Help! Problems with VAT

[Guest]

When I test Checkout with Tax set to TRUE in My Store->Display Prices, I get

 

Sub Total ?9.39

UK Recorded Delivert ?3.47

VAT(17.50%) ?1.40

 

TOTAL ?12.86

 

Since the VAT is on the TOTAL, ie., 9.39 + 3.47, it should be ?2.31 and not ?1.40.

 

I wondered if anyone had this before.

 

Thanks in advance for your assistance!

 

Victor

[Guest]

It shows VAT on the item, but doesn't add VAT to delivery charges!!!!

 

The price of this item is ?7.99.

 

When I test Checkout with Tax set to TRUE in My Store->Display Prices, I get,

 

Sub Total ?9.39 (its added VAT of ?1.40 here, ie., 7.99 + 1.40 = 9.39)

UK Recorded Delivery ?3.47 (Vat not added to deliver charges)

VAT(17.50%) ?1.40

 

TOTAL ?12.86

 

Also there is no Sub Total.

 

Since the VAT is on the TOTAL, ie., 7.99 + 3.47, it should be ?2.01 and not ?1.40, only on goods.

 

 

The programs only shows the VAT on the price of the original item, which was ?7.99

 

I wondered if anyone had this before.

 

Thanks in advance for your assistance!

[Calum]

This is strange because i just noticed the same thing this morning just before we made the site go live! :o

 

I have attepted to trawl through the code but got a bit lost as my php isnt great.

[Calum]

I have found a quick and dirty method to make it look correct.

If you goto the admin section->modules you can change the sort order as displayed on invoice.

so i moved the shipping below the tax and sub-total and it makes sense now but i would prefer the proper method of having the total tax inc the tax on shipping.

[Calum]

To get the poper totals your shipping rate in your delivery module must be set to taxable class. Although technically there is no vat on royalmail post.

 

However when you set this you will come across the same problem i now have.

 

I am coding a workaround to simply take the tax off the shipping and add it to the vat total. I can post code here if you want.

[Guest]

Thanks Calum,

 

Thanks for the assistance!

 

I wanted to have a go at coding, but I'm not too expericnce yet, but I'm learning.

 

I am ex C++ and have only recently received books on PHP and MySQL, so I have a lot of reading ahead of me.

 

Thanks again!

[Calum]

do you have any modifications on your site?

[Guest]

Yes,

 

I recently added the VAT contributiom. It was the, VAT Display_v1.1.zip. Not the Tvaintracom_v4.4_1.zip. This is the simplest modification and only requires a few extra lines added, plus the addition of vat.php.

 

If only I knew what the Tax or VAT total variable was, I could attampt to modify the program and add it to the total. I'm quite new to OSC and don't know which file will contain the VAT or TAX.

[Calum]

shipping and tax are in this folder

 

includes->modules->order_total

 

havn't had time to resolve it proper fix may try and get a better one today.

[Guest]

Thanks Calum for that information,

 

Victor

[Guest]

What we have to do here, is add the Goods Total to Pastage/Shipping cost and take the VAT of both. Then they should be listed as,

 

Goods Total (ex VAT)

Postage

VAT

Total

 

ie, Variable for Goods Total += Variable for Postage/Shipping

calculate VAT or TAX on the above

 

Display VAT on the above

[Guest]

Hi Guys,

 

I just came across your post whilst searching for a solution to a problem I have in the same area.

 

Mine is a really wierd one ...

 

Everything calculates fine except when I pay using PayPal. When I use PayPal the amount that is passed to PayPal is goods + shipping(including VAT). i.e. the goods are passed net of VAT.

 

I have come to the conclusion that the problem is with the PayPal IPN module as when I use WorldPay the correct value is passed and invoiced.

 

Any help on where to look much appreciated.

 

 

Thanks

[Hkanaris]

What we have to do here, is add the Goods Total to Pastage/Shipping cost and take the VAT of both. Then they should be listed as,

 

Goods Total (ex VAT)

Postage

VAT

Total

 

ie, Variable for Goods Total += Variable for Postage/Shipping

calculate VAT or TAX on the above

 

Display VAT on the above

 

My Problem is this. if a customer orders 1 product.

 

Then it will show the invoice correct.

 

i.e

Product 1 - Total - ex VAT

Sub total - ex VAT

Delivery - always shows it as inc vat

VAT 17.5% - Shows the VAT 17.5%

Total - Shows inc VAT

 

However if a customer orders more than 1 product it all changes.

 

I get

 

Product 1 - Total - ex VAT

Product 2 - Total - ex VAT

Sub total - Has now become INC VAT

Delivery - always shows it as inc vat

VAT 17.5% - Shows the VAT 17.5%

Total - Shows inc VAT same as sub total

 

This always happens when there is more than 1 product being ordered anyone else having this problem, with more than 1 product

[rgvsean]

Technically you should apply the same rate of VAT to the package as the contents but this really applies to the packaging.

 

Stamps are ZERO rated for tax.

 

If you don't charge VAT to your customers on postage then that is VAT you don't have to pay HMCE. There is no VAT to claim back off on the stamps so you lose out the full amount and not just your mark up. Also as I guess you make a little extra on the P+P you'll pay that too. I would hazard a guess you'll not be imprisoned for life for not charging VAT on stamps.

 

You could also invoice seperatley for the postage and the packaging or add the total cost into your products and offer free post.

[Hkanaris]

Thanks Sean, however my main concern with this is that when a customer orders more than one product, the sub total shows INC Vat not EX VAT.

 

But seems to work fine if a customer orders 1 product.