Taxes (WooCommerce)
Read this topic to understand how ePAL helps you to calculate tax for different types of transactions and tax schemes.
The taxes and customs duties which can apply can vayr depending on factors such as whether the transaction is international or domestc, B2B or B2C and so on. See Supported Taxes and Customs Duties (WooCommerce).
Taxes can be displayed in your product pages as well as in your checkout. This helps ensure your customers never need to guess or doubt what the tax may be while they are browsing your store or closing their basket.
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Indirect Tax
The main tax requirement for e-commerce sellers is generally indirect tax. This is usually VAT in the EU, for example. This is a tax on spending or consumption that is levied on the goods or services at the time of value addition, which in this case is when the goods are sold.
ePAL supports this by letting you use a provider to retrieve tax rates or set your own rates per product. ePAL also supports things like zero-rated and lower-rated goods. For example, no VAT is charged on books in Ireland so ePAL does not charge you or your customers for this.
Customs Duties and Excise
Customs duties are taxes levied on goods when they cross a border between countries or trade zones. For example, goods being imported into the European Union (EU) from Great Britain are subject to customs duty. See Customs Duty and Excise (WooCommerce).
Tax Schemes
In addition to indirect tax schemes like VAT, you can also have tax schemes designed for other purposes. For example, Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) is a scheme that is designed to help sellers who sell goods into the EU from outside of it.
ePAL helps you with this by allowing to include your IOSS number in your settings. See Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) (WooCommerce).
B2B Transactions
B2B transactions have their own requirements that can affect things like the tax rate. See B2B and Tax ID Validation (WooCommerce).