Local Sales Tax Mod - Support Thread

[Taxcloud]

Based on the TaxCloud forum thread, it appears that the current plugin version of TaxCloud here on Zen-Cart.com is not fully compatible with version 1.5.4. I'd be happy to use it if it were.

We have left the older version of our module here on ZenCart for Zen'ers that have older versions of ZenCart. For newer versions, please use our GitHub source.

[luckystu]

Greetings, if different tax rates for let's say 100 different counties and cities in one state are configured using this mod, do all 100 counties and cities show up in the drop-down menu during checkout? Thank you.

[potteryhouse]

Greetings, if different tax rates for let's say 100 different counties and cities in one state are configured using this mod, do all 100 counties and cities show up in the drop-down menu during checkout? Thank you.

The short answer is no. You can see just what happens by doing a test checkout on this site www.1potteryhouse.com
The site is based in Florida, and has 64 counties with varying tax rates setup based on zip codes. The mode looks at the zip code of the ship too address you enter and does a lookup in the database tables to find the tax rate. The customer only has to enter a valid address, the mod uses that information.

[johnniejetski2]

The short answer is no. You can see just what happens by doing a test checkout on this site www.1potteryhouse.com
The site is based in Florida, and has 64 counties with varying tax rates setup based on zip codes. The mode looks at the zip code of the ship too address you enter and does a lookup in the database tables to find the tax rate. The customer only has to enter a valid address, the mod uses that information.

This site does NOT calculate florida sales tax correctly. I put in 32092 for my zip code and it says 6% at checkout. It should add the St Johns County surtax of 0.5% which it did not

[njcyx]

Anyone tried this mod on 1.5.5f? I installed 2.5.3a version and it worked fine for tax rate calculation. However, sales tax rate for store pickup is incorrect. It should be based on my store zipcode, but it is actually based on the zipcode from shipping address.

[njcyx]

Finally I found a walkaround solution for the previous issue. Here is the link: https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread....Menu-for-1-5-x

By this modification, you can limit this Pickup option to postcodes surrounding your physical store location. I modified the 1.5.5f version storepickup.php, and it worked good. You need to remove your store pickup module over admin page and install it back again. Also "Shipping Zone" option is blank after you install pickup module. You need to change it back to your default zone, otherwise it may not function properly.

I tried to use TaxCloud plug-in, but it looks like its registration process is very complicated.

[njcyx]

I tried to installed this mode on 157 with php7.2, unfortunately it doesn't work. It generated warning log like following:

#1 require_once() called at [/public_html/test/includes/autoload_func.php:37]
#2 require(/public_html/test/includes/autoload_func.php) called at [/public_html/test/admin/includes/application_top.php:37]
#3 require(/public_html/test/admin/includes/application_top.php) called at [/public_html/test/admin/login.php:8]
#4 require(/public_html/test/admin/login.php) called at [/public_html/test/admin/index.php:11]
--> PHP Warning: require_once(includes/init_includes/init_local_sales_taxes_install.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /public_html/test/includes/autoload_func.php on line 37.

[30-Sep-2020 14:05:28 America/Boise] PHP Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required 'includes/init_includes/init_local_sales_taxes_install.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php72/root/usr/share/pear') in /public_html/test/includes/autoload_func.php on line 37

Any alternatives other than TaxCloud? I need to collect tax based on county or zipcode.