By default, you absorb the cost of card processing and RSVPify service fees. This article covers two ways to change that: passing those fees to your guests at checkout, and adding a sales tax or custom surcharge as a separate line item.
Both are configured from Event settings → Payments, under Fees and taxes.
Pass fees to guests
Fee passthrough shifts the cost of processing and service fees to your guests, shown as a transparent line item at checkout rather than deducted from your payout.
Go to Event settings → Payments and scroll to Fees and taxes.
Turn on Payment processor fees pass through, RSVPify fee pass through, or both.
Save. The change takes effect immediately for new registrations.
Add a tax or surcharge
A tax or surcharge adds a separate labeled line item to checkout - as a percentage of the ticket price or a fixed amount.
Under Fees and taxes, turn on Sales tax.
Choose Percent of total Order or Fixed additional fee, then enter the Amount.
Enter a Label on customer receipt - for example, "Sales Tax," "State Tax," or "Facility Fee."
Save. The line item appears at checkout immediately.
💡 Note: RSVPify does not automatically calculate sales tax by jurisdiction. You set the rate and the label yourself - this is a configuration you control, not something Stripe or RSVPify determines on your behalf.
Test before publishing
Complete a test paid registration and confirm the order summary breaks out ticket price, fees, and tax as separate, clearly labeled lines before the guest submits payment.
💡 Example: A conference passes through both Stripe and RSVPify fees and adds an 8% line item labeled "Sales Tax." The advertised ticket price stays clean, and the organizer receives the full ticket amount - fees and tax are covered transparently by the buyer.
