Local Sales Tax Mod - Support Thread

EAPerformanceParts:

Thank you for the reply, but this is what I'm confused about, sorry,

Open the catalog folder and copy everything in that folder (NOT THE CATALOG FOLDER, JUST WHAT IS INSIDE) over to the root directory of your zencart.

How do i do the above and what is the root folder?

Dont put the mod admin folder inside your admin folder. Put the files inside that folder inside your admin folder. Same goes for the includes folder.

Each individual php in each individual folder?

And I hope I didnt mess something up by putting the folders in the wrong location, did I?

I've tried putting the folders in several locations and nothing is working. I'm clueless???

What version of the mod are you trying to install?

2.2 full version then I was going to install 2.3

I'm not sure how else to explain this.

When you FTP files you dont have to move things individually.
Just move the entire mod admin folder to where your admin folder is, same place but not in it, same for the includes folder.
This will copy the files over into their correct places.

LadyHLG

Grrr, no clue what I did but the local tax is there now.

Thank you so much for being patient with me. I hate being a newb.:yuck:

Hopefully the rest will go smooth.

Thanks Again :clap:

Well it went smooth for a while but I have a new problem.

I followed the instructions on setting up the zones, etc.. and did the sales tax by county.

I made a test customer with my personal address there and this is the error message I receive on checkout:

The address information you entered does not appear to be valid or cannot be matched. Please select or add a different address and try again. (10736)

This is what the address looked like per the instructions minus the X's to block my address which is valid:

Test Customer
XXXX XXXXXXX XXX
North Port, FLORIDA - SARASOTA 34287
United States

Any idea what the problem is?

Just thinking here but the only thing I can come up with is the address is including the county in the state location. So when the address is verified it can't be due to more than just the state being there. Not sure though, hopefully someone can chime in. Thanks.

Well the error itself has nothing to do with the sales tax mod.

It is most likely in how you set up your counties by zones.

I have included specific instructions in section 6 of the readme.html file for version 2.3 on how to do this, but read it carefully and go slow as setting up zones can be a very confusing process.

Something I forgot to include in the readme file is that most (if not all) shipping and payment modules require a 2 digit abbreviation for your state. Anything else and it will not recognize it.
So when it is checking you address if you have "FL - JACKSON" for your zone code instead of just FL, the shipping mods will not recognize the address to return a shipping price.

The trouble is I dont know if you can have multiple zones with the same zone code which is why my instructions say not to(for a time it was not possible, but I think that may have changed). For my setup I simply added a couple of lines to the shipping mod to fix the issue, it just depends on what shipping methods you are using.

LadyHLG

Ok, like I said I just followed the instructions in the readme file. I will see what I can change.

What do you mean you added a couple lines to the mod to fix the issue? If I change the current setup, the customer wont be able to pick the county they live in which creates the correct tax amount.

I changed the shipping mods not the sales tax mod.
Where and what all depends on what shipping method you are using.
As I said, this may not be necessary. It may be possible to have more than one zone with the same zone code now. I'm simply not sure.

LadyHLG

Forgot to add that I am just using "per unit" shipping.

I tried to change the zone names and it lets you have more than one name the same, but when I changed the customers address it only added tax for the first zone with the two letter abbreviation.

Yes it does work now with multiple zones having the same name. It was my mistake, I used a zone I didnt have setup yet and thats why the taxes were not showing. :lamo:

Thanks!

I am glad to hear things are working now.

LadyHLG

Hi LadyG.

Thank you for this plug-in. It is amazing and works perfectly for me. the version 2 seems to work lovely with no issues. Should i upgrade to version 3?

Also, if i upgrade, will i have to re-enter the the tax rates?

Thanks

Craig

Craig,
Version 2.3 does contain some bug fixes, its not a bad idea to upgrade.
Since its a file-only upgrade it will not effect any of the data.
If you have any concerns about installing the upgrade simple make sure you have a backup of your cart files before you start, that way if you run into any issues you can simply restore the origional files.

Good luck.

LadyHLG

Thank You. I upgraded with no issues. Everything still working lovely. Thanks again for the great plug-in...

Craig

Sorry LadyG,

Their is one more thing i may need help with. In version 2 i listed my zips with a space after the semicolon. (33555; 33666).

Now, it seems in version 3 I should leave the space out (33555;33666).

My question is, should i go back into the rates i've entered in version 2 and erase the spaces after the semicolon?

Thank You

Craig

Also, I'm not sure if this is related to my above post, but now, when i get past the shipping to checkout. It lists all my local tax zones before giving the total.

For instance: It lists

Local Tax Rec ID: 1
Tax Name: -

all the way to...

Local Tax Rec ID: 28
Tax Name: -

Then under that list it says...

Tax based on customer shipping zone 190
27 matching tax zones found

Then it finally gives the total, with the correct tax added. Do you know where that list could be coming from?

Thanks

Craig