Tax Summary Webhook & Calculation Requests: Now with Multi-Currency Capability
Discover the Update: Real-World Impact in Plain English
Shopify has taken a giant leap forward by enhancing its API to support multi-currency tax summaries. Imagine a Canadian merchant selling handcrafted goods to American customers. With the new API update, both the Canadian and U.S. currencies are automatically considered. This means the merchant can present prices in USD for American customers, while all internal accounting remains in CAD. The result is a seamless shopping experience for customers and hassle-free accounting for merchants.
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With API version 2026-01, Shopify introduces new MoneyBag data structures to its webhooks and tax calculation endpoints. For developers, this means that new fields within sale records and cart line costs, such as discount_amount_set and total_amount_set, now return both shop and presentment currencies. The MoneyBag structure comprises two MoneyV2 objects: one for the shop currency and another for the presentment currency.
{
"amount_before_taxes_after_discounts": {
"currency_code": "CAD",
"amount": "135.00"
},
"amount_before_taxes_after_discounts_set": {
"shop_money": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"amount": "100.00"
},
"presentment_money": {
"currency_code": "CAD",
"amount": "135.00"
}
}
}This allows for dual-pricing support without disrupting current operations or customer-facing experiences. This change makes Shopify a more robust platform in the international marketplace.
Business Growth Unleashed: What This Means for Merchants
This update empowers Shopify merchants by allowing them to seamlessly operate in multiple currencies without the need for extensive manual workarounds. Businesses looking to scale internationally will find this particularly beneficial, as it simplifies cross-border sales and financial reporting. By using their shop currency for internal accounting and their customer’s local currency for sales, merchants can accurately track performance without confusing currency conversions. This translates to higher operational efficiency, better financial transparency, and more strategic decision-making capabilities.
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