[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Taxes for Dummies version please ## - **[robert2301](/forum/user/2689-robert2301 "View robert2301's Profile")** - [![robert2301's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/2689-robert2301 "View robert2301's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/2689-robert2301) Less More - Posts: 6 - Thank you received: 0 - - 15 years 2 months ago [\#23260](#23260) by [robert2301](/forum/user/2689-robert2301 "View robert2301's Profile") *[Taxes for Dummies version please](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/23260-taxes-for-dummies-version-please#23260 "I've read everything I can find on this, but still can't grasp this. Could someone give me the step by step version to accomplish... 1. Only California customers will be charge 7.25% 2. Everyone else will not be charge tax. 3. All products should display their price before taxes and only show the tax price at checkout if they enter a California address. Thanks.")* was created by *[robert2301](/forum/user/2689-robert2301 "View robert2301's Profile")* I've read everything I can find on this, but still can't grasp this. Could someone give me the step by step version to accomplish... 1. Only California customers will be charge 7.25% 2. Everyone else will not be charge tax. 3. All products should display their price before taxes and only show the tax price at checkout if they enter a California address. Thanks. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzIzMjYwLXRheGVzLWZvci1kdW1taWVzLXZlcnNpb24tcGxlYXNlP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86322 - Thank you received: 14281 - - 15 years 2 months ago [\#23269](#23269) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Taxes for Dummies version please](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/23260-taxes-for-dummies-version-please#23269 "I've read everything I can find on this, but still can't grasp this. Could someone give me the step by step version to accomplish... 1. Only California customers will be charge 7.25% 2. Everyone else will not be charge tax. 3. All products should display their price before taxes and only show the tax price at checkout if they enter a California address. Thanks.")* 1. Go in System->Taxes, click on "manage tax category" 2. If you don't have a tax category, you need to create it. 3. Go in System->Taxes, click on "manage tax rate" 4. If you don't have a tax rate, you need to create it. 5. Go in System->Taxes, click on new in order to create a new tax rule 6. Select the zone of the tax (California), the rate, the tax category, publish it and save. 7. In your products select the tax category. 8. Set a "main tax zone" other than California in the configuration page of HikaShop. You tax is now setup. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzIzMjYwLXRheGVzLWZvci1kdW1taWVzLXZlcnNpb24tcGxlYXNlP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[michaelbuttitta](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile")** - [![michaelbuttitta's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar1618.jpg)](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta) Less More - Posts: 44 - Thank you received: 0 - - - - 14 years 11 months ago [\#30634](#30634) by [michaelbuttitta](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile") Replied by *[michaelbuttitta](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Taxes for Dummies version please](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/23260-taxes-for-dummies-version-please#30634 "I've read everything I can find on this, but still can't grasp this. Could someone give me the step by step version to accomplish... 1. Only California customers will be charge 7.25% 2. Everyone else will not be charge tax. 3. All products should display their price before taxes and only show the tax price at checkout if they enter a California address. Thanks.")* Hi Nicloas, I'm trying to set up my own tax in CA and I want to be sure I have this correct based on your explanation. Can you confirm and clarify, explain a bit more so I can understand this to expand on if needed for the future? It would be good to have these instructions written out with a bit more detail to insure there is no confusion for people like me who this seems very complicated ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/3.png ":)") It's sad on my part I can program web stuff but can't set up tax! 1. Go in System->Taxes, click on "manage tax category" 2. If you don't have a tax category, you need to create it. Right now, there is only the category "Default tax category" which is installed already. If I am setting this up for a single state (i.e. CA) should I set up a second category called California or will I use the Default tax category for California? It would be good to have some clarification on the "Default" tax category... is it the category for everything EXCEPT what you are trying to set up a tax for, or if you only need one tax source (like CA) is that it's purpose? By saying default, it seems to me, default is the entire world which has either a 0 or low fixed tax rate, and then you create tax category exceptions on top of that? Or, Default is set up just a place holder to be use for the first (or only) tax category? 3. Go in System->Taxes, click on "manage tax rate" 4. If you don't have a tax rate, you need to create it. This was empty, so I set up a California tax rate of 9.75%. 5. Go in System->Taxes, click on new in order to create a new tax rule 6. Select the zone of the tax (California), the rate, the tax category, publish it and save. Here is the rule I created, is this correct? Zone: California Tax Category: Default tax category Rate: 9.75 Customer Type All Customer Types 7. In your products select the tax category. This instruction is very vague to me. All of my products are currently set as: "Tax Category: Default tax category" so based on this, my guess is all products have a default tax value of the California rule I set up. But I am thinking the default rule should be the zero rate? I could really use more clarification on this point! 