I've read the recent stuff on the ml regarding tax/vat, and it seems everyone with issues, have them further, down the line I can't even get sales tax to be listed on order at all. The strange thing is that it was being calculated, though incorrectly, before I removed the demo data. The only difference between my data and the demo data is I have no need for a hierarchy of tax authorities, tax is the same country wide so I just set up one authority in the accounting manager, expecting it to be applied since all the geoId's are the same.
Am not sure where it matches the geoId's is a table still needed if there's only one? Is it based on the customer address? So in accounting manager I've setup: o Tax Authority - my single tax authority o Categories - relevant product categories (if the match is based on geo, am not sure why/if this is necessary) o GL Accounts - SALES TAX COLLECTED that I'd set up (been wondering how I'll balance purchase vat with sales vat with only one account associated with the authority - but will leave such questions till after the initial tax config) o Associations - there aren't any because there's only one authority o Product Rates - using type 'sales tax' since it seems vat handling is under developed & would like to get my first pass tax simulation, happening o Parties - the company Then in the catalog manger under stores: Prorate Taxes: N Show prices with VAT tax included: Y Show Tax Is Exempt: Y Vat Tax Auth Geo Id: ZAF Vat Tax Auth Party Id: ZA_SARS Is there prehaps some other place one needs to configure tax? It did occur to me that perhaps there was some mismatch between, the 'sales tax' type in 'Product Rates' of accounting manager & the 'Vat Tax Auth Geo Id' of store settings in catalog manager, but I tried changing them with no effect. The fact that most posts on the subject show issues furthure down the line indicate I've missed something. Please if anyone can make some suggestions? Thanks. -- Regards, Justin Venture-Net Research & Development
