## Configure Stripe Tax Settings with the API

The Stripe Tax Settings API allows you to programmatically retrieve and configure the settings necessary for calculating tax, eliminating the need to use the Stripe Dashboard for these actions. This API is beneficial for both direct Stripe users and platforms managing connected accounts.

### Use Cases

*   **Connect Platforms:** Platforms can utilize the API to configure Stripe Tax for their connected accounts, ensuring those accounts are set up to calculate tax. This also allows platforms to validate if a connected account is appropriately configured for tax calculations.
*   **Direct Usage:** Individual Stripe users can use the API to set up Stripe Tax for their own account or to verify if their existing setup is ready for tax calculations.

### Checking Readiness

Before enabling tax calculations, it's crucial to verify if an account is properly configured. This is particularly relevant when a standard account configures Stripe Tax through the Dashboard, but your platform needs to confirm if Stripe Tax can be activated.

To check the Stripe Tax settings on a connected account, retrieve the `tax.settings` object. This is done by including the `Stripe-Account` header in your API request, with the value set to the connected account ID.

```json
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/tax/settings \
  -u "sk_test_..." \
  -H "Stripe-Account: {{CONNECTED_ACCOUNT_ID}}"
```

### Webhook Event

You can also monitor changes to tax settings by subscribing to the `tax.settings.updated` webhook event. This event is triggered whenever an account updates its tax settings.

### API Libraries

Stripe provides official libraries to simplify API access from your application. These libraries abstract away much of the complexity of making direct HTTP requests.