Direct answer: Shopify announced November 11, 2026 that the Shopify Tax free discount will stop resetting each calendar year on January 1, 2027. The threshold will be 100,000 in each store’s lifetime global sales, measured in the store’s pricing currency. For established brands using Shopify Tax, this is a budgeting change to review before 2027. It changes Shopify Tax transaction-fee discounts, not the tax rates charged to shoppers.
Which stores actually change?
Shopify’s Help Center adds an important distinction: stores created before May 13, 2026 currently have an annual free-discount reset through December 31, 2026. Starting January 1, 2027, that group moves to the lifetime-sales threshold. Stores created on or after May 13, 2026 already use lifetime global sales for this discount. A brand should check each store’s creation date, Shopify Tax selection and billing history before assuming its fee treatment changes.
What stays separate?
Shopify says the existing per-order fee rates and annual billing caps do not change because of this announcement. Its Help Center says a Shopify Tax transaction fee applies only to eligible orders where Shopify Tax calculates tax after the store meets the sales threshold. For stores created before May 13, 2026, an annual billing cap may apply, with custom pricing for stores at or above 25 million USD in annual sales. Do not treat the 100,000 threshold as a new tax-registration threshold, a change in nexus rules, or a flat fee on all orders.
Build a store-by-store forecast
Finance and ecommerce teams should identify the stores and regions where Shopify Tax is active, confirm the store’s pricing currency, and pull recent Shopify Tax transaction fees from billing. Estimate 2027 cost using the current eligible-order mix and published pricing for each region, then compare the estimate with the applicable annual cap or contract terms. This forecasting method is Etail Rocket’s recommendation; Shopify’s notice says no action is required to keep the service working.
For brands managing multiple stores, avoid rolling the threshold and caps into one companywide figure. Shopify describes them at the store level, and the annual cap, where applicable, is per region per store. A bounded audit can prevent both underbudgeting and exaggerated cost estimates.
Operator checklist
- Confirm which stores use Shopify Tax and when each store was created.
- Check lifetime global sales against the threshold in each store’s pricing currency.
- Review eligible-order fees, annual caps and any custom terms.
- Update the 2027 operating model without changing tax-compliance assumptions on this announcement alone.
Etail Rocket can include Shopify Tax fee settings in an ecommerce operations audit when a brand is reviewing its 2027 channel economics.