Collecting only localstate sales tax?

[llaskin]

I only want to collect tax for my local state(since its an internet purchase and only requires tax collection if I have presence in the physical state). How can I set this? When I try to set it up, it starts collecting the same tax rate for EVERY state

[stevesh]

Lots of good information in the FAQ section:

http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?...single-rate%29

[llaskin]

Lots of good information in the FAQ section:

http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?...single-rate%29

This only defines how to get the same sales tax for *ALL* of the US. I only want to charge tax for one state(the state the business is located in)

[stevesh]

The FAQ quite clearly describes how to set up taxes for one state. The example is Colorado, but the process would be the same for your state.

[llaskin]

Followed the faq, but users from a different state are seeing the same tax rate...

[stevesh]

I just set up taxes for my state only on a test site, following the FAQ I referenced, and it works just as it's supposed to. I'd suggest starting over, deleting any existing Zone Definitions and following the FAQ steps exactly.

[llaskin]

Steve,
I did this at http://topshot-ne.com/zencart/index....&products_id=1 and set it up so the only country is US, added all 50 states, and the only zone that is defined is MA which has a 6.25 sales tax. Regardless of which state I list as the shipping or billing address, I always get charged 6.25% sales tax. People who don't live in the state the business is located in(MA) shouldn't be getting charged sales tax. what am I doing wrong? Or do I need to define sales tax as 0 for every state other then MA(and define zones for each state etc)

[stevesh]

The only zones that you have to set up are (is) those where you want to charge sales tax. You've done something wrong.

In Admin - Locations / Taxes - Zone Definitions you should only see a zone for Massachusetts. If you highlight that and click on Tax Rates, you should see the rate in the table.

If you click on Admin - Locations / Taxes - Tax Classes you should see one class - Taxable Goods (unless you changed the name).

If you click on Admin - Locations / Taxes - Tax rates, you should see one line (Taxable Goods) and the table containing (from left to right) Priority - Tax Class (Taxable Goods) - Zone (Massachusetts) - Tax Rate (6.25%) - Description (whatever you named the tax in Tax Rates).

[llaskin]

That is exactly my setup....

[stevesh]

Um, well ...

Hate to sound like a broken record, but my suggestion is to start over, removing all Zone Definitions and Tax Classes and Tax Rates and work through the tutorial again step-by-step. As I mentioned, that's what I did on my test site and things work as they should.