TaxJar Ruby Gem

A Ruby interface to the TaxJar Sales Tax API. TaxJar makes sales tax filing easier for online sellers and merchants. See local jurisdictional tax reports, get payment reminders, and more. You can use our API to access TaxJar API endpoints, which can get information on sales tax rates, categories or upload transactions.

This wrapper supports 100% of the TaxJar API Version 2
Data returned from API calls are mapped into Ruby objects

Supported Ruby Versions

Ruby 1.9.3 or greater

Gem Dependencies

Installing this gem also installs the following gems:

http Fast Ruby HTTP client with a chainable API and full streaming support.
addressable Replacement for the URI implementation that is part of Ruby's standard library. It more closely conforms to the relevant RFCs and adds support for IRIs and URI templates.
memoizable Memoize method return values.
model_attribute Type casted attributes for non-ActiveRecord models. Forked to handle floats and more types.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'taxjar-ruby', require: 'taxjar'

And then execute:

$ bundle install

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install taxjar-ruby

Quick Start Guide

First, get an API key from TaxJar. Copy and paste in your API key:

You are now ready to use TaxJar!

Usage

List all tax categories

Definition

client.categories

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '48ceecccc8af930bd02597aec0f84a78')

client.categories

Example Response

[
  #<Taxjar::Category:0x007f081dc3e278 @attrs={
    :name => "Digital Goods", 
    :product_tax_code => 31000, 
    :description => "Digital products transferred electronically."
  }>, 
  #<Taxjar::Category:0x007f081dc3de90 @attrs={
    :name => "Clothing", 
    :product_tax_code => 20010, 
    :description => "All human wearing apparel suitable for general use"
  }>, 
  #<Taxjar::Category:0x007f081dc3da80 @attrs={
    :name => "Non-Prescription",
    :product_tax_code => 51010, 
    :description => "Drugs for human use without a prescription"
  }>
]

List tax rates for a location (by zip/postal code)

Definition

client.rates_for_location

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '48ceecccc8af930bd02597aec0f84a78')

# United States (ZIP+4)
rates = client.rates_for_location('90404-3370')

# United States (ZIP w/ Optional Params)
rates = client.rates_for_location('90404', {
  :city => 'SANTA MONICA',
  :country => 'US'
})

# International Examples (Requires City and Country)
rates = client.rates_for_location('V5K0A1', {
  :city => 'VANCOUVER',
  :country => 'CA'
})

rates = client.rates_for_location('00150', {
  :city => 'HELSINKI',
  :country => 'FI'
})

Example Response

#<Taxjar::Rate:0x007fc47056a928 @attrs={
  :zip => "90002", 
  :state => "CA",
  :state_rate => 0.065,
  :county => "LOS ANGELES",
  :county_rate => 0.01,
  :city => "WATTS",
  :city_rate => 0,
  :combined_district_rate => 0.015,
  :combined_rate => 0.09
}>

#<Taxjar::Rate:0x007fc47056a928 @attrs={
  :zip => "V5K0A1",
  :city => "Vancouver",
  :state => "BC",
  :country => "CA",
  :combined_rate => "0.12"
}>

#<Taxjar::Rate:0x007fc47056a928 @attrs={
  :country => "FI",
  :name => "Finland",
  :standard_rate => "0.24",
  :reduced_rate => nil,
  :super_reduced_rate => nil,
  :parking_rate => nil,
  :distance_sale_threshold => nil,
  :freight_taxable => true
}>

Calculate Sales tax for an order

Definition

client.tax_for_order

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '48ceecccc8af930bd02597aec0f84a78')

client.tax_for_order({
    :to_country => 'US',
    :to_zip => '90002',
    :to_city => 'Los Angeles',
    :to_state => 'CA',
    :from_country => 'US',
    :from_zip => '92093',
    :from_city => 'San Diego',                
    :amount => 16.50,
    :shipping => 1.5,
    :nexus_addresses => [{:address_id => 1,
                          :country => 'US',
                          :zip => '93101',
                          :state => 'CA',
                          :city => 'Santa Barbara',
                          :street => '1218 State St.'}],
    :line_items => [{:quantity => 1,
                     :unit_price => 15.0,
                     :product_tax_code => 31000}]
})

