Stripe Billing and Tax: Subscription pricing and cancellation terms

Stripe offers subscription-based pricing plans for Stripe Billing and Tax. Enjoy the predictability of a monthly subscription.

Frequently asked questions

How do I sign up for a subscription-based plan?

You can sign up or switch to a subscription-based plan from the Your plans page in the Stripe Dashboard.

We’re actively expanding subscription-based plans to more regions. If your region is supported, you’ll see the option to sign up.

What's Stripe’s Subscription Cancellation Policy?

All of our subscription plans require a one-year commitment. Your annual contract begins at 00:00 UTC on the day after you sign up, and runs for one year. Once enrolled, you’re responsible for subscription fees and any applicable overage fees incurred for the full term—even if you schedule a cancellation before your contract ends.

Subscription plans automatically renew for another one-year term unless you schedule a cancellation before the renewal date. To prevent automatic renewal, make sure to cancel your subscription in advance of your renewal date.

How do I cancel my subscription-based plan?

You must be an account admin to cancel a subscription.

To schedule a cancellation:

From Dashboard settings, click Your plans.
Find the plan you want to cancel and click Manage plan.
Click Cancel, review the provided information, and confirm your cancellation.
Your plan’s detail page will show the scheduled cancellation date.

Once your current contract period ends, your account will automatically transition to a pay-as-you-go plan.

Stripe subscription plans require an annual commitment. When you subscribe, you agree to pay for the full annual term, including any incurred overage fees. Payments are non-refundable, and we don’t offer prorated refunds if you cancel before the end of your term.

How does pricing work for a subscription to a Stripe product?

All of our subscriptions require an annual commitment. A subscription fee covers product usage up to the entitlement limit for your selected plan during your current term. If usage exceeds your entitlement, overage fees will apply. To learn more about these fees, see Stripe Pricing.

What is a product usage entitlement?

A product usage entitlement is the amount of usage included in your subscription plan. This is the limit you selected when signing up, and it determines how much of the product you can use without incurring additional charges. If you exceed this entitlement, overage fees apply.

What are overage fees?

Overage fees are additional fees incurred when product usage entitlement is exceeded. These fees only apply to usage beyond your selected product entitlement and are billed at the end of your billing period monthly. For Stripe Tax subscriptions, any fees for non-US tax filings will appear as overages.

Overage fee examples

Stripe Billing: If your plan includes 100,000 USD in monthly processing, but you process 150,000 USD, you’re charged 0.67% on the extra 50,000 USD at the end of the billing period.
Stripe Tax transactions: If your plan includes 1,000 transactions per month but you process 1,200 transactions, you’re charged 0.48 USD per transaction on the extra 200 transactions at the end of the billing period.
Stripe Tax filing: If you are entitled to 12 US tax filings per year, and you complete 14 US filings, you’re charged 55 USD per additional filing at the end of the billing period.

When will I be charged and what will my bill look like?

All Stripe subscriptions require a one-year commitment and begin at 00:00 UTC on the day after you sign up. You're charged your recurring subscription fee at the start of your contract and then at the beginning of each subsequent billing period. Overage fees are charged separately at the end of the month in which they are incurred.

Stripe Billing example

Billing Schedule:

Contract term: If you sign up on September 14, 2025, your contract runs from September 15, 2025, at 00:00 UTC – September 14, 2026, at 23:59 UTC.
Subscription fee: 7,440 USD for the year, billed in monthly installments of 620 USD plus applicable taxes.
Billing cycle: The first 620 USD subscription charge occurs on September 15, followed by October 15, November 15, and so on.

Overage Fees:

Overage fees apply if you exceed your product usage entitlement. In this example, the usage entitlement is 100,000 USD per month.These are charged at the end of the billing period in which they occur.

Monthly usage (September 15 – October 14): 150,000 USD processed
Overage: 50,000 USD beyond entitlement
Overage charge: 335 USD (50,000 × 0.67%)
October 15 bill:
- 335 USD overage fee (for September 15 – October 14)
- 620 USD monthly subscription fee (for October 15 – November 14)

Stripe Tax example

Billing Schedule:

Contract term: If you sign up on September 14, 2025, your contract runs from September 15, 2025, at 00:00 UTC – September 14, 2026, at 23:59 UTC.
Subscription fee: 1,080 USD for the year, billed in monthly installments of 90 USD plus applicable taxes.
Billing cycle: The first 90 USD subscription charge occurs on September 15, followed by October 15, November 15, and so on.

Overage Fees:

Overage fees apply if your usage exceeds your product usage entitlement. These are charged at the end of the billing period in which they occur.

