Not every company needs a dedicated tax platform. If your tax situation is straightforward — a handful of rates, consistent jurisdictions, clear exempt customers — Measure's built-in tax calculator handles it without adding another vendor to your stack.
What does it do?
The manual tax calculator lets you define tax rates directly in Measure at the company level. Set a standard rate that applies to all invoices, then override it per customer when needed. Tax-exempt organizations get a 0% override. Customers in different jurisdictions get their specific rate. Simple, direct, no API calls to external services.
This works alongside Measure's full invoicing engine. Tax calculations apply to every invoice automatically based on your configured rules. When your tax situation gets more complex, you can switch to an integrated tax platform like Avalara, TaxJar, or Anrok without rebuilding anything.
Who is it for?
Companies with simple, predictable tax requirements who don't need real-time multi-jurisdiction calculations. If you sell in a few known jurisdictions with stable rates, or if you're early-stage and want to handle tax correctly without adding a tax vendor yet, this is the right starting point.
How it works
Navigate to your tax settings in Measure and configure your standard company-level tax rate. For customers who need different treatment, set customer-specific overrides that take precedence over the company rate. Every invoice automatically applies the correct rate based on these rules.
Use the manual calculator when your tax needs are simple: a few known rates, consistent jurisdictions, and clear exemptions. If you're selling across many states or countries with varying rules, an integrated tax platform like Avalara or TaxJar will save you from maintaining rates manually.
Yes. You can switch from manual tax configuration to an integrated tax platform at any time. Your existing invoices retain their original tax calculations, and new invoices start using the automated provider.
Set a tax rate override on any customer record in Measure. That rate takes precedence over the company-level default for all invoices to that customer. Common use: 0% for tax-exempt organizations.
You can manually configure rates for any jurisdiction, but you're responsible for knowing the correct rates. For automated multi-country tax compliance, use one of Measure's integrated tax platforms instead.
