Problem with sales tax calculated on shipping
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:22 pm
So I live in TN, where they require sales tax to be paid on shipping options. I was trying to test a flat rate shipping option on my new Open Cart system, and I am getting an odd problem.
If I add multiple items to my Open Cart cart, everything is transferred to paypal correctly.
(Open Cart info)
//two items in cart (two different items, multiple quantities of the same item doesn't work)...
Sub-Total: $13.00
Flat Shipping Rate: $18.25
TN State Tax 9.25%: $2.89
Total: $34.14
//what paypal displays after clicking Confirm Order
Item total: $13.00
Sales tax: $1.20
Shipping and handling: $19.94
Total With Shipping: $34.14 USD
//It is combining the sales tax on the shipping charges into the shipping charges, which is fine for me.
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But if I only have one item in my cart, this happens.
// one item in cart for $5
Sub-Total: $5.00
Flat Shipping Rate: $18.25
TN State Tax 9.25%: $2.15
Total: $25.40
//paypal says...
Item total: $5.00
Sales tax: $0.46
Shipping and handling: $18.25
Total With Shipping: $23.71 USD
// For some reason if there is only one item in my opencart shopping cart, it never calculates sales tax on shipping.
Odd error. Help?
If I add multiple items to my Open Cart cart, everything is transferred to paypal correctly.
(Open Cart info)
//two items in cart (two different items, multiple quantities of the same item doesn't work)...
Sub-Total: $13.00
Flat Shipping Rate: $18.25
TN State Tax 9.25%: $2.89
Total: $34.14
//what paypal displays after clicking Confirm Order
Item total: $13.00
Sales tax: $1.20
Shipping and handling: $19.94
Total With Shipping: $34.14 USD
//It is combining the sales tax on the shipping charges into the shipping charges, which is fine for me.
-----------------------------------------------
But if I only have one item in my cart, this happens.
// one item in cart for $5
Sub-Total: $5.00
Flat Shipping Rate: $18.25
TN State Tax 9.25%: $2.15
Total: $25.40
//paypal says...
Item total: $5.00
Sales tax: $0.46
Shipping and handling: $18.25
Total With Shipping: $23.71 USD
// For some reason if there is only one item in my opencart shopping cart, it never calculates sales tax on shipping.
Odd error. Help?