8. Set a "main tax zone" other than California in the configuration page of HikaShop. I set this to the United States, but does it matter? If there will be tax only in CA, should this really be world-wide? Thank you for the clarifications! This is a requirement to use the basic PayPal plugin, because if an order from CA doesn't have tax that matches the PayPal setting it cancels the order! --- Michael Buttitta Hot Picks USA Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzIzMjYwLXRheGVzLWZvci1kdW1taWVzLXZlcnNpb24tcGxlYXNlP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86322 - Thank you received: 14281 - - 14 years 11 months ago [\#30682](#30682) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Taxes for Dummies version please](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/23260-taxes-for-dummies-version-please#30682 "I've read everything I can find on this, but still can't grasp this. Could someone give me the step by step version to accomplish... 1. Only California customers will be charge 7.25% 2. Everyone else will not be charge tax. 3. All products should display their price before taxes and only show the tax price at checkout if they enter a California address. Thanks.")* Hi, 2. You can use the default tax category. Creating other tax categories is only useful if you're selling products with different tax rates. For example, if you're selling food at 5.5% and shoes at 19.6%, like in France, you will need two tax categories for your products. 6. Yes, that's correct. 7. That's good like that since I suppose that all your products will have the same tax rate. 8. That option matter. If you set California (where your taxes are applied) in that option, all your prices will be with the taxes included until the user enters/selects his address. If you set something else, all your prices will be without taxes until the user enters/selects his address. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzIzMjYwLXRheGVzLWZvci1kdW1taWVzLXZlcnNpb24tcGxlYXNlP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[michaelbuttitta](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile")** - [![michaelbuttitta's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar1618.jpg)](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta) Less More - Posts: 44 - Thank you received: 0 - - - - 14 years 11 months ago [\#30700](#30700) by [michaelbuttitta](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile") Replied by *[michaelbuttitta](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Taxes for Dummies version please](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/23260-taxes-for-dummies-version-please#30700 "I've read everything I can find on this, but still can't grasp this. Could someone give me the step by step version to accomplish... 1. Only California customers will be charge 7.25% 2. Everyone else will not be charge tax. 3. All products should display their price before taxes and only show the tax price at checkout if they enter a California address. Thanks.")* Thank you so much! I want to help volunteer if you'd like to write up a sticky post you can keep at the top of the forum that really describes how to do this (set up tax for a single location/state) in very high detail for people like me in the U.S. who don't quite get this without help. Your support is excellent and I want to help you in return if I can! --- Michael Buttitta Hot Picks USA Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzIzMjYwLXRheGVzLWZvci1kdW1taWVzLXZlcnNpb24tcGxlYXNlP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[michaelbuttitta](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile")** - [![michaelbuttitta's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar1618.jpg)](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta) Less More - Posts: 44 - Thank you received: 0 - - - - 14 years 11 months ago [\#30703](#30703) by [michaelbuttitta](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile") Replied by *[michaelbuttitta](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Taxes for Dummies version please](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/23260-taxes-for-dummies-version-please#30703 "I've read everything I can find on this, but still can't grasp this. Could someone give me the step by step version to accomplish... 1. Only California customers will be charge 7.25% 2. Everyone else will not be charge tax. 3. All products should display their price before taxes and only show the tax price at checkout if they enter a California address. Thanks.")* Actually, I am sorry to say this did not work once I set it all up as instructed. I narrowed this down to one thing that affects it: If I have my products set to "Default tax rate" it applies and forces CA tax no matter where the person is purchasing from. If I set it to "None" then the product is NOT taxed no matter if the person is from CA or not. I created 2 orders, buying the same items and the only thing I changed each time I made an order is the address of the customer. What is left I am doing wrong? --- Michael Buttitta Hot Picks USA Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzIzMjYwLXRheGVzLWZvci1kdW1taWVzLXZlcnNpb24tcGxlYXNlP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[michaelbuttitta](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile")** - [![michaelbuttitta's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar1618.jpg)](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta) Less More - Posts: 44 - Thank you received: 0 - - - - 14 years 11 months ago [\#30706](#30706) by [michaelbuttitta](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile") Replied by *[michaelbuttitta](/forum/user/1618-michaelbuttitta "View michaelbuttitta's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Taxes for Dummies version please](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/23260-taxes-for-dummies-version-please#30706 "I've read everything I can find on this, but still can't grasp this. Could someone give me the step by step version to accomplish... 