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Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.commenda.io/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

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Overview

Customers represent the purchasers of goods sold by the merchant. You can manage exemption certificates on their behalf.

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Business identification number

You can store a tax or business registration number on each customer using the business_identification_number field. This is useful for recording identifiers such as VAT IDs, EINs, or GST numbers that may be required for tax compliance in certain jurisdictions. The field is optional and can be set when creating or updating a customer.

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Exemption certificates

Customers may claim sales tax exemptions based on the purpose of the purchase (e.g., wholesale) or their entity type (e.g., nonprofit). When a customer claims an exemption, the merchant is required to collect proof that the customer is eligible for the exemption in the form of exemption certificates. Learn more about exemption certificates here. Once an exemption certificate is uploaded, Commenda will validate the exemption certificate before applying the tax exemption. The validation status will be reflected in the verification_status field. If the exemption certificate is not valid, the exemption will not be applied.