Collected Isn't the Same as Remitted. Kosh AI Checks Sales Tax State by State, Not Just in Total
Collected tax, remitted tax, and the jurisdiction rate behind both of them all need to agree. Kosh AI checks that agreement across every state you sell into.
Sales tax collected at checkout and sales tax remitted to a state should be the same number. Kosh AI checks that they actually are.
Tax a marketplace collects on your behalf shouldn't also get remitted by you. Kosh AI keeps the two channels separate and reconciled.
Thousands of local rate tables shift over time. Kosh AI checks the rate applied at the transaction level against what's actually current.
An exempt or resale transaction coded incorrectly either overcharges a customer or underpays a state. Kosh AI checks the coding behind every sale.
Once collection, remittance, and rates all tie out per state, the multi-state report itself should take minutes to build.
Four steps take collected tax, remitted tax, and jurisdiction rates from separate systems to one reconciled view, state by state.
Whether it's one state's rate table or forty, the question collected tax eventually has to answer is whether it actually reached the right remittance.
Even one state registration benefits from automatic collected-to-remitted matching.
Every state reconciles on its own rate table, then rolls into one consolidated view.
Marketplace-collected tax stays separate from direct-channel tax to avoid double remittance.
Thousands of monthly transactions reconcile without a manual state-by-state review.
Transactions from multiple marketplaces and a direct storefront reconcile in one view.
Resale and exempt transactions get checked against supporting certificates automatically.
Retail, wholesale, and direct-to-consumer sales reconcile under one jurisdiction view.
New nexus states reconcile the same way as existing registrations, without added manual work.
Kosh AI reconciles collected and remitted tax across dozens of states without manual review.
Kosh AI gives lean tax teams state-by-state matching without adding headcount.
A clean-looking total doesn't mean every jurisdiction underneath it is actually correct. Here's what's different once collection and remittance get checked state by state.
Every state's collected tax is checked against what actually got remitted, not assumed equal.
Tax already collected by a facilitator is kept separate from direct-channel remittances.
A jurisdiction's rate change that slipped past is flagged before it affects more transactions.
Exempt and resale transactions are checked against documentation instead of assumed valid.
Every jurisdiction reconciles into one view instead of a spreadsheet per state.
A new nexus state doesn't mean building a new manual reconciliation process.
Kosh AI connects directly with all major banks and ERPs, enabling real-time data sync for faster, more accurate reconciliations—no manual uploads, no delays.
Sales tax reconciliation software checks that sales tax collected at the transaction level actually matches what gets remitted to each state, catching short remittances, double-counted marketplace tax, and outdated jurisdiction rates before a filing goes out. A seller registered across dozens of states deals with as many rate tables, filing schedules, and marketplace facilitator rules, and a total that looks correct in aggregate can still be wrong at the individual jurisdiction level. Kosh AI pulls in transaction and remittance data by state automatically, checks both sides against each other, and hands the tax team one reconciled view instead of forty separate ones.
How many states you file in matters less than how you sell. This is who tends to hit the wall first.
Each state's rate table and filing schedule adds another reconciliation to run by hand.
Marketplace-collected tax needs to stay separate from what gets remitted directly.
Exemptions need checking against documentation, not assumed correct by default.
Short remittances tend to surface only once a state follows up directly.
Transaction-level review stops being realistic manually past a certain volume.
A new nexus state shouldn't mean building a brand-new manual reconciliation routine.
Multi-state sales tax reconciliation closes real gaps, but it doesn't eliminate the work entirely. Here's where each side of that stands.
Forty states, forty rate tables, and one option: check every return by hand or let collection and remittance match themselves. The gap between those two paths shows up fast.
| Feature | Automated Sales Tax Reconciliation | Manual Sales Tax Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|
| Collected vs. Remitted | Every state's collected tax matched to its remittance automatically. | Each state is usually reconciled separately in a spreadsheet. |
| Marketplace Facilitator Tax | Kept distinct from direct-channel tax to avoid double remittance. | Marketplace and direct tax can get mixed up without a clear separation. |
| Rate Validation | Transaction-level rates checked against current jurisdiction tables. | Outdated rates often go unnoticed until a state flags them. |
| Exempt Transactions | Checked against supporting documentation automatically. | Exemptions are often assumed valid without a systematic check. |
| Multi-State Filing | One consolidated report built from reconciled state-level data. | Each state's filing is typically prepared from a separate export. |
| Adding New States | A new nexus state reconciles the same way as existing ones. | A new state usually means extending a manual process by hand. |
Link up your transaction feeds and marketplace data once, and your next filing period closes with every state already checked against what it actually collected.
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