Taxes and Zones

[sooz]

Hi,

 

I am setting up presta shop for Canada only.

 

There are 2 taxes in Canada, 5.0% GST applied to all products. On top of that, there's a 7.0% PST applies to all products sold in our province, BC. So for example, products sold to Toronto has 5.0% GST and products sold in BC has 5.0% GST + 7.0% PST.

 

Wondering, whats the best way to set this up...

 

THANKS!

[Peter Wilson]

Hi sooz,

 

We are aware that osCommerce uses multiple, cumulative taxes (though in a confusing way).  However, when we created PrestaShop, we decided that since 90% of shop owners only need one tax applied per destination, we set PS to only calculate one tax.

 

I've added it to the dev team's "to-do" list for future consideration, but since it would require a major overhaul of the code dealing with taxes, it may not be developed for another few months, I'm sorry to say.

[moonpies]

Could this be resolved in the next release when the new zones/regions tab is added?  Then sooz could create BC as a region and add the 7% PST?  Or maybe this does not work cumulatively.  Maybe sooz would have to have the 5% GST already included in prices?  Oh well, just a thought.

 

IMHO, these taxes are self-defeating.  If I want to buy an out-of-print used book, for example, I order from an Amazon dealer in another state, not my own state,  so I don't have to pay any sales tax.  That is what people do.  I'm sure it costs my state more to process the piddly amount of sales tax I collect than they get out the stupid tax.  As soon as I had to start charging sales tax to residents of my own state, my in-state sales dropped off dramatically.  That suits me fine, as I'd rather sell to an out-of-state customer and not have to fool with the sales tax.  Sorry for the rant.