{"id":"licensing-payments.is-tax-added-at-checkout","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/is-tax-added-at-checkout","category":{"id":"licensing-payments","title":"Licensing & payments"},"subcategory":{"id":"buying","title":"Buying, coupons and onboarding codes"},"question":"Is sales tax or VAT added to the price?","alt_questions":["Does Storage Studio charge VAT?","GST on storage studio","tax on subscription","Why is the total higher than the price?","VAT invoice storage studio"],"short_answer":"Any sales tax, VAT or GST is calculated at checkout from your billing address, and every charge has a downloadable invoice with the tax breakdown.","answer_markdown":"Applicable sales tax, VAT, GST or an equivalent tax is calculated at checkout from your billing address, so the total you pay can be higher than the listed price.\n\nEvery charge comes with a downloadable invoice that includes the tax breakdown, which is what most businesses need to reclaim VAT or GST. You can download invoices from the billing portal at any time.","answer_html":"<p>Applicable sales tax, VAT, GST or an equivalent tax is calculated at checkout from your billing address, so the total you pay can be higher than the listed price.</p>\n<p>Every charge comes with a downloadable invoice that includes the tax breakdown, which is what most businesses need to reclaim VAT or GST. You can download invoices from the billing portal at any time.</p>","answer_text":"Applicable sales tax, VAT, GST or an equivalent tax is calculated at checkout from your billing address, so the total you pay can be higher than the listed price.\n\nEvery charge comes with a downloadable invoice that includes the tax breakdown, which is what most businesses need to reclaim VAT or GST. You can download invoices from the billing portal at any time.","tags":["tax","vat","invoices"],"related":[{"id":"licensing-payments.how-do-i-download-an-invoice","question":"How do I download an invoice or receipt?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-download-an-invoice"},{"id":"licensing-payments.what-currency-are-prices-in","question":"What currency are Storage Studio prices in?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/what-currency-are-prices-in"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Is sales tax or VAT added to the price? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Any sales tax, VAT or GST is calculated at checkout from your billing address, and every charge has a downloadable invoice with the tax breakdown.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Licensing & payments","path":"/faq/licensing-payments/"},{"name":"Is sales tax or VAT added to the price?","path":"/faq/licensing-payments/is-tax-added-at-checkout"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/is-tax-added-at-checkout","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is sales tax or VAT added to the price?","alternateName":["Does Storage Studio charge VAT?","GST on storage studio","tax on subscription","Why is the total higher than the price?","VAT invoice storage studio"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Applicable sales tax, VAT, GST or an equivalent tax is calculated at checkout from your billing address, so the total you pay can be higher than the listed price.\n\nEvery charge comes with a downloadable invoice that includes the tax breakdown, which is what most businesses need to reclaim VAT or GST. You can download invoices from the billing portal at any time.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/is-tax-added-at-checkout"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\" aria-current=\"true\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#free-trial\">The free trial</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#trial-extension\">Extending your trial and free offers</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#plans\">Plans and pricing</a> <span>8</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#buying\">Buying, coupons and onboarding codes</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#activation\">Activating your licence</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#licence-key\">Your licence key</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#macs\">Your licence and your Macs</a> <span>7</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#subscription\">Managing your subscription</a> <span>26</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#refunds\">Refunds, charges and disputes</a> <span>7</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#licence-status\">Licence status and offline use</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#inner-circle\">Inner Circle (founder) offer</a> <span>4</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#versions\">Updates and Mac compatibility</a> <span>3</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">Is sales tax or VAT added to the price?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> · <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#buying\">Buying, coupons and onboarding codes</a></p>\n<h1>Is sales tax or VAT added to the price?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> Any sales tax, VAT or GST is calculated at checkout from your billing address, and every charge has a downloadable invoice with the tax breakdown.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Applicable sales tax, VAT, GST or an equivalent tax is calculated at checkout from your billing address, so the total you pay can be higher than the listed price.</p>\n<p>Every charge comes with a downloadable invoice that includes the tax breakdown, which is what most businesses need to reclaim VAT or GST. You can download invoices from the billing portal at any time.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-download-an-invoice\">How do I download an invoice or receipt?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/what-currency-are-prices-in\">What currency are Storage Studio prices in?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/is-tax-added-at-checkout.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/is-tax-added-at-checkout.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}