TAX/GST not shwing up in PayPal until user enter address

[jadedev]

Hi.

I'm new to Zen Cart. I've just set up Paypal Express. I noticed the tax amount is not brought across to PayPal if the user use Paypal Express.

From the numerous post that I've read today, it seemes tax is generated by Zen Cart via the address entered by the customer.

To Aussie Zen Cart shops, is that legit? I thought we have had to show the full GST inclusive amount.

Is there away around this? Is it possible to show the full tax inclusive amount in PayPal before user entyer their address?

From the many posts, I didn't find a way around this.

Alternatively, is it legal if I have a disclaimer in the payment page that, GST/TAX amunt is calculated once they have entered their address.

[kobra]

You can toggle off the early display of express so that a customer must login to checkout
That should present their address stored in their profile

[Design75]

It is the correct way from paypal to show.

As long as there is no address, paypal does not know which TAX/GST to apply.

For my shop i.e. If customers buy within The Netherlands we apply 19% tax, but for international customers outside the EU there is no tax.

[jadedev]

You can toggle off the early display of express so that a customer must login to checkout
That should present their address stored in their profile

That's a good idea. This is what I have done

Modules-> payment-> Paypal Express CheckOut -> Express Checkout Shortcut Button = OFF


But at the check out screen, I still get

New Customers
Have a PayPal account? Want to pay quickly with a credit card? Use the PayPal button below to use the Express Checkout option.

How do I surpress this?

[jadedev]

Solved

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showth...PayPal+account

[kanine]

Dragging up an older thread here, but have just come into the same issue (also based in Australia) where the tax inclusive price is not showing on the paypal express checkout (when selected from the Shopping Cart and not Logged In).

Whilst I understand the rationale, I'm wondering if it would not be possible to make some choices during the preperation of the initial cart details sent to paypal to include the Tax if DISPLAY_PRICE_WITH_TAX is set.

That is, the same price shown in the shop, regardless of customers location could be displayed in the initial Paypal Express Checkout page, thus giving consistency between what is seen when browsing the store, and the initial values shown in the Express Checkout?

I've tried to work out where to put this logic in the module but unfortunately my php not quite up to that level yet, but close...

[kanine]

I think I have a working solution, after reading the PayPal guidelines for the checkout flow, and acceptable parameters I've attempted to suppress line item details when the shipping method has not been confirmed by making the following change.

    // loop thru all products to prepare details of quantity and price.
    for ($i=0, $n=sizeof($order->products), $k=0; $i<$n; $i++, $k++) {
      // PayPal won't accept zero-value line-items, so skip this entry if price is zero
      if ($order->products[$i]['final_price'] == 0) continue;
      
      // KP Addition
      if (!zen_not_null($order->info['shipping_method'])) continue;

I hope this just suppresses all the line items and totals when the shipping method has not been selected. My initial testing seems OK.