This article pertains to the Store Setup Wizard introduced in the Order Manager version 5.804.
There are three pages in the Sales Tax section of the Setup Wizard:
Configure Your Sales Tax Preferences
Enter Sales Tax Rates for States
Enter Sales Tax Rates for Countries
On the first screen, the Use Internal Tax Tables option is the recommended setting for most users, and therefore is checked by default. The Use Taxable Field box can be checked to tell the program to check the inventory record of each item to determine it is taxable or not.
Note: If a third party tax system is being used, these settings will be ignored by the program.
This screen is where you specify any state and city tax rates.
To set a State Tax Rate:
Enter the two-letter State for which you want to add sales tax (e.g., GA, NC).
Enter the City name, or enter "any" to indicate the entire state.
Enter a Tax Rate (the number you enter will represent a percentage).
Select whether you will Tax Shipping & Handling charges for that location.
In the Convert From field in the lower box, list any alternate names or abbreviations that might be used (separated by commas), and then enter the "correct" state name in the Convert To field. The Order Manager will auto-correct any of the names or abbreviations in the Convert From field to that which you enter in the Convert To field (i.e., convert PA, Pa. to Pennsylvania).
This screen is where you specify any country tax rates.
To define a Country Tax Rates:
Enter a Country name.
Enter a Tax Rate (the number you enter will represent a percentage).
Select whether you will Tax Shipping & Handling charges for that country.
In the Convert From field in the lower box, list any alternate country names or abbreviations that might be used (separated by commas) and then enter the "correct" state name in the Convert To field. The Order Manager will auto-correct any of the names or abbreviations in the Convert From field to that which you enter in the Convert To field (i.e., convert UK to England).
When you are finished with this page, click the next arrow at the bottom of the screen 
to proceed to the next section.
The following articles will help you navigate the Order Manager Setup Wizard. If you're just beginning the Setup Wizard, follow the articles in order. Otherwise, click a link below to jump to that section:
Sales Tax
Created 2/9/09
Updated 11/2/09