1. Only California customers will be charge 7.25% 2. Everyone else will not be charge tax. 3. All products should display their price before taxes and only show the tax price at checkout if they enter a California address. Thanks.")* Hello Nicolas, I have convinced the owner of my company to purchase Hikashop Business due to your excellent support while we have used the free version! I do need some help finishing setting up the cart, but for anyone reading the forums, this company provides better support than any other company I've dealt with in the 20+ years I've done computer/web work! ~Michael --- Michael Buttitta Hot Picks USA Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzIzMjYwLXRheGVzLWZvci1kdW1taWVzLXZlcnNpb24tcGxlYXNlP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86322 - Thank you received: 14281 - - 14 years 11 months ago [\#30740](#30740) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Taxes for Dummies version please](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/23260-taxes-for-dummies-version-please#30740 "I've read everything I can find on this, but still can't grasp this. Could someone give me the step by step version to accomplish... 1. Only California customers will be charge 7.25% 2. Everyone else will not be charge tax. 3. All products should display their price before taxes and only show the tax price at checkout if they enter a California address. Thanks.")* Hi, You should look on that FAQ to narrow down the possible problem: [ www.hikashop.com/en/support/documentatio...ion-listing.html#faq](http://www.hikashop.com/en/support/documentation/37-hikashop-taxation-listing.html#faq) If you don't find it with that, please post screenshots of all you tax setup so that we can see from where is comes. You're more than welcome to create some documentation. We could maybe add that as a tutorial. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzIzMjYwLXRheGVzLWZvci1kdW1taWVzLXZlcnNpb24tcGxlYXNlP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[robgam1234](/forum/user/4406-robgam1234 "View robgam1234's Profile")** - [![robgam1234's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/4406-robgam1234 "View robgam1234's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/4406-robgam1234) Less More - Posts: 4 - Thank you received: 0 - - 14 years 9 months ago [\#36413](#36413) by [robgam1234](/forum/user/4406-robgam1234 "View robgam1234's Profile") Replied by *[robgam1234](/forum/user/4406-robgam1234 "View robgam1234's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Taxes for Dummies version please](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/23260-taxes-for-dummies-version-please#36413 "I've read everything I can find on this, but still can't grasp this. Could someone give me the step by step version to accomplish... 1. Only California customers will be charge 7.25% 2. Everyone else will not be charge tax. 3. All products should display their price before taxes and only show the tax price at checkout if they enter a California address. Thanks.")* I want my tax to be added at the end I got it to work for new jersey but I was wondering if I could get it off the regular prices , cause it applied it to all of them [ www.thundermoto.com](http://www.thundermoto.com) I want to just added it in the check out! thanks! Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzIzMjYwLXRheGVzLWZvci1kdW1taWVzLXZlcnNpb24tcGxlYXNlP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86322 - Thank you received: 14281 - - 14 years 9 months ago [\#36448](#36448) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Taxes for Dummies version please](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/23260-taxes-for-dummies-version-please#36448 "I've read everything I can find on this, but still can't grasp this. Could someone give me the step by step version to accomplish... 1. Only California customers will be charge 7.25% 2. Everyone else will not be charge tax. 3. All products should display their price before taxes and only show the tax price at checkout if they enter a California address. Thanks.")* For that, you should edit your products listings menus and modules via the menu Display->Content menus/modules and change the option "Show taxed prices". Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzIzMjYwLXRheGVzLWZvci1kdW1taWVzLXZlcnNpb24tcGxlYXNlP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. Board Categories HikaShop Install & Update Product & Category Display Content Creation Sales and Orders Orders management Reports & Statistics Customers Checkout Payment Methods Shipping Methods Import & Export (CSV, XLS…) Specific Features Affilation Taxes Wishlist Vote Carousel & Slider Mass Actions Filters & Search Discount & Coupon Feature Request Integrations Showcase General Talk about HikaShop Development HikaShop 3.0 Beta Translation Commercial Jobs HikaShop Components HikaMarket Market: Feature requests Market: How to? Market: Bug Report HikaSerial General talk about HikaSerial Serial: Bug Report Serial: How to? Support en Français de HikaSerial (French Support) HikaSubscription HikaAuction Auction: Feature requests Auction: How to? Auction: Bug report Hikashop around the world Support en Français (French Support) Russian FAQ. Курс выживания с Hikashop. Частые вопросы и о Расширения Hikashop Наши сайты на Hikashop 日本語版サポート(Japanese Support) Thai German Archives Bug Report How to? [](/forum/topics/feed/mode-topics?format=feed&type=rss) Time to create page: 0.136 seconds [Powered by](/forum/credits) [Kunena Forum](https://www.kunena.org)