Remittance is the process of paying the taxes you have collected from customers to the appropriate government authority. While Dappr offers an automated service for filing and remitting sales tax, you may choose to handle this process yourself.
Dappr's manual tax remittance feature allows you to keep a precise record of these payments. This is essential for maintaining accurate books and a complete compliance history. You will use this feature for any tax registrations you manage yourself, including:
State sales tax registrations where you have opted out of Dappr's auto-filing service.
Manual registrations for other taxes, such as industry-specific excise taxes.
This guide explains how to record a manual tax remittance in Dappr.
How to record a manual remittance
After you have filed your tax return with an authority and are ready to pay, you should log that payment in Dappr to update your records.
From the main menu, navigate to Sales, select Taxes from the top menu, and then click on the Manual remittancetab.
This page lists all the tax registrations that you manage manually. Click on the authority you have just filed with.
You will be taken to the authority's dedicated page. Here you can see the total "Owed for remittance" balance, which is the amount of tax Dappr has tracked from your paid orders.
Find the "Remittance transactions" section and click the New remittance button.
Filling out the remittance details
A pop-up window will appear to guide you through the process.
Enter Payment Details:
Payment date: The date you made or will make the payment to the authority.
Amount: The total amount of tax you are remitting.
Payment Method: Choose whether you want to "Pay using Dappr" or if you "No, I've already paid".
Add Optional Details (Highly Recommended):
Remittance period: Enter the start and end dates for the tax period this payment covers (e.g., July 1, 2025 - Sep 30, 2025).
Upload filing documents: Upload a PDF copy of the tax return you filed. This creates a complete, audit-ready record connecting the payment to the filing.
Finalize the Remittance:
If you've already paid: Simply click Save remittance. The payment will be logged, and your "Owed for remittance" balance will be updated.
If you are paying through Dappr: You will be prompted to enter the tax authority's bank account and routing number. After reviewing the payment details and confirming with a two-factor authentication code, Dappr will send the payment directly from your Dappr Financial Account. You must have a sufficient balance to complete the payment.
Once completed, the new remittance will appear in the transaction list on the authority's page. Dappr will also create a corresponding tax collection transaction to adjust your "Owed for remittance" balance. To see a full history of all transactions that have affected this balance, click the "View tax collection transactions" button.
Recording refunds from a tax authority
You can also use this feature to record a refund received from a tax authority. To do this, simply enter the refunded amount as a negative number in the "Amount" field. This will correctly adjust your "Owed for remittance" balance.