Example Response

#<Taxjar::Tax:0x007f3945688fc8 @attrs={
  :order_total_amount => 16.5,
  :amount_to_collect => 1.35,
  :has_nexus => true,
  :freight_taxable => false,
  :tax_source => "destination",
  :breakdown => {
    :state_taxable_amount => 15.0,
    :state_tax_collectable => 0.98,
    :county_taxable_amount => 15.0,
    :county_tax_collectable => 0.15,
    :city_taxable_amount => 0.0,
    :city_tax_collectable => 0.0,
    :special_district_taxable_amount => 15.0,
    :special_district_tax_collectable => 0.22,
    :line_items => [
      {
        :id => 1,
        :state_taxable_amount => 15.0,
        :state_sales_tax_rate => 0.065,
        :county_taxable_amount => 15.0,
        :county_tax_rate => 0.01,
        :city_taxable_amount => 0.0,
        :city_tax_rate => 0.0,
        :special_district_taxable_amount => 15.0,
        :special_tax_rate => 0.015
      }
    ]
  }
}>

#<Taxjar::Tax:0x007f3945688fc8 @attrs={
  :order_total_amount => 27.12,
  :shipping => 1.5,
  :taxable_amount => 27.12,
  :amount_to_collect => 5.42,
  :rate => 0.2,
  :has_nexus => true,
  :freight_taxable => true,
  :tax_source => "origin"
}>

List order transactions

Definition

client.list_orders

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '48ceecccc8af930bd02597aec0f84a78')

client.list_orders({:from_transaction_date => '2014/01/01',
                    :to_transaction_date => '2015/05/30'})

Example Response

['20', '21', '22']

Show order transaction

Definition

client.show_order

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '48ceecccc8af930bd02597aec0f84a78')

client.show_order('123')

Example Response

#<Taxjar::Order:0x007fd3e514a940 @attrs={
  :transaction_id => "123",
  :user_id => 11836,
  :transaction_date => "2015-05-14T00:00:00Z",
  :transaction_reference_id => nil,
  :from_country => "US",
  :from_zip => 93107,
  :from_state => "CA",
  :from_city => "SANTA BARBARA",
  :from_street => "1281 State St",
  :to_country => "US",
  :to_zip => 90002,
  :to_state => "CA",
  :to_city => "LOS ANGELES",
  :to_street => "123 Palm Grove Ln",
  :amount => 17.95,
  :shipping => 2,
  :sales_tax => 0.95,
  :line_items => [
    {
      :id => 1,
      :quantity => 1,
      :product_identifier => "12-34243-0",
      :product_tax_code => nil,
      :description => "Heavy Widget",
      :unit_price => "15.0",
      :discount => "0.0",
      :sales_tax => "0.95"
    }
  ]
}>

Create order transaction

Definition

client.create_order

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '48ceecccc8af930bd02597aec0f84a78')

order = client.create_order({
    :transaction_id => '123',
    :transaction_date => '2015/05/14',
    :from_state => 'CA',
    :from_city => 'Santa Barbara',
    :from_street => '1218 State St',
    :from_country => 'US',
    :from_zip => '93101',
    :to_country => 'US',
    :to_state => 'CA',
    :to_city => 'Los Angeles',
    :to_street => '123 Palm Grove Ln',
    :to_zip => '90002',
    :amount => 17.45,
    :shipping => 1.5,
    :sales_tax => 0.95,
    :line_items => [{:quantity => 1,
                     :product_identifier => '12-34243-9',
                     :description => 'Fuzzy Widget',
                     :unit_price => 15.0,
                     :sales_tax => 0.95}]
})

