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Tax by State

Tax by state is controlled by two VP-ASP configuration options: xtaxstatename, xtaxstaterates

For Version 6

Sample for Texas

Xtaxstatename	TX,Texas
Xtaxstaterates	.075,.075
Xincludestates	Yes

The rate above is just an example. 

To use the state drop down list VP-ASP shop configuration option should be as follows

xincludestates = Yes

By default this is already set to Yes.

Multistates Example

Xtaxstatename	NY,NJ,TX
Xtaxstaterates	.075,.06,.085
Xincludestates	Yes

The rates are purely an example. This says tax should be charged if the customer is in New York , New Jersey or Texas . The rate for New York is 7.5%, the rate for New Jersey is 6% and the rate for Texas is 8.5%

For Version 7 & 8

In your shop administration, go to Advanced Settings > International > View/Edit States and click the Edit button next to the state you want to add a tax rate to.

In the statetaxrate field, you need to enter a percentage rate for the tax to be charged at.

For example, if you want Texas residents to be charged a tax of 7.5%, you would add 0.075 to the statetaxrate field of the Texas record.

Note: It is important that the state drop down list be used to generate the correct state abbreviations ? you need to set the following in your shop configuration.

Xincludestates	Setting this to Yes tells VP-ASP to generate a dropdown list of states on the customer form rather than allowing them to enter their own state by hand.

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