exempt", "eservice", "ebook", "saas", "consulting". |
| tax_behavior | string | no | Whether the amount includes tax or not. |
| product_type | string | no | Whether the product is a good or a service. |
| amount | number | no | Transaction amount to compute the tax on. |
| currency | string | no | ISO 4217 currency code (e.g. "USD"). |
| date | string | no | Transaction date (YYYY-MM-DD); defaults to today. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"to_country": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The customer's country — 2-letter ISO code (e.g. \"US\", \"DE\"). Required."
},
"to_postal_code": {
"description": "The customer's ZIP / postal code (recommended for US sales tax).",
"type": "string"
},
"to_city": {
"description": "The customer's city (recommended for US sales tax).",
"type": "string"
},
"to_street": {
"description": "The customer's street address (recommended for US sales tax).",
"type": "string"
},
"from_country": {
"description": "The seller's country (2-letter ISO); defaults to the account country.",
"type": "string"
},
"from_postal_code": {
"description": "The seller's postal code.",
"type": "string"
},
"tax_id": {
"description": "The customer's tax ID / VAT number (may trigger reverse-charge).",
"type": "string"
},
"tax_code": {
"description": "Product tax code, e.g. \"standard\", \"reduced\", \"exempt\", \"eservice\", \"ebook\", \"saas\", \"consulting\".",
"type": "string"
},
"tax_behavior": {
"description": "Whether the amount includes tax or not.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"inclusive",
"exclusive"
]
},
"product_type": {
"description": "Whether the product is a good or a service.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"good",
"service"
]
},
"amount": {
"description": "Transaction amount to compute the tax on.",
"type": "number"
},
"currency": {
"description": "ISO 4217 currency code (e.g. \"USD\").",
"type": "string"
},
"date": {
"description": "Transaction date (YYYY-MM-DD); defaults to today.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"to_country"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}