Example Response

#<Taxjar::Order:0x007f6d65b252d0 @attrs={
  :transaction_id => "20",
  :user_id => 11836,
  :transaction_date => "2015-05-14T00:00:00Z",
  :transaction_reference_id => nil,
  :from_country => "US",
  :from_zip => 93101,
  :from_state => "CA",
  :from_city => "SANTA BARBARA",
  :from_street => "1218 State St",
  :to_country => "US",
  :to_zip => 90002,
  :to_state => "CA",
  :to_city => "LOS ANGELES",
  :to_street => "123 Palm Grove Ln",
  :amount => 15.02,
  :shipping => 1.5,
  :sales_tax => 0.95,
  :line_items => [
    {
      :id => 1,
      :quantity => 1,
      :product_identifier => "12-34243-9",
      :product_tax_code => nil,
      :description => "Fuzzy Widget",
      :unit_price => "15.0",
      :discount => "0.0",
      :sales_tax => "0.85"
    }
  ]
}>

Update order transaction

Definition

client.update_order

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '48ceecccc8af930bd02597aec0f84a78')

order = client.update_order({
    :transaction_id => '123',
    :amount => 17.95,
    :shipping => 2.0,
    :line_items => [{:quantity => 1,
                     :product_identifier => '12-34243-0',
                     :description => 'Heavy Widget',
                     :unit_price => 15.0,
                     :discount => 0.0,
                     :sales_tax => 0.95}]
})

Example Response

#<Taxjar::Order:0x007f6d65b252d0 @attrs={
  :transaction_id => "123",
  :user_id => 11836,
  :transaction_date => "2015-05-14T00:00:00Z",
  :transaction_reference_id => nil,
  :from_country => "US",
  :from_zip => 93101,
  :from_state => "CA",
  :from_city => "SANTA BARBARA",
  :from_street => "1218 State St",
  :to_country => "US",
  :to_zip => 90002,
  :to_state => "CA",
  :to_city => "LOS ANGELES",
  :to_street => "123 Palm Grove Ln",
  :amount => 17.95,
  :shipping => 2.0,
  :sales_tax => 0.95,
  :line_items => [
    {
      :id => 1,
      :quantity => 1,
      :product_identifier => "12-34243-0",
      :product_tax_code => nil,
      :description => "Heavy Widget",
      :unit_price => "15.0",
      :discount => "0.0",
      :sales_tax => "0.95"
    }
  ]
}>

Delete order transaction

Definition

client.delete_order

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '48ceecccc8af930bd02597aec0f84a78')

client.delete_order(123)

Example Response

#<Taxjar::Order:0x007f6d65b252d0 @attrs={
  :transaction_id => "123",
  :user_id => 11836,
  :transaction_date => "2015-05-14T00:00:00Z",
  :transaction_reference_id => nil,
  :from_country => "US",
  :from_zip => 93101,
  :from_state => "CA",
  :from_city => "SANTA BARBARA",
  :from_street => "1218 State St",
  :to_country => "US",
  :to_zip => 90002,
  :to_state => "CA",
  :to_city => "LOS ANGELES",
  :to_street => "123 Palm Grove Ln",
  :amount => 17.95,
  :shipping => 2.0,
  :sales_tax => 0.95,
  :line_items => [
    {
      :id => 1,
      :quantity => 1,
      :product_identifier => "12-34243-0",
      :product_tax_code => nil,
      :description => "Heavy Widget",
      :unit_price => "15.0",
      :discount => "0.0",
      :sales_tax => "0.95"
    }
  ]
}>

Listing refund transactions

Definition

client.list_refunds

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '48ceecccc8af930bd02597aec0f84a78')

client.list_refunds({:from_transaction_date => '2014/01/01',
                     :to_transaction_date => '2015/05/30'})

Example Response

['203', '204', '205']

Show refund transaction

Definition

client.show_refund

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '48ceecccc8af930bd02597aec0f84a78')

client.show_refund('321')

