Sales Tax Automation Code Samples

Welcome to the official sales-tax-code-samples repository! This repository contains examples of how to integrate and automate sales tax calculations using the zip.tax API. These code samples are designed to help developers quickly implement and adapt the API in their applications.

🚀 Features

• Sample integrations in multiple programming languages.
• Demonstrates key API functionalities, including:
  • Sales Tax Calculation: Retrieve accurate tax rates based on location.
  • Address Lookup: Fetch tax details by location street address.
  • Address Normalization (geolocation): Get the USPS normalized address and lat/long details based on a partial or non-normalized address.
  • Compliance and Updates: Access real-time updates to stay compliant with changing tax regulations.
• Simplified examples to get started quickly.

📂 Repository Structure

├── Go/
│   └── example.go
├── Python/
│   └── example.py
├── NodeJS/
│   └── example.js
├── Scala
│   └── example.scala
├── README.md
└── LICENSE

• Go/: Examples for Go applications.
• Python/: Examples for Python applications.
• NodeJS/: Examples for Node.js applications.
• Scala/: Examples for Scala applications.

🛠️ Prerequisites

Before using the code samples, ensure you have:

1. A zip.tax API Key.
2. Basic knowledge of the programming language you're working with.
3. Installed dependencies for the selected code sample (refer to the specific sample's README or comments).

🔧 Getting Started

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ZipTax/sales-tax-automation-code-samples.git
   cd sales-tax-automation-code-samples
   

2. Navigate to the directory of the programming language you want to use (e.g., Python/, Go/, or JavaScript/).

3. Update the sample code with your API key.

4. Follow the language-specific instructions to install dependencies and run the sample.

Example: Python

cd Python
pip install -r requirements.txt
python example.py

📚 Documentation

• API Reference

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! If you have improvements, additional language examples, or bug fixes, please:

1. Fork this repository.
2. Create a new branch (feature/my-feature or fix/issue-name).
3. Submit a pull request.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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🌟 Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, feel free to open an issue or contact our support team.

Happy Coding! 🚀