Administration

KonaKart employs a Tax calculation system which has been proven to comply with the tax systems for most countries around the world. Here’s how it works:

• Each product can be associated to a tax class which defines how the product will be taxed. For example, food products may be taxed differently to luxury goods.
• Tax areas may be set up and mapped to physical areas. For example, one tax area may be a whole country whilst another one may be a single state within the country.
• Finally, a tax rate can be associated to a tax class within a tax area to define the rate of tax for a type of product within that tax area (i.e. 6% tax for food goods within a tax area that covers the state of Florida). If a location lies within multiple tax areas, then the tax rate is compounded. For example, a product may require a state tax as well as a country wide tax.

TaxCloud Sales Tax Service Integration

For the US market, KonaKart includes an integration with TaxCloud which is a free sales tax service for online retailers. It instantly calculates sales tax for any U.S. address. TaxCloud has been certified by the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board, so you can be sure that their tax information is accurate and up-to-date. TaxCloud files your sales tax returns with all Streamlined member states and provides easy-to-understand reports for you to use with the remaining states.