Generating Tax Summaries from Stripe, Storing in Google Sheets, and Sending Slack Alerts

Description Automatically generate multi-jurisdiction tax summaries from Stripe invoices and sync them into Google Sheets with daily reporting. This workflow ensures compliance-ready tax data, detailed breakdowns by country/state/tax rate, and real-time Slack notifications for both success and error handling. 💳📈📢

What This Template Does Triggers daily at 2:00 AM using a scheduled cron. ⏰ Fetches paid invoices from Stripe (last 30 days). 💳 Validates data integrity before processing. ✅ Summarizes taxes by period, country, state, and rate. 🧮 Formats and logs results in Google Sheets for reporting. 📊 Sends Slack notifications for both success and failure. 📢

Key Benefits Automated tax compliance reporting. 🧾 Accurate multi-jurisdiction tracking. 🌍 Eliminates manual spreadsheet work. ⏱️ Maintains a historical audit trail. 📋 Real-time notifications keep your team informed. 🔔 Built-in error handling ensures reliability. 🛡️

Features Daily cron schedule (0 2 * * *). Stripe invoices fetched with expanded tax amounts. Intelligent grouping by period, country, state, and tax rate. Google Sheets integration with append/update logic. Success Slack message: summary totals, record count, period. Error Slack message: troubleshooting guidance and failure logs. Uses environment variables for secure configuration (GOOGLE_SHEETS_DOCUMENT_ID, SLACK_CHANNEL_ID).

Requirements n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted). Stripe API credentials with invoice read access. Google Sheets OAuth2 credentials with write access. Slack API credentials with chat:write permissions. Proper tax configuration in Stripe for accurate reporting.

Target Audience Finance teams handling recurring billing and tax filings. 💼 Accountants needing automated jurisdiction tax breakdowns. 📊 SaaS businesses managing global customers. 🌐 Agencies and SMEs streamlining monthly tax reporting. 🏢 Remote teams requiring real-time workflow notifications. 📲

Step-by-Step Setup Instructions Configure Stripe API credentials in n8n. Set up Google Sheets with a “Tax Summary” sheet (columns: period, country, state, tax rate, taxable amount, tax collected, processing date). Configure Slack API credentials and channel ID (e.g., tax-reports). Replace hardcoded values with environment variables for security. Import this workflow JSON into n8n. Run once manually with test invoices to validate. Enable the workflow for daily automated reporting. ✅