Local Sales Tax Mod - Support Thread

[patternman]

Hello,
Thanks for the good news.
I would like to keep using this mod if possible. I'll be switching to v1.5.0 next month.
A feature that would be useful for me: it would be nice to get an output of the associated tax code number for the matched zip code. For example, my state (Washington) has a four digit "Location code" for each region. The nine digit zip code is necessary to determine which location code is correct. There are usually about 50000 zip code ranges, but there are only less than 500 location codes. I normally need to look up the location code manually. It would be nice to have an extra field to output the corresponding location code. It need not affect the matching, just output the extra information.
Thanks again.
Jason A.

[potteryhouse]

This is an update to the tax mod, for version 1.3.9 only, this is the first step in the update to make it compatible with version 1.5.0. I have installed in on the site http://www.1potteryhouse.com/ and it seems to be working correctly. If anyone else would like to test it, let me know if there are issues. In the zip there is a readme.txt file that details the changes I made.

The two main changes are bug fixes and the inclusion of a Florida only SQL file.
Bug fix in "catalog/includes/modules/order_total/ot_local_sales_taxes.php" to resolve calculation error.
Bug fix in "catalog/includes/functions/extra_functions/functions_local_taxes.php", to resolve case select error and added zip + 4 support.

Due to upload size limit this is a tar/gzip file that needs to be extracted using a compatible tool such as Cygwin with this command 'gzip -dc localSalesTaxMod2.5.2.tar.zip | tar xv' or with 7zip available from http://www.7-zip.org/.

As with any mods, use at your own risk! Make sure you create backups prior to installation.

[potteryhouse]

Hello,
Thanks for the good news.
I would like to keep using this mod if possible. I'll be switching to v1.5.0 next month.
A feature that would be useful for me: it would be nice to get an output of the associated tax code number for the matched zip code. For example, my state (Washington) has a four digit "Location code" for each region. The nine digit zip code is necessary to determine which location code is correct. There are usually about 50000 zip code ranges, but there are only less than 500 location codes. I normally need to look up the location code manually. It would be nice to have an extra field to output the corresponding location code. It need not affect the matching, just output the extra information.
Thanks again.
Jason A.

I need to understand more about what the location code is you refer to, is it the postal code "ZIP PLUS 4" or something specific to the state. If it is the zip plus 4, then it can be added to the zip code with a -, if not a new field will be needed I would think. A sample and or a link to the description may help.

[potteryhouse]

I submitted an update today for the module that includes instructions to make this work with Zen Cart 1.5.
I do not know when they will become available for download, but they should show up here http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=422

These are the basic instructions to add the mod to the admin menu in version 1.5.
-- go to Admin Page Registration

-- Page Key = "localSalesTaxes"
-- Page Name = "BOX_TAXES_LOCAL_SALES_TAXES"
-- Page Filename = "FILENAME_LOCAL_SALES_TAXES"
-- Page Parameters = "" (Nothing to enter here)
-- Menu = "Locations / Taxes"
-- Display on Menu? = CHECKED
-- Sort Order = "6" (Most likely next available Sort Order number)