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Tax Rate Question - Wisconsin Only???


thall89553

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My client wants me to specify that Wisconsion residents ONLY get charged for taxes. Can this be done first of all, second is it legal? Tom

I think so though I am no from wisconsion. For sure no tax on orders outside the US.

 

Is there a sales tax the federal government charges?

IF no then not tax for other states.

Backup before making changes. Backup before making changes! Backup before making changes!!

 

You did do a backup? eh?

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is it legal?

If your client is a business, then they must collect sales tax on taxable items for the state in which they reside, if that state has a sales tax. If they are in Wisconsin, they must collect WI sales tax. If Wisconsin has any reciprocal agreements with other states for the collection of sales tax, they must collect that tax as well and remit it to the department of revenue for that other state. Sales to states not covered by this - no tax collected. So, yes it is legal and normal. Check the State of Wisconsin web-site for the tax amount and possible reciprocal agreements - www.wi.gov.

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If they are in Wisconsin, they must collect WI sales tax. Sales to states not covered by this - no tax collected.

 

I really appreciate the thoroughness of your reply. Might you tell me how I then cofigure OsCommerce such that only WI residents get charged the sales tax in the checkout process? Thanks again. Tom

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In admin

 

under Configuration

 

Make sure your Zone and Country are set for your location

 

Under Modules -> Order Total

Make sure the Tax module is install and set to true

 

under Locations / Taxes

Set up a tax zone (for your location, remove unwanted ones, like the Florida Default, unless that's where you are)

Check Tax Classes to make sure there is Taxable Goods defined

Set up Tax Rates

 

That should be it

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Henry Smith

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Might you tell me how I then cofigure OsCommerce such that only WI residents get charged the sales tax in the checkout process? Thanks again. Tom

 

Our tax rate here, btw, is 5%. But each county in WI also has its own additional sales tax, so your client must charge residents of these counties the appropriate overall amount of sales tax (exceptions are noted on the link below). You can find the current county chart at http://www.dor.state.wi.us/faqs/pcs/taxrates.html#txrate11. I'm in the middle of doing exactly this same thing, setting up a store for a Wisconsin business. You don't need to change any code for this to work, just to set up State (County) zones. If you use the Florida tax-by-county contribution at http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,2046 as a template, you can change it so that it's Wisconsin's counties and the correct tax rates and that seems to work pretty well.

 

So far as I'm aware, we don't have any agreements with other states about sales tax, but please check with your client or with the govt. to be sure, because I might be wrong. And if I am, let me know so I can change it in my store too! :lol:

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Greetings - You wrote "under locations / Taxes" but for the life of me I can not find that. Would you please tell me where in the admin section I can locate that link?

 

In admin

 

under Configuration

 

Make sure your Zone and Country are set for your location

 

Under Modules -> Order Total

Make sure the Tax module is install and set to true

 

under Locations / Taxes

Set up a tax zone (for your location, remove unwanted ones, like the Florida Default, unless that's where you are)

Check Tax Classes to make sure there is Taxable Goods defined

Set up Tax Rates

 

That should be it

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