specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Kintsugi
providerId: kintsugi
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Sales Tax
- Tax Compliance
- Tax Automation
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Kintsugi spend. Kintsugi bills compliance outcomes - sales tax
  filings and state registrations - rather than per-API-call usage. Nexus
  monitoring is free; the Growth plan bills per filing and per registration; the
  Premium plan is a flat monthly subscription covering a set number of states;
  Enterprise is negotiated. The API itself is included with a paid plan, so the
  primary cost drivers are number of filings, number of registrations, and
  states covered. Figures are not reconciled.
notes: >-
  Cost drivers for a tax-compliance platform are filing and registration
  volume by jurisdiction, not API request counts. Verify per-filing and
  per-registration fees and Premium state coverage against the Kintsugi
  pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.trykintsugi.com/pricing
- https://docs.trykintsugi.com
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Kintsugi
serviceCategory: Tax Compliance and Automation
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Hybrid
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Kintsugi
  ServiceCategory: Tax Compliance and Automation
  ProviderName: Kintsugi
  PublisherName: Kintsugi
  InvoiceIssuerName: Kintsugi
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: filings
  description: Sales tax returns prepared and filed, billed per filing on per-action plans.
  unit: filings
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - state
- name: registrations
  description: State tax registrations completed, billed per registration on per-action plans.
  unit: registrations
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - state
- name: subscription
  description: Flat monthly subscription fee on the Premium plan covering a set number of states.
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
- name: states_covered
  description: Number of states under active monitoring, registration, and filing.
  unit: states
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - organization
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track active registrations and monthly filings by state; reconcile against the Kintsugi dashboard.
- name: Allocation
  description: Attribute filing and registration costs to the legal entities and states that generate the nexus obligation.
- name: Optimization
  description: Use free nexus monitoring to avoid premature registrations; compare per-filing Growth costs against flat-rate Premium once filing in more than a handful of states each month.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign a compliance owner who reviews where new nexus is approaching and approves new registrations before filing fees accrue.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com