California Sales Tax Module

Can someone explain how i open this file (can i select word to open it) and then where exactly do i go install it? (new to this)

i REALLY need this please help/

i read the readme.. but im still confused:no:

chachab:

Can someone explain how i open this file (can i select word to open it) and then where exactly do i go install it? (new to this)

i REALLY need this please help/

i read the readme.. but im still confused:no:

Step 1. I use WINRAR to open it and extract it to my HD.
Step 2. I use CONtext to Edit it.
Step 3. And to upload it to my server, I use FileZilla.
All Free stuff on the WWW.:clap:

it took me a while but i finally got it. i was not understanding how to upload the database to myphp .. but FINALLY!

i REALLY appreciate peoples help!!!
thanks!

cfe:

Heh, forgot to attach. Here ya go :lookaroun

w00gle:

Whoops, here is the sql I mentioned about.
Disclaimer: The file is 'Use as is'. :smile:

All, its been awhile since I installed this.. Do you have a step by step...?

just what i was looking for.

has the zip codes been updated for the new April 2009 tax rate increases?

lincomatic:

Oops! Sorry I left some debug messages in scl-zip-tax-v2.zip... but for some strange reason I can't edit my previous posts. So here is it again, w/o the debugs.

Does this wonderful program work with the latest version of Zen Cart V1.3.8?

I know the ZenCart community is fiercely independent, but I did want to make you all aware of a solution that integrates with ZenCart that allows storeowners to submit their order information for sales tax calculations on a zipcode-basis (both 5-digit zips and zip+4 zipcodes are supported).

There is no monthly data to worry about importing or managing, and the system provides reporting features as well.

If you'd like to know more, you can contact us at the information provided below.

Regards,

According to the BOE, California sales tax is charged based on the location where the goods change hands. If you ship them, tax is calculated on your location, not the customer's. Charge the customer location tax only if you make the delivery in person.

cmhdesign:

According to the BOE, California sales tax is charged based on the location where the goods change hands. If you ship them, tax is calculated on your location, not the customer's. Charge the customer location tax only if you make the delivery in person.

If you ship outside of your district, that you are suppose to charge the State wide sales tax rate of 8.25% If I ship in my district (San Diego, then I charge 8.75%.

Straight from the my BOE correspondence....
In summary, based on the above citations and the information provided, if your business is located in San Diego County, you are considered engaged in business in San Diego County. Therefore, when you make a sale to a customer and you ship or deliver the property to the customer anywhere in San Diego County, you are responsible for reporting the 8.75% tax rate. However, if you ship or deliver the property to the customer in another district in which you are not considered engaged in business as defined above, you are required to report the transactions (sales) taxes of 8.25%, but you are not required to report the district use taxes of .50%. As such, it is false to say that if your business is located in San Diego, the 8.75% San Diego tax rate applies to all your sales shipped or delivered throughout California. The tax rate that applies is based on where the product is delivered to the customer.

So if you do it this way, you don't need the mod rigth. I created a zone for CA and apply it to 8.20%. Does that sound right?

tj1:

Thanks, this is very nice. I'll check it out right away.

Just one thing, you mention "any tax that you don't collect is the responsibility of the buyer ... ", I think that's wrong, it's the other way around. You (the seller) are resposible for paying sales tax to the BOE, you are allowed, but not required, to pass this cost on to the customer, but you are the one ultimately responsible for making sales tax payments.

I just charge 8.25% for all of California. The BOE does allow this and doesn't mind, it just says if you over-collected just send it all to them. I think most companies do it this way, it's just too much of a hassle figuring it out for all counties/districts unless you only deal withing your local zone.

Hmmm...I hear a lot of different things about CA sale collection. But you sound convincing so when you say "BOE correspondence"
is it from a BOE publication. If yes can you give me a number. I just want to be sure.

Also for those who use zip code for CA sale tax rate, on Application 17 it stated that it maybe incorrect to use address (zip code) to determine a sale tax.

mtmnet:

If you ship outside of your district, that you are suppose to charge the State wide sales tax rate of 8.25% If I ship in my district (San Diego, then I charge 8.75%.

Straight from the my BOE correspondence....
In summary, based on the above citations and the information provided, if your business is located in San Diego County, you are considered engaged in business in San Diego County. Therefore, when you make a sale to a customer and you ship or deliver the property to the customer anywhere in San Diego County, you are responsible for reporting the 8.75% tax rate. However, if you ship or deliver the property to the customer in another district in which you are not considered engaged in business as defined above, you are required to report the transactions (sales) taxes of 8.25%, but you are not required to report the district use taxes of .50%. As such, it is false to say that if your business is located in San Diego, the 8.75% San Diego tax rate applies to all your sales shipped or delivered throughout California. The tax rate that applies is based on where the product is delivered to the customer.

Angkorthom:

Hmmm...I hear a lot of different things about CA sale collection. But you sound convincing so when you say "BOE correspondence"
is it from a BOE publication. If yes can you give me a number. I just want to be sure.

Also for those who use zip code for CA sale tax rate, on Application 17 it stated that it maybe incorrect to use address (zip code) to determine a sale tax.

There is a TON of confusion which is why I contacted the BOE and got something in writing.

If you are a small business with one business location you have to charge the District sales tax rate (example: San Diego 8.75%) when shipping to customers in your District/county (San Diego).

When shipping to customers in California that are outside of your District (example: outside San Diego county) you only have to charge the State Wide rate of 8.25%.

What a mess! No wonder California had budget problems.

...Or.... you can do like some folks and just charge 8.75% to everyone in California and hand it all over to the BOE to keep things simple.

mtmnet, thank you so much for the clearification. I tried to call BOE brand in San Jose this morning and was put on hold for about an hour. I hanged up! I agreed with you about the mess in CA and I agree with somone said in a diferent thread that if CA cares about collecting sales why they don't provide API.

For my shop, I'll just use 8.25% for everybody in CA. If someone in my location, I'll pay the difference to make thing simple for now.

So Angkorthom, if you charge one rate to everybody, how are you justify charging more sales tax to the customer than what he/she should pay?

I am in the same boat and want to avoid this mess of cities and counties.

I know there was no way till 2009 but recently is there any automated way of populating the sales tax districts, counties and cities in Zen Cart DB?

I hope that everyone is not OVERCHARGING tax (and making your sales and use tax returns more complex).

BOE Publication 105 states that district tax only needs to be paid if you are ENGAGED IN BUSINESS IN THAT DISTRICT. Otherwise, you may use the statewide rate of 7.25.

So, if you are engaged in business in San Diego County, which has a district tax, and you ship something to somewhere outside of San Diego County (but in California), you can charge the statewide rate of 7.25. The purchase is responsible for the district use tax. However, if the retailer collects the district tax, they must report and remit it to the state.

If I sell images (jpg/psd/png etc) that are not shipped, I think I need to charge tax to the customers who live in CA, is that correct? If so, how do I charge just those customers and not everyone?

ahhh california.. not sure why anyone still live there.. but i digress.. does this module work for companies outside california that would need to collect CA taxes?