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GoodVat

Coming soonAccounting & ERP · Invoicing and accounting for small businesses

Sales tax and VAT compliance for FreshBooks

Connect FreshBooks and GoodVat works from the same numbers as your books — tracking thresholds, working out what you owe in every jurisdiction, and getting your returns filed.

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  • Included in every plan
  • 140+ countries
  • Filing by local partners
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What GoodVat syncs from FreshBooks

In development
  • Sales invoices Planned
  • Credit notes Planned
  • Customers Planned
  • Items Planned
  • Tax codes Planned

GoodVat calculates, monitors and files your FreshBooks sales tax

  • One source of truth

    GoodVat reads sales from FreshBooks, so nexus, liabilities and returns all come from the numbers your books already use.

  • Thresholds watched for you

    Every sale is counted against US nexus and VAT and GST thresholds, with an alert before you need to register.

  • Registered and filed

    Our local tax partners register you where you owe and file every return on time — priced per country and quoted upfront.

How it works

How FreshBooks will connect to GoodVat

  1. 01

    Join the waitlist

    Leave your email and we’ll let you know the moment the FreshBooks integration opens.

  2. 02

    Get early access

    Waitlist members are invited first, ahead of the public release.

  3. 03

    Connect FreshBooks

    Bring in your history and let GoodVat track thresholds, work out tax and prepare your returns.

What GoodVat syncs from FreshBooks

What GoodVat syncs from FreshBooks, and how GoodVat uses it
SyncedWhat GoodVat does with it
Sales invoicesCounted against every threshold and used to prepare your returns.
Credit notesNetted off, so returns reflect your real sales.
CustomersLocated from their addresses, with business VAT numbers checked.
ItemsClassified so each product or service gets the right rate.
Tax codesMapped, so GoodVat’s figures line up with the tax you’ve recorded.

Who uses GoodVat with FreshBooks

  • Finance teams closing the month

    Reconcile tax against FreshBooks instead of exporting spreadsheets from every sales channel.

  • Growing into new markets

    Spot new nexus and VAT obligations from your FreshBooks ledger as soon as they appear.

  • Accountants with many clients

    Connect each client’s FreshBooks and see every client’s exposure and filing calendar in one place.

How sales tax works on FreshBooks

What FreshBooks does
FreshBooks adds the tax rates you choose to invoices and reports what you charged.
Where it stops
Which rate to use, where you need to register and filing are all up to you.
What GoodVat adds
GoodVat reads your sales from FreshBooks, tracks every threshold, works out the tax due in each jurisdiction, and our local partners register you and file your returns.

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FreshBooks sales tax FAQ

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Does GoodVat integrate with FreshBooks?

Our FreshBooks integration is in development. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you as soon as it opens. In the meantime, our team can bulk-import your transactions from a FreshBooks export, so you don’t have to wait to get compliant.

Do I still need GoodVat if FreshBooks handles tax?

FreshBooks adds the tax rates you choose to invoices and reports what you charged. Which rate to use, where you need to register and filing are all up to you. GoodVat fills that gap: it tracks every threshold across all the places you sell, works out what you owe, and our local partners register you and file your returns.

What does GoodVat use from FreshBooks?

GoodVat reads your sales invoices, credit notes, customers, items, tax codes. Counted against every threshold and used to prepare your returns.

Can GoodVat register my business and file my returns?

Yes. Registration and filing are done by our vetted local tax partners in each region, using the data already in GoodVat. Because the work differs by country, it’s priced per country and quoted upfront. If you’d rather file yourself, every plan includes ready-to-file returns.

Which countries does GoodVat cover?

Sales tax, VAT and GST in 140+ countries — every US state and local jurisdiction, the EU, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore and more.

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