Example Response

#<Taxjar::Refund:0x007f6da40e33a0 @attrs={
  :transaction_id => "321",
  :user_id => 11836,
  :transaction_date => "2015-06-14T00:00:00Z",
  :transaction_reference_id => 123,
  :from_country => "US",
  :from_zip => 93107,
  :from_state => "CA",
  :from_city => "SANTA BARBARA",
  :from_street => "1218 State St",
  :to_country => "US",
  :to_zip => 90002,
  :to_state => "CA",
  :to_city => "LOS ANGELES",
  :to_street => "123 Palm Grove Ln",
  :amount => 17.95,
  :shipping => 2.0,
  :sales_tax => 0.95,
  :line_items => [
    {
      :id => 1,
      :quantity => 1,
      :product_identifier => "12-34243-0",
      :product_tax_code => nil,
      :description => "Heavy Widget",
      :unit_price => "15.0",
      :discount => "0.0",
      :sales_tax => "0.95"
    }
  ]
}>

Create refund transaction

Definition

client.create_refund

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '48ceecccc8af930bd02597aec0f84a78')

refund = client.create_refund({
    :transaction_id => '321',
    :transaction_date => '2015/05/14',
    :transaction_reference_id => '123',
    :from_country => 'US',
    :from_zip => '93107',
    :from_state => 'CA',
    :from_city => 'Santa Barbara',
    :from_street => '1218 State St',
    :to_country => 'US',
    :to_zip => '90002',
    :to_state => 'CA',
    :to_city => 'Los Angeles',
    :to_street => '123 Palm Grove Ln',
    :amount => 17.45,
    :shipping => 1.5,
    :sales_tax => 0.95,
    :line_items => [{:quantity => 1,
                     :product_identifier => '12-34243-9',
                     :description => 'Fuzzy Widget',
                     :unit_price => 15.0,
                     :sales_tax => 0.95}]
})

Example Response

#<Taxjar::Refund:0x007f6da40e33a0 @attrs={
  :transaction_id => "321",
  :user_id => 11836,
  :transaction_date => "2015-06-14T00:00:00Z",
  :transaction_reference_id => "123",
  :from_country => "US",
  :from_zip => 93107,
  :from_state => "CA",
  :from_city => "SANTA BARBARA",
  :from_street => "1218 State St",
  :to_country => "US",
  :to_zip => 90002,
  :to_state => "CA",
  :to_city => "LOS ANGELES",
  :to_street => "123 Palm Grove Ln",
  :amount => 17.95,
  :shipping => 2.0,
  :sales_tax => 0.95,
  :line_items => [
    {
      :id => 1,
      :quantity => 1,
      :product_identifier => "12-34243-0",
      :product_tax_code => nil,
      :description => "Heavy Widget",
      :unit_price => "15.0",
      :discount => "0.0",
      :sales_tax => "0.95"
    }
  ]
}>

Update refund transaction

Definition

client.update_refund

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '48ceecccc8af930bd02597aec0f84a78')

refund = client.update_refund({
    :transaction_id => '321',
    :amount => 17.95,
    :shipping => 2.0,
    :sales_tax => 0.95,
    :line_items => [{:quantity => 1,
                     :product_identifier => '12-34243-9',
                     :description => 'Heavy Widget',
                     :unit_price => 15.0,
                     :sales_tax => 0.95}]
})

Example Response

#<Taxjar::Refund:0x007f6da40e33a0 @attrs={
  :transaction_id => "321",
  :user_id => 11836,
  :transaction_date => "2015-06-14T00:00:00Z",
  :transaction_reference_id => "123",
  :from_country => "US",
  :from_zip => 93107,
  :from_state => "CA",
  :from_city => "SANTA BARBARA",
  :from_street => "1218 State St",
  :to_country => "US",
  :to_zip => 90002,
  :to_state => "CA",
  :to_city => "LOS ANGELES",
  :to_street => "123 Palm Grove Ln",
  :amount => 17.95,
  :shipping => 2.0,
  :sales_tax => 0.95,
  :line_items => [
    {
      :id => 1,
      :quantity => 1,
      :product_identifier => "12-34243-9",
      :product_tax_code => nil,
      :description => "Heavy Widget",
      :unit_price => "15.0",
      :discount => "0.0",
      :sales_tax => "0.95"
    }
  ]
}>

Delete refund transaction

Definition

client.delete_refund

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '48ceecccc8af930bd02597aec0f84a78')

client.delete_refund(321)