Monthly usage (September 15 – October 14):
- 1,500 calculation API calls
- 300 transactions
- 3 US tax registrations
- 1 US filing
Entitlement exceeded:
- 100 additional transactions → 50 USD overage fee (0.50 USD × 100)
- 1 additional US tax registration → 150 USD overage fee
October 15 bill:
- 200 USD overage fee (for September 15 – October 14)
- 90 USD monthly subscription fee (for October 15 – November 14)

For more details on subscription pricing and overage rates, see Stripe Pricing.

How will I be charged?

Your subscription fee is deducted from your Stripe account balance. Standard terms and conditions for payments made via your Stripe account balance apply.

What is the minimum contractual commitment?

All of our subscription plans require an annual commitment. Your annual contract starts at 00:00 UTC on the day after you sign up, and ends one year later. After you sign up for a subscription, you’re responsible for paying for the entire year, even if you schedule a cancellation during your current term.

If you’re looking for something more flexible, we have pay-as-you-go pricing plans.

Does my subscription automatically renew?

Yes, all of our subscription plans automatically renew on the anniversary date for an additional one-year term. If you don’t want to automatically renew, you need to schedule a cancellation of your subscription before the auto-renew date, as set forth in our Subscription Cancellation Policy.

I didn’t mean to cancel my subscription—how do I resubscribe?

If you scheduled a subscription cancellation by mistake, you can undo it at any time before the contract renewal date:

From the Dashboard settings, click Your plans.
Find the plan you want to resubscribe to.
If your plan is scheduled to be cancelled, click Revert cancellation below the cancellation details and confirm.
If your cancellation has already occurred, you can resubscribe by clicking View plans and following the steps to subscribe again.

Once reinstated, your subscription automatically renews on the original auto-renew date (your one-year contract anniversary).

Can I upgrade or downgrade my plan?

You can upgrade your plan at any time.

Stripe Billing

The plan will be effective at the start of your next billing period. For example, if you’re charged on the 15th of every month, and you upgrade your plan on October 20, the new upgraded price and usage entitlement is applied effective November 15.

You can’t downgrade your plan below your initial subscription plan during the contract period. For example, if you sign up for the plan with 250,000 USD in Billing volume, you can upgrade to the 500,000 USD Billing volume tier, but can’t downgrade to the 100,000 USD Billing volume tier during the contract period. You can schedule a downgrade to the 100,000 USD tier to go into effect for the next annual contract period.

Stripe Tax

When you upgrade, your existing plan is canceled and a new subscription with an annual commitment begins. The new plan takes effect at the start of your next billing period and any remaining entitlements from your previous subscription will no longer be available after this date.

Example: Upgrading your subscription

If you have an annual Stripe Tax plan at 430 USD per month that started on September 15, 2024 at 00:00 UTC, and you choose to upgrade to a 1,000 USD per month plan on October 31 2024:

Existing subscription: Your current plan remains active until November 14, 2024, at 23:59 UTC, at which point it will be cancelled. Any remaining entitlements from this plan will no longer be available after this date.
New subscription: Your new plan begins on November 15, 2024, at 00:00 UTC with a new contract term running until November 14, 2025, at 23:59 UTC. Your updated product usage entitlement starts at this time.

You can schedule a downgrade of your tax subscription and this will take effect at the end of your current contract period.

To upgrade or downgrade:

From the Dashboard settings page, click on Your plans.
Find the plan you want to change and click Manage plan.
Click View plans to see the options available.
Choose a new plan and follow the prompts to finalize the change.

Do you offer monthly plans?

All Stripe subscriptions require an annual commitment and are billed monthly. If you need more flexibility, we offer pay-as-you-go pricing plans.

What if I forget to pay or my payment fails?

Stripe reserves the right to temporarily suspend your access to services if you fail to pay or are in violation of our standard terms.

If I pre-paid, will I get a prorated refund when I cancel?

We don’t offer prorated refunds on pre-paid subscriptions. All Stripe subscription plans require an annual commitment. You're responsible for the full subscription fee, including applicable overage fees for the entire term. We don’t offer refunds (prorated or otherwise) if you schedule a cancellation before the end of your current term.

What taxes are due on my subscription purchase?

Taxes are estimated at checkout based on current tax rates. These rates may change, and some jurisdictions may require self-assessment for tax reporting.

Can I get a custom subscription-based price?

Custom pricing is available for companies with large payments volume, high-value transactions, or unique business models. Contact sales to learn more.

Who is Taxually and what services do they provide?

Taxually is a Stripe partner that handles tax filing submissions for various jurisdictions. When you purchase a Stripe Tax subscription, you gain access to filing services with Taxually aligned with your plan’s entitlements. You’ll need to set up an account with Taxually and accept their terms in order to use their services. Stripe will process any applicable fees based on your Stripe Tax subscription plan.

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