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Chapter 8 & 9 Weighting Unit and Taxes

Weighting Unit and Taxes. the unit of measure for weight is applied globally throughout the store The default weighting unit in Zen Cart is the

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Page 1: Weighting Unit and Taxes.  the unit of measure for weight  is applied globally throughout the store  The default weighting unit in Zen Cart is the

Chapter 8 & 9Weighting Unit and Taxes

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the unit of measure for weight

is applied globally throughout the store

The default weighting unit in Zen Cart is the pound (lb)

Weighting Unit

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◦is not a trivial task

◦Two tasks to be perform:1. Search for source files that have

weighting unit information contained in them

2. Apply the changes to these files.

Changing the Weighting Unit

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Taxes

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A tax imposed by the government at the point of sale on retail goods and services.

It is collected by the retailer and passed on to the state

can be applied to shipping as well as to goods and/or services in Zen Cart

Sales Tax

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Zone, Zone Definition, Tax Class, and Tax Rate are used to calculate the tax charged on goods or services sold in Zen Cart

Zone Definitions and Zones are used to identify the geographical regions where a tax rate should apply.

Tax Class allows different products to be separated into different groups so that each group can be taxed at a

different rate.

Understanding How Taxes are Configured

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Tax Rate defines the percentage of a product's retail price or shipping charges that should be collected as sales tax.

◦It ties together the information you have defined for a Zone Definition and a Tax Class to trigger the collection of a sales tax.

Understanding How Taxes are Configured cont’d

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sales tax is collected can be based on: A customer’s shipping address The store address A customer’s billing address

To specify the basis for sales tax calculation:1. Click on Configuration > My Store2. Set the following fields to either Shipping, Billing

or Store. Basis of Product Tax Basis of Shipping Tax

Basis for Tax Calculation

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The following settings in Configuration > My Store might affect whether you get to see tax calculations being displayed and how these tax calculations are derived

◦Tax Decimal Places

◦Display Prices with Tax

◦Display Prices with Tax in Admin

◦Sales Tax Display Status

Display of Tax Information

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A tax class allows you to classify your goods into a specific category so that tax rates can be applied.

To add a tax class:

1. Click on Locations/Taxes > Tax Classes

2. Click on new tax class

3. Enter your desired values for the Tax Class Title and Description fields.

4. Click insert to save your changes into the database.

Adding a Tax Class

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A tax rate specifies a percentage of a product's sales price to be added as tax.

To add a tax rate:

1. Click on Locations/Taxes > Tax Rates

2. Click on new tax rate

3. Choose the tax class which you want to apply a tax rate to by selecting from the Tax Class Title field.

4. Choose a zone definition to which the tax rate should apply from the Zone field.

Adding a Tax Rate

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5. Specify the tax rate you want to charge in the Tax Rate (%) field.

6. Specify a meaningful description for the Description field.

7. Specify how you want different tax rates to apply by entering a number into the Priority field.

8. Specify how you want different tax rates to apply by entering a number into the Priority field.

Adding a Tax Rate (cont’d)

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In some cases, different tax rates need to be applied to a product.

The final tax rate that applies for the product will depend on whether these tax rates are compounded or added.

Zen Cart allows you to perform the compounding or addition of tax rates by way of the Priority field.

Compounding or Adding Different Tax Rates

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Zen Cart needs the State/Province information in order to determine which Zone a customer is located in so that it can decide whether the customer is liable for sales tax.

If zone information is not collected during customer registration, setting the tax basis to Store is the only way to assess taxes.

To make sure that customers specify a state or province when they sign up for an account:

1. Click on Configuration > Customer Details to access the Customer Details screen.

2. Make sure the State field is set to true.

Impact of Customer Zone Information