Example Response

#<Taxjar::Refund:0x007f6da40e33a0 @attrs={
  :transaction_id => "321",
  :user_id => 11836,
  :transaction_date => "2015-06-14T00:00:00Z",
  :transaction_reference_id => "123",
  :from_country => "US",
  :from_zip => 93107,
  :from_state => "CA",
  :from_city => "SANTA BARBARA",
  :from_street => "1218 State St",
  :to_country => "US",
  :to_zip => 90002,
  :to_state => "CA",
  :to_city => "LOS ANGELES",
  :to_street => "123 Palm Grove Ln",
  :amount => 17.95,
  :shipping => 2.0,
  :sales_tax => 0.95,
  :line_items => [
    {
      :id => 1,
      :quantity => 1,
      :product_identifier => "12-34243-9",
      :product_tax_code => nil,
      :description => "Heavy Widget",
      :unit_price => "15.0",
      :discount => "0.0",
      :sales_tax => "0.95"
    }
  ]
}>

Validate a VAT number

Definition

client.validate

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '9e0cd62a22f451701f29c3bde214')

validation = client.validate({
  :vat => 'FR40303265045'
})

Example Response

#<Taxjar::Validation @attrs={
  :valid => true,
  :exists => true,
  :vies_available => true,
  :vies_response => {
    :country_code => "FR",
    :vat_number => "40303265045",
    :request_date => "2016-02-10",
    :valid => true,
    :name => "SA SODIMAS",
    :address => "11 RUE AMPERE\n26600 PONT DE L ISERE"
  }
}>

Summarize tax rates for all regions

Definition

client.summary_rates

Example Request

require 'taxjar'
client = Taxjar::Client.new(api_key: '9e0cd62a22f451701f29c3bde214')

summarized_rates = client.summary_rates

Example Response

[
  {
    :country_code => "US",
    :country => "United States",
    :region_code => "CA",
    :region => "California",
    :minimum_rate => {
      :label => "State Tax",
      :rate => 0.065
    },
    :average_rate => {
      :label => "Tax",
      :rate => 0.0827
    }
  },
  {
    :country_code => "CA",
    :country => "Canada",
    :region_code => "BC",
    :region => "British Columbia",
    :minimum_rate => {
      :label => "GST",
      :rate => 0.05
    },
    :average_rate => {
      :label => "PST",
      :rate => 0.12
    }
  },
  {
    :country_code => "UK",
    :country => "United Kingdom",
    :region_code => nil,
    :region => nil,
    :minimum_rate => {
      :label => "VAT",
      :rate => 0.2
    },
    :average_rate => {
      :label => "VAT",
      :rate => 0.2
    }
  }
]

Tests

An RSpec test suite is available to ensure API functionality:

$ git clone git://github.com/taxjar/taxjar-ruby.git
$ bundle install
$ rspec

More Information

More information can be found on the TaxJar developer site.

License

TaxJar is released under the MIT License.

Support

Bug reports and feature requests should be filed on the GitHub issue tracking page.

Contributing

Fork it
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
Create new pull request

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TaxJar Ruby Gem

Supported Ruby Versions

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Installation

Quick Start Guide

Usage

List all tax categories

Definition

Example Request

Example Response

List tax rates for a location (by zip/postal code)

Definition

Example Request

Example Response

Calculate Sales tax for an order

Definition

Example Request

Example Response

List order transactions

Definition

Example Request

Example Response

Show order transaction

Definition

Example Request

Example Response

Create order transaction

Definition

Example Request

Example Response

Update order transaction

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Example Request

Example Response

Delete order transaction

Definition

Example Request

Example Response

Listing refund transactions

Definition

Example Request

Example Response

Show refund transaction

Definition

Example Request

Example Response

Create refund transaction

Definition

Example Request

Example Response

Update refund transaction

Definition

Example Request

Example Response

Delete refund transaction

Definition

Example Request

Example Response

Validate a VAT number

Definition

Example Request

Example Response

Summarize tax rates for all regions

Definition

Example Request

Example Response

Tests

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