#geoff-roberts_api
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tardy elbow
Hello! When you use the API to create a Tax Calculation it should tell you if the Tax ID provided is invalid. See here for details: https://docs.stripe.com/tax/custom#tax-ids
abstract sage
Will the field itself throw an error if the format of the ID is not valid?
tardy elbow
The field on the website you mean?
abstract sage
Yes
tardy elbow
That's your field, that's not something Stirpe has any control over.
abstract sage
Is there a Stripe field that we can use instead?
That does validate the format of the data?
We're looking to ensure that if a tax ID is entered because the buyer should be tax exempt, that tax is not applied at checkout.
tardy elbow
No, there isn't a Stripe UI component for this.
For an integration like this that's something you'll have to handle on your end using the Tax API I referred to above.
abstract sage
OK—but we should be able to collect a Tax ID value (via our own field), and based on the presence of a Tax ID make sure that the transaction is tax exempt?
tardy elbow
As far as I understand your question and situation, yes. Give it a try in test mode and see if it works for your use case.