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Setup Zen Cart Local Sales Tax Mod

I recently had to hack my way through the Local Sales Tax Module for Zen Cart. Much thanks to Heather and her help with getting this to work on Leap! Movie

To start follow the instructions at Local Sales Tax Mod

Install the 2.0a version first.

Then install 2.1 version.

Once you have all these installed on your Zen Cart.

To use it is quite simple.

Make sure all of your items you wish to add to tax to are set to taxable goods.

In the >Admin>Zones>Zone Definitions add the state that you wish to have a default tax rate set too.
Steps To do this:
> Click on the Insert button.
> Enter a zone name and description. ( Colorado, Colorado Retail Sales Tax 2.9% )
> Click Insert button.

Next you need to define the zone attributes.
Steps to do this:
> Click on the Colorado Zone
> Click on the Details Button
> Click on the Insert Button
> Choose the county from the drop down list ( United States )
> Choose the state from the drop down list its labelled zone ( Colorado )
> Click on the Insert Button.
I just set up a Colorado state tax at 2.9%

No on to the local sales tax for based on zip code
Steps to setup Larimer County:
> Click Locations / Taxes > Local Sales Tax
> Click on the New Tax Rate Button
– For individual zip codes you can place them on one tax rate –
> Choose the country, zone ( United States, Colorado )
> Enter the tax rate ( 0.80 )
– You can search on 3 different fields ( Zip, City, Suburb ) –
> Select Zip Code from the Drop down list
> Enter all zip codes here ( 80532;80541;80545;80547;80549;80553 )
> Give it a description ( Larimer County Sales Tax 0.80% )
> Choose whether to tax shipping.
> Choose a tax class ( Taxable Goods )
> Click on the Insert Button

Do this again for the ranges of zip codes you have. * each range needs its own tax rate.
> Click on the New Tax Rate Button
– For Ranges of zip codes you must repeat these steps until all ranges have been set –
> Choose the country, zone ( United States, Colorado )
> Enter the tax rate ( 0.80 )
– You can search on 3 different fields ( Zip, City, Suburb ) –
> Select Zip Code from the Drop down list
> Enter all zip codes here ( 80515-to-80517 )
> Give it a description ( Larimer County Sales Tax 0.80% )
> Choose whether to tax shipping.
> Choose a tax class ( Taxable Goods )
> Click on the Insert Button

Taxes in Larimer county are set at 0.8%

Now when someone in Colorado places an order ( this is where the store is located ) a default tax rate of 2.9% is applied. And if the order is being shipped within Larimer County it will have an additional 0.80% Larimer county sales tax applied as well.

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