Question

I am using oscommerce for my site. If product is purchased from certain state then tax will be applicable otherwise no tax for the product.

How can i do this in oscommerce?

Answer 1

The following instructions will set it up so that when a customer purchases a certain product, a specific tax rate will be applied according to the state listed in their delivery address.

Locations/Taxes > Zones

Look over the existing zones (states/provinces) in the admin. If yours is in here, skip this step.

Otherwise:

• Click new zone.
• Set the Zone Name to the State name
• Set Zones Code as State code abbreviation. (e.g. NY for New York)

Locations/Taxes > Tax Zones

• Click insert
• Enter a Zone Name
• Click insert

On your newly created tax zone, click on the folder icon.

• Click insert
• Select the relevant country from the first drop down list
• Select the zone as created in the previous section (Locations/Taxes > Zones)
• Click insert

Locations/Taxes > Tax Classes

• Click new tax class
• Enter a Tax Class Title
• Click insert

Locations/Taxes > Tax Rates

• Click new tax rate
• Select a Tax Class Title created earlier
• Select the relevant Zone, also created earlier
• Enter the tax rate you want to apply for this particular tax zoning
• Enter "1" for Priority
• Click insert

Catalog

Select and edit the product(s) that will be affected by the new tax zone.

In the Tax Class section, select your newly created tax zone and enter the markup and costings as appropriate.

Now, when a registered customer views and adds to cart the product, and their delivery state matches the tax zone specifications you’ve set up, they will see this tax rate applied to the product.

For all other customers, they will not see the additional tax rate.

You cannot, without modification, set up more than one tax zone on a product.