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The developer experience and ease and speed of integration are second to none. They managed to take a commodity service performed by many incumbents and make it
by tylerrobinson 5y ago
The developer experience and ease and speed of integration are second to none. They managed to take a commodity service performed by many incumbents and make it so effortless that it blows away the competition.
- nickpp 5y agoYes, I heard that (couldn't test it myself). The integration for Avangate for example was a proof-of-concept PHP file and a couple of docs explaining the CGI parameters. Not great but not that horrible either. But were those so incredible that it made up for the missing features? I mean if it was me I wouldn't implement the sales tax myself in a million years, no matter how nice the experience and integration was...
- spiralganglion 5y agoStripe came up in an era when nobody in the US worried about taxes, generally speaking. That's changing now.
- ludamad 5y agoAny good references on this? Curious
- Sebguer 5y agoSpecifically on the SaaS front, taxability has been murky and there's not a single standard across the US: https://blog.taxjar.com/saas-sales-tax/ https://blog.taxjar.com/saas-sales-tax/
- mixmastamyk 5y agoA couple of years ago, internet sales tax across state lines started being enforced. I think there was also a temporary moratorium to build up ecommerce while in its early stages. This case was related: https://www.thetaxadviser.com/issues/2018/sep/supreme-court-abolishes-physical-presence-requirement.html https://www.thetaxadviser.com/issues/2018/sep/supreme-court-...
- treve 5y agoIt's pretty weird hearing anyone talk about CGI parameters these days, so perhaps that should also tell you something?
- nickpp 5y agoThat was 15-20 years ago, integration today has evolved, of course...