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

[Ben Goldstein <bdg@endpointsecure.com>]

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Eric,

Thanks so much for your reply.

A question and a comment:


What, if anything, does the TAXAREA variable do?

Eric Paul wrote:

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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
> http://www.spellbook.net
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