PayNow

Registered, collected & remitted.

Sales tax is owed where your buyers are, not where you are. As the Merchant of Record, PayNow calculates VAT, GST and sales tax at checkout, collects it from the buyer, and remits it to the authorities in the markets we are registered in.

Rate applied
Tax line shown
Remitted
Returns filed
Every market
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TAX RETURNFILED
Remittedon time
How it works

Tax handled inside the checkout.

01Detect

The buyer’s country and region are detected at checkout, before payment: the same screen where they pick their currency and method.

02Calculate & collect

The correct VAT, GST or sales tax for that jurisdiction is applied to the order and shown as its own line, so the buyer sees exactly what they pay.

03File & remit

Because PayNow is the Merchant of Record, we file and remit the collected tax to each authority we are registered with, so that paperwork is not yours.

Buyer-location rates

Rates change. Rules change. Your work doesn't.

VAT, GST and sales tax rates differ by country, by product type, and they change over time. PayNow keeps the rate tables and rules current across every market we sell into. The right amount is charged on every order without you touching a setting.

Digital goods expertise: rules for game items, licenses and subscriptions, not generic e-commerce
Every order covered: one-time purchases, renewals and upsells all carry the correct tax line
Compliant receipts: buyers get a receipt from the seller of record with the tax broken out
ORDER SUMMARYNZNew Zealand
Elite Rank, 30 daysRust server store$14.99
Subtotal$14.99
GST15%$2.25
Total$17.24
Collected by PayNow, filed and remitted in New Zealand.
The same order, priced for each buyer's jurisdiction at checkout.
WHAT YOU NEVER TOUCH
Registering for VAT, GST or sales tax in buyer countries
Quarterly filings and remittance deadlines
Tracking rate and rule changes across jurisdictions
A separate tax engine subscription. It’s built into the platform fee
WHAT YOUR BUYERS SEE
Tax worked out for where they are, shown before they pay
The payment methods they already use, in a checkout in their language
A receipt and invoice from PayNow, the Merchant of Record on the order
The same checkout for a one-off purchase or a renewal

Frequently asked questions

Sell everywhere. File nowhere.

Tax compliance is part of the platform, not an add-on. It’s included in the fee, as low as 2.5% per transaction.