Re: [mv] TaxShipping directive using zip codes in NYS

[Eric Paul <epaul@spellbook.net>]

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Ben,

I have a client who has a similar problem.  I did the following:

In Catalog.CFG:

Variable    TAXAREA         NY
Variable    TAXRATE
Variable    TAXSHIPPING

#a bit further down
SalesTax         zip

Then in salestax.asc:

default 0
14083   0.08
And so on.  Yep, I have a really big file of zip codes with the associated 
tax.  And yes, I've missed a few zips, every now and again I get told by 
the client that someone from NY didn't get charged tax and I have to go 
track down their zip code and figure the tax and add it.  Yes, it is very 
cumbersome.  It is also not the "legal" way to do it according to the NY 
DOR because certain zip codes span county lines.  But it's the best I've 
come up with so far.

If anyone from NY has a better way, I'd be more than happy to hear about it.

Eric

At 01:33 PM 4/15/00 , you wrote:
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>We are only charging sales tax for shipments within New York State.
>New York State requires that sales tax be applied to shipping charges
>as well.

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Eric Paul
SpellBook Systems
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