Kintsugi

Kintsugi is an intelligent automation platform designed to eliminate the complexities and frustrations of sales tax compliance for businesses worldwide. Born from the challenges faced by fast-growing companies after the 2018 Supreme Court ruling on remote sales tax, Kintsugi leverages advanced AI to transform tax management from a manual, error-prone nightmare into a seamless, automated process. The platform provides an end-to-end solution that monitors, files, and optimizes sales tax, allowing founders and finance teams to focus on growth rather than bureaucracy.

By connecting with your existing financial stack, Kintsugi offers real-time visibility into your tax liabilities. It helps businesses avoid costly audits and unexpected fees by ensuring accurate tax collection and timely filing across multiple jurisdictions. With a focus on simplicity and a powerful AI engine, Kintsugi is the modern solution for businesses struggling with complex tax requirements.

How to use Kintsugi

Kintsugi simplifies sales tax compliance into a straightforward, three-step process:

1. Connect and Monitor: Sync your billing, payment, and HR systems (like Shopify, QuickBooks, Stripe, BigCommerce) with just a few clicks using no-code integrations. The platform instantly begins monitoring your transactions, tracking your sales volume, and assessing your nexus exposure (both physical and economic) across all jurisdictions. You get real-time alerts as you approach tax liability thresholds.
2. Register & Collect: Once a nexus threshold is met, you can register in the required state or country with a single click. Kintsugi's AI ensures you always collect the correct amount of sales tax by applying the most precise and up-to-date rules tailored to your specific products or services.
3. Remit & File: The platform automates the entire reporting and filing process. Its built-in filing, remittance, and reconciliation features make preparing and submitting tax returns effortless. For premium users, an "autopilot" feature can handle the entire filing process automatically.

Core Features of Kintsugi

• AI-Powered Tax Automation: Automatically calculates sales tax, monitors liabilities, and manages compliance across various platforms.
• Nexus Tracking and Monitoring: Provides comprehensive tracking of both economic and physical nexus to alert you when you need to register and collect taxes in a new jurisdiction.
• Automated Registrations and Filing: Simplifies the process of registering in new states and offers automated filing and remittance (Auto-File) to ensure deadlines are never missed.
• Seamless No-Code Integrations: Connects effortlessly with leading e-commerce (Shopify, BigCommerce), billing (Stripe, Chargebee), accounting (QuickBooks), and HR/payroll systems.
• AI-Assisted Product Categorization: Intelligently classifies your products to apply the correct tax codes and rules automatically.
• Multi-Country Support: Offers compliance solutions for businesses selling internationally (available in the Premium plan).
• Voluntary Disclosure Agreements (VDAs): Assists businesses in becoming compliant for past-due taxes through managed VDA processes.
• Exemption Certificate Management: Manages and validates tax-exempt sales to ensure full compliance.
• API Access: Provides API access for custom integrations and more complex business needs (Premium plan).

Use Cases for Kintsugi

Kintsugi is ideal for a wide range of businesses:

• E-commerce Brands: Companies selling on platforms like Shopify, Amazon, or BigCommerce that need to manage sales tax obligations in multiple states and countries.
• SaaS and Subscription Businesses: Firms using Stripe or Chargebee that must accurately calculate and remit taxes on recurring revenue from a global customer base.
• Startups and Fast-Growing Companies: Businesses scaling quickly that are crossing nexus thresholds and need a scalable, automated solution to handle their growing tax complexity.
• Finance and Operations Teams: Professionals looking to eliminate manual data entry, reduce the risk of human error, and free up valuable time by automating the entire sales tax lifecycle.

Advantages of Kintsugi

Kintsugi offers significant advantages over traditional methods and competitors:

• Simplicity and Ease of Use: The platform is designed to be intuitive, turning a notoriously complex process into a simple, manageable workflow.
• Accuracy and Compliance: Leverages AI and an up-to-date rule engine to minimize errors, reduce audit risk, and ensure you are always compliant.
• Time and Cost Savings: Automates hours of manual work, eliminating the need for spreadsheets or expensive, slow-moving accounting services.
• Transparent Pricing: Offers clear, straightforward pricing with no onboarding fees, implementation fees, or long-term annual commitments.
• Expert Support: Provides white-glove support, combining a powerful technical solution with human assistance from tax experts to guide you through any challenges.

Pricing and Plans

Kintsugi offers a flexible pricing structure to suit businesses of all sizes:

• Free Plan ($0): Includes free nexus monitoring, exposure and historical liabilities auditing, automated risk assessment, new nexus alerts, address validation, CSV transaction imports, and no-code integrations with platforms like QuickBooks, Stripe, and BigCommerce.
• Starter Plan (Starting at $75 per filing or registration): Includes all features of the Free plan, plus faster data sync, filing and registrations, Auto-File and Auto-Register options, deregistrations, automatic tax code classification, refunds and amendments, exemption certificate management, and 24/7 live chat support.
• Premium Plan (Custom Pricing): Designed for larger businesses, this plan includes everything in Starter plus a fixed price with volume-based discounts, API and premium connectors, a filing autopilot feature, Voluntary Disclosure Agreements (VDAs), multi-country support, error insurance, SSO, advanced reporting, and premium support.