Defining a Tax Class

Tax Classes are required to group Tax Zones and Tax Rates together, and to allow products to be assigned a Tax Class which would inherit the Tax Zone and Tax Rate relationships.

Figure 3 shows the Tax Class listing page.

Handy Hint To change the details click the "wrench graphic tool" under the "Action" column next to the "Title" being edited. To remove click the blue trashcan.

Tax rate calculations are based on the priority of multiple tax rates defined in a Tax Class. Multiple tax rates defined with the same priority values are added to form a final tax rate percentage value, and multiple tax rates with different priority values are compounded together in priority order to form a final tax rate percentage value.

Priorities are needed when multiple tax rates in a Tax Class exist where residents of a country may need to pay a national sales tax rate, with residents of a particular state also needing to pay a local tax rate in addition to the national sales tax rate.

The title of the Tax Class is shown on the Order Confirmation page and lists the calculated tax rate value.