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| ==== Automatically Calculated Taxes (US only) ==== | ==== Automatically Calculated Taxes (US only) ==== |
| If the "Tax is Calculated Automatically" checkbox is checked for a given tax (only within the US currently), taxes will be calculated automaticall | If the "Tax is Calculated Automatically" checkbox is checked for a given tax (only within the US currently), taxes will be calculated automatically within the designated area for that tax. So for example, if you have a tax set for California that is set to calculate automatically, FoxyCart will query the tax database based on the customer's zip code and apply the appropriate tax rate (which may include state, county, city, or other tax jurisdictions). This automatic lookup will dictate if the tax should apply to shipping or not, and if it relates to the billing or shipping address. |
| y within the designated area for that tax. So for example, if you have a tax set for California that is set to calculate automatically, FoxyCart will query the tax database based on the customers postcode to see if they have a relevant tax. This automatic lookup will dictate if the tax should apply to shipping or not, and if it relates to the billing or shipping address. | |
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| Our tax database is provided by [[http://www.taxdatasystems.com/|Tax Data Systems]], which is updated on a monthly basis. Note that neither FoxyCart nor Tax Data Systems makes any warranty or claim as to the accuracy of the tax data returned, but //many// very large merchants use Tax Data Systems. | Our tax database is provided by [[http://www.taxdatasystems.com/|Tax Data Systems]], which is updated on a monthly basis. Note that neither FoxyCart nor Tax Data Systems makes any warranty or claim as to the accuracy of the tax data returned, but //many// very large merchants use Tax Data Systems. Currently we use a version of the database that provides a single tax rate per zip code. In the event there are multiple tax rates in a single zip code, the more populated zip code's rate is used in the database. |
| ==== How Multiple Taxes Work Together ==== | ==== How Multiple Taxes Work Together ==== |
| If you have multiple taxes to be applied in one transaction they will be applied individually. Here's a quick example of what your cart could look like o | If you have multiple taxes to be applied in one transaction they will be applied individually. Here's a quick example of what your cart could look like o |
