Real-time alerts for sales tax changes and filing deadlines
Small business owners can't manually track multi-state sales tax compliance due to constantly changing regulations and complex nexus rules.
TaxAlertHQ scans your sales inputs for nexus risks and sends instant alerts on rate changes or deadlines. Customize by state and get digestible summaries instead of drowning in regs. Focus on what matters: running your business compliance-free.
Small business owners selling products online or across multiple U.S. states
Proactive alerts with plain-English explanations of changes
friendly
Manual or CSV upload of monthly sales per state
State-specific filing reminders
Push/email notifications on updates
Alerts when approaching nexus
At-a-glance compliance status
Set personal thresholds
Push alerts via PWA
Track all alerts history
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| states | text[] | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| state | text | No |
| amount | int | No |
| period | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| type | text | No |
| state | text | No |
| sent_at | timestamp | No |
| read | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| state | text | No |
| due_date | timestamp | No |
/api/sales/uploadUpload CSV sales data
/api/alertsList user alerts
/api/deadlines/:stateGet deadlines
/api/rate-changesPoll for changes
1 sales upload/mo
50 uploads/mo
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 150 | 3% | $158 | $1,896 |
| Month 6 | 900 | 6% | $1,890 | $22,680 |
Plain-English notifications for rate changes, deadlines, and nexus risks
Share free alert tool on r/smallbusiness and Facebook SMB groups. Email 30 owners from Clutch.co listings with 'free nexus check'. Host Twitter space on tax pains.
Automation
No proactive alerts focus
Alert-first simplicity
Network effects via shared alert feeds improving accuracy
2024 tax season chaos with new state rules; mobile alerts demand rising
Inaccurate rate data
Use official state APIs
High churn from alerts fatigue
Customizable frequencies
Success: 70% want automated alerts
Success: 90% retention
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