Local Sales Tax Mod (with admin!) for testing

[gmoyle]

Ok, I cannot believe that I didn't find this until just now. I hacked one of the New York tax modes, and 1.3.7 broke it. I have not had time to fix it. This mod seems to be the nearly ideal solution.

I installed it (but have not configured it yet) and have but one suggestion. I saw an implementation of zip code tax in a paid solution that I really liked.

The use of a mask on the zip code so that you don't have to enter each and every zip code is an interesting option.

i.e. 895* would be used for all zip codes that start with 895.

I will let you know how the configuration goes later this week.

Thanks for the great work on this. The complete use of the override system witno core overwrites is FANTASTIC!

[LadyHLG]

Interesting, I had never thought of using a zip code mask! If time allows I will see if I can add implement that.
Thanks for the input and let me know how the testing goes.

LadyHLG

[gmoyle]

Well, I was very excited, but, there are some issues.

I realized why I was originally trying to to tax by county. In Nevada, you may have a zip code that crosses county lines, and the counties have different taxes.

89521 Washoe County Tax 7.375%: $xx.xx
89521 Storey County Tax 7.25%: $xx.xx

Which is problematic for this module as you can see, this is what I saw in my checkout.

So the only way to get around this as I can see is to capture the users county on account creation.....and, I only need to capture the users county if they are a resident of Nevada.

I have been down this road, and I am not skilled enough to code the needed changes to make this clean on my end. If you think that this module could acomodate these additions, that would be great. I could make a financial contribution? :)


Greg

[LadyHLG]

I'm sorry the mod doesn't do quite what you were looking for, we all seem to be struggling for different solutions to the same problem.

The simple truth is there simply is no way for the cart to know what county a person is in based only on the zip code. Some people choose to tax by zip anyway since its the best they can do under the circumstances, and for some its not a problem.

In Wisconsin I set up each county as a separate zone with separate taxes rather than a single WI zone, and that has worked just fine.

I think the best we can hope for is that the developers at some point will add "county" as one of the permanent address options. Until then we are left with mods and work arounds.

LadyHLG

[seattleannie]

LadyHLG! This module works perfectly!! Thank you for doing such an excellent job. Easy install, easy configuration.

My only complaint is how hard it was for me to find it to download! Hope that powers that be here at Zen Cart will add it to their download area.

~anne

[LadyHLG]

Thanks for the feedback Anne. I didn't want to add it to the downloads until it had been tested by others and I had gotten enough feedback.

LadyHLG

[Gyphon]

LadyHLG,
First off MANY THANKS !!
I have just install your module on my test server and it is working just great. Of course in Texas we have the world crazyist tax system. But I can see light at the end of the tunnel with your module. I still have much work to relate tax rates of the various tax zones.

Hope to be up fully running with this by the end of the week.

Thanks
Larry

[zidain]

Can you set up your Search Data field for Zip Codes to search a string for multiple zip codes at ones...(i.e. 90001-93050)?

Zidain~

[LadyHLG]

Zidain and anyone else interested,

I am attaching an upgrade to the mod that will allow you to use a zip code range. Please be sure to read the included readme.txt file for specific instructions on how to set up your data to work with the mod correctly.

I have not a much time for testing, so please let me know if you run into any problems.

LadyHLG

[terrykiwi]

In Wisconsin I set up each county as a separate zone with separate taxes rather than a single WI zone, and that has worked just fine.

LadyHLG

I am a new user, so I'm nervous about attempting a mod install. In any case, in Florida we don't need to tax based on zip code, only county surtaxes apply.

So when you said you set up Wisconsin... did you mean in your mod or in the vanilla version? If in the vanilla version, could you please tell me the steps to achieve this? I tried to follow the "New York Sales Tax" thread, but the instructions are not clear. Also, how does ZC know what county the buyer is in? This is not something that is collected during registration, and I don't see any place in checkout where the tax zones can be accessed.

I'm very confused and frustrated after spending hours trying to figure this out. The book doesn't even touch on it. I'm also disappointed that such a basic tax requirement isn't already a part of ZC.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Terry