Setting Up the Tax Group Table

The Tax Group table enables superusers to create tax groups to which taxes can be assigned. uStore comes with a predefined default tax group.

To add a new tax group:

1. On the toolbar click Presets, and then select System Setup.

2. In the System Setup list, click Tax Group.

3. Click the Add New button.

4. Enter the following:

   • Name - a descriptive name for the tax group.

   • Tax Code - an optional code used only when you calculate tax through an external tax service (see Setting Up Tax). The value you enter is passed, as-is, to the external tax service with each order so that the service can determine the correct tax treatment for products in this tax group. The format and meaning of the code are defined by your external tax service (for example, a product tax category or commodity code) - uStore does not validate or interpret it.

     Leave this field empty if you use the built-in uStore tax calculator, which does not use the tax code.

5. Click Save.

   The Tax Group ID and the Tax Group Unique ID are assigned automatically by the system.

Once the tax group is defined, you can assign taxes to it in the Tax page, as detailed in Setting Up Tax.