Setting up taxes for OH state and counties within

**BiillO** · 22 Dec 2010, 08:13 PM

Version 1.3.8a
No special mods, customized appearance only

No, I haven't upgraded yet, I am still studying how best to do that.

Here is my tax question:

The documentation that I have read in the wiki indicates that only one Zone Definition needs to be set, and further that if I need to charge tax in only one State (Ohio), that that State can be set as the one and only Zone description and I can set multiple zones within it (for examples counties within the State of Ohio, each with different tax rates).

My store location is set in Configuration>My Store to Country: United States, Zone: Ohio.

Now, does this setting constitute having set a Zone description?

If no, how does that setting relate to or affect the setting of Zone Definitions, if at all?

I have assumed that I still need to set Zone Definition to Ohio at Locations/Taxes > Zones Definitions

Then I want to set muliple Zones (Ohio Counties) with different tax rates.

I am very confused about how to do this, and I can't seem to get it done. The documentation is lacking in this area or it is not clearly written (or both). I need help.

Apparently my client is just paying the tax, because she has not set this up (I guess she expects me to do it for her) and I am having difficulty (which is probably why she hasn't done it either).

Thanks in advance,
Bill O.

**DrByte** · 24 Dec 2010, 01:21 AM

In the current version of Zen Cart there is no built-in support for county-specific tax rates.
In the US, it bases it on zone membership, and zones are defined only to the state level, not lower.

There are some code alterations that some have tried with varying success for handling NY and CA sub zones. You might try one of those and see whether they are anything like what you're wanting to do.

**Goldenis** · 23 Jan 2011, 07:31 AM

Just FYI Washington State has the same issue with different sales tax by destination zip code/county, but some cities have an additional tax over the county rate.

Is it still true that this function can not be accomodated in the standard Zencart? I have 1.3.9h

If so is their an add on ap?

Thanks!

**Carl Stef** · 28 Jan 2011, 07:55 PM

Bill O

This is to let you know that we just integrated our TaxCloud sales tax module to Zen Cart. It is a real time SaaS application that calculates sales taxes for all 13,000 US taxing jurisdictions, including every corner of Ohio. The service is entirely free of charge.

There are details on the TaxCloud.net website.

Carl Stef