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Has anyone tried installing this module on osCMAX 2? I'm having a bit of trouble because the coding is a little different. If anyone could help me I'd greatly appreciate it.

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Kenneth Davenport

www.KenDavenport.com

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Has anyone addressed the issue of sales tax reporting? My understanding is that we will need to report each tax code/sales amount separately. So how do we know which sales were for which tax codes when it comes to monthly sales tax?

 

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Tom

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mregamr,

This law just keeps getting better and better. I honestly have very little bookeeping/tax experience. I will look into it. If you have any specific info I send it to me and I will try to work it in immediately.

 

KEN,

I am not at all familiar with osCMAX 2...sorry.

 

Watermelon,

you should be able to search your local files to find where the FL TAX text originates from, this contrib does not alter the description of the tax(yet), it uses the default that set in the admin section. So make sure you have a default WA tax set in the admin section.

 

 

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Hello All,

 

I have contacted the osCommerce contribution people and have made preliminary arrangements to have the maintainer changed to lildog. Also I have requested that we have the main description changed to better reflect the direction this contrib has taken.

 

If someone (i.e. lildog) can come up with a better main description then I will submit it for modification.

 

I have been so busy lately, I have not been able to even try the new stuff. I will try to do so shortly. Thanks again to all of you!

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I am looking for feedback on what to do when an incorrect tax has been applied. I don't think the order should be halted or disrupted at all. Should the store owner get an email so it can be accounted for in the accounting books? OR should it apper in some sort of report as suggested above by mregamr? Or should nothing be done?

 

 

lildog

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Hi.

 

Thank you ALL for this contribution and all the hard work put into it.

 

lilldog, I just want to let you know that the latest version for download (dated 7/15/08) does not have any folders or files in it. I'm sure that if I read through the thread I will find the most recent modifications, but I just want to pass that along.

 

Thank you again for the great contribution.

 

ski

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Thanks for telling me, I don't know what happened but I uploaded a new archive.

 

lildog

 

Hi.

 

Thank you ALL for this contribution and all the hard work put into it.

 

lilldog, I just want to let you know that the latest version for download (dated 7/15/08) does not have any folders or files in it. I'm sure that if I read through the thread I will find the most recent modifications, but I just want to pass that along.

 

Thank you again for the great contribution.

 

ski

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OK ... when I install the debug code, it spits out this:

 

DOR Rate:

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /path/to/catalog/includes/functions/general.php:1358) in /path/to/catalog/includes/functions/general.php on line 1227

 

Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at /path/to/catalog/includes/functions/general.php:1358) in /path/to/absak/catalog/includes/functions/sessions.php on line 67

 

Not sure what's up with that?

 

FWIW, we actually ONLY have a WA tax rate, not a store-wide tax rate, because our headquarters are in Alaska (with no state sales tax) ... but we have a branch in WA for distribution, and we get a few orders from WA customers.

 

When I tried to run the module with the WA tax zone rate as 0.0000 (nowhere in the install instructions does it say what to set it at for this module), it calculated no tax for WA addresses. When I set it back to 9.0000, it applied 9.0000 to all orders. (And I did use the two test addresses provided with the module download).

 

Thanks so much for any help anyone can give! :-)

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Is your tax rate and zone set to Wa in the tax section of admin? (the module with the WA tax zone rate as 0.0000) where did you set this? I will look into the header situation too.

 

lildog

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Is your tax rate and zone set to Wa in the tax section of admin? (the module with the WA tax zone rate as 0.0000) where did you set this? I will look into the header situation too.

 

lildog

 

The tax rate is set in the Tax Rates admin area. I have one Tax Class (Taxable Goods), four Tax Zones (Alaska, International, Lower 48, and WA), and I set a Tax Rate for WA at 9.0000% ... when I set it to 0.0000 after first installing this contribution, it stopped adding tax to WA orders altogether.

 

Basically, the module doesn't seem to be doing *anything* on my site. :-(

 

And thanks for the link on the headers issue ... I'm checking it out now. :-)

 

(And thank you a million times for putting so much time into this for everyone!)

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For the header problem see this link.

 

lildog

 

OK, deleted the empty line after the last php?> ... and now the error output is the same, but it adds in that the cURL extension is installed. *sigh* Will try to dig through the two mentioned files and figure out where that's coming from. Maybe if I fix that, your contrib will magically work? hehe

 

If you think of anything else, I do really appreciate your time and help. :-)

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I am done for the day but it is completely possible i have made it not work again. I have made so many changes to make the code oscommerce standard and integrate the reporting. My pages were making the call to the dor site about ten times each, so I have tried to limit that too. I will do some tests tomorrow and maybe add in some debugging code so we can get this to work for everyone. If you find anything out before then let me know and I will try to work it out.

 

lildog

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Ok somewhere along the line I caused the contrib to always charge the store rate, it is not just you I will fix is immediately. I want to appologize to everyone for the troubles, it is a lot of files to edit and alot of code changes, be patient and PLEASE keep posting your bugs and eventually we will have a nice contrib. We are getting close now. I still don't know about the headers issue. I think pix clinic had the header problem too, but don't remember how he fixed it.

 

lildog

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The function is bassically correct, I have not set the session variable correctly so it is not retaining the retrieved tax rate.

 

Stay Tuned,

lildog

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It is supposed to, it contains the function.

 

FYI, the install instructions still reference wa_dest_tax.php (#3).

 

Your work on this is truly amazing. Thanks!

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I have fixed the session variable and uploaded an new improved contribution. Again, let me know how it works and I will TRY to remedy any problems.

 

lildog

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I think pix clinic had the header problem too, but don't remember how he fixed it.

 

lildog

 

I think the header problem was just from the cURL debug code ... the line it cited was the first line of that, and when I comment out the debug code, the header errors go away.

 

Will check for a new version uploaded since last week, to see if the 'always charge store rate' thing has been fixed. And THANK YOU again for putting so much time into this! :)

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Hi.

 

With the hopes that I have not over-stepped my boundaries or stepped on anyone's toes, I have made a few edits to a couple of files of this great contribution and uploaded the full package. NO code has been altered and ALL credit goes to lildog and everyone who has dedicated their time and effort to make this great contribution available to us. My edits are simple clarifications, nothing else.

 

Regards,

 

ski

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I will go in and delete and cURL comment code from the contrib then.

 

Thank you.

 

I think the header problem was just from the cURL debug code ... the line it cited was the first line of that, and when I comment out the debug code, the header errors go away.

 

Will check for a new version uploaded since last week, to see if the 'always charge store rate' thing has been fixed. And THANK YOU again for putting so much time into this! :)

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Not stepping on any toes....that is how this works, with the help of everyone we will get this thing to work! Thank you for your help.... Did you add your name to the list of credits?

 

lildog

 

Hi.

 

With the hopes that I have not over-stepped my boundaries or stepped on anyone's toes, I have made a few edits to a couple of files of this great contribution and uploaded the full package. NO code has been altered and ALL credit goes to lildog and everyone who has dedicated their time and effort to make this great contribution available to us. My edits are simple clarifications, nothing else.

 

Regards,

 

ski

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