guys I think you are making this a way bigger problem than it really is...e-merce crap is generally taxed based on the location of the vendor; much the same way in which mail order businesses are taxed. You really only have to worry about the state/locality in which you are incorperated/operate from, and in many cases this only applies to transactions that occur within those bounds. Meaning that both the vendor and the customer are in the same state. Really this is a matter for the bean counters, but thus far I've yet to buy anything even from Amazon that I have to pay tax on unless they are in my state. cheers, mikel Mike Wexler wrote: > Actually its even more complicated than this. There are city taxes and > other taxes on other boundaries. In addition the rules as far as what > things are taxable vary by locality. For example, some localities charge > taxes on shipping and others don't. > > Brady Orand wrote: > > > > This is not as easy (conceptually) as it sounds. You have to know the > > current state tax plus any county taxes applicable. If you set up a table > > with this information, you can cross reference the location of the buyer > > with the table, calculate the appropriate taxes, and charge them > > accordingly. > > > > You must also make sure to record the taxes that were paid so they can be > > paid to the appropriate tax agency. Not an easy task. > > > > There are sources out there for all of this information and you can get tax > > tables on a CD that can be imported. > > > > Brady... > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > From: Mikel King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: LDL Enterprise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > CC: *MySQL mail list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: taxes > > Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 16:57:35 -0500 > > > > Wound't you just set a table with an id, state_abrev, & tax columns. Then > > the id column will match the selection...et cettera...capisce > > > > LDL Enterprise wrote: > > > > > does anyone know how to calculateg taxes for a shop cart that would set > > the > > > tax depending on the state that they select when filling out their > > contact > > > information? Thanks. > > > > > > _ __ _ > > > | | | \ | | > > > | |__ | |> || |__ > > > |____||___/ |____| > > > > > > Larry L. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > www.ldlenterprise.com > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Before posting, please check: > > > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > > > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > > > > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Before posting, please check: > > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Before posting, please check: > > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
