Keeping up with US tax rates is a full-time job

If you’re responsible for managing Sales and Use Tax in the US, you already know it’s one of the most complex tax environments in the world. Many organisations underestimate just how much time, effort and expertise it takes to stay compliant – every single month.

It’s not just a case of applying state-level tax rates and moving on. In reality, you’re dealing with a constantly shifting landscape of over 12,000 tax jurisdictions, each with the potential to change rates, rules or thresholds without much warning.

Constant rate changes

Unlike VAT systems in many other countries, the US tax system is decentralised heavily. Every state has its own rules, and within those states are counties, cities and special tax jurisdictions, each with the authority to set and change rates.

This results in an incredibly fragmented system with over 100,000 tax rates.

These layers often overlap, and because each jurisdiction can update its rates independently and without much notice the rate landscape is in constant flux.

Missing even one rate change could mean you’re under or over collecting tax, triggering compliance risks.

Manual processes create risk

A surprising number of organisations still handle Sales and Use Tax manually. They download files, adjust spreadsheets, and manually upload rates into their ERPEnterprise resource planning (ERP) is a type of software that organisations use to manage main business processes. or tax engine.

This process is not only time consuming but also introduces the risk of human error, especially when multiplied across dozens of states and thousands of transactions.

Audits

Tax authorities are increasingly leveraging automation to catch under-collection or inconsistencies. If your tax rates aren’t up to date at the state, county, and city level, you could face backdated assessments, penalties, and time-consuming audits.

The better way: Automate it with inFlyte US

Our inFlyte™ US solution, powered by INTX US rates content, takes the burden of rate management off your team by delivering up-to-date Sales and Use Tax rates directly into your Oracle ERP.

Not only does our solution reliably automate determination, it effectively processes destination and origin-based state rules to ensure you comply with both.

Whether you’re operating in one state or 50, inFlyte™ US ensures you’re always compliant, accurate and audit-ready.

Learn more about inFlyte™ US here or book a quick demo to see how it works.