Setting up tax for your products

J2Commerce (formerly known as J2Store)

Requirement for the tax to take effect:

• Geozone has to be set up for which the tax applies.

• The tax rate has to be set up.

• A tax profile has to be created.

• The tax rate has to be associated with the tax profile.

• The tax profile has to be assigned to the products for which tax has to be levied.

Instance:

Tax geozone: USA

Tax rate: 10%

Tax profile name: US-TAX

Steps:

• Navigate to J2Commerce > Localisation > Geozones and create a new geozone.

Creating a new geozone

• Type in a name for the geozone, and add the countries for which the tax has to be applied.

• Case A: Apply tax only for a few zones within the USA.

Filling in details on the newly created geozone

2. Case B: Apply tax for all zones within the USA.

Adding country

Navigate to J2Commerce > Localisation > Tax rates > Click new.

Fill in the name, tax percentage, geozone, and publish the tax rate.

Navigate to J2Commerce > Localisation > Tax profile > New.

Fill in the profile name, set the status, and map the tax rate on the profile, and choose the associated address.

Adding details to tax profiles

Navigate to J2Commerce > Catalog > Products (Or Content > Articles).

Edit the products for which you wish to collect tax. Navigate to the J2Commerce (J2Store Cart) tab. Choose the tax profile and save.

Frontend:

Thus tax would be levied on the product as per the configuration.

Issues:

Please refer the following list of troubleshooting steps:

click here