Country Based Sales Tax - Miva Module

Introduction
Install
Add a Country
Edit a Country
Delete a Country
Global Options
How to Get Support

Introduction

The Country Based Sales Tax module allows you to specify one or more countries, and to assign a sales tax rate to each one. You can also specify whether to tax shipping charges or not. Additionally, you can choose whether tax is calculated based on the customer's ship-to or bill-to country, and you can customize the label shown on your web site and in the notification emails (for instance, if you prefer "VAT" instead of "Sales Tax").

How to Install

• Installing the Module
  1. Unzip the module's ZIP file to your hard drive
  2. Log into your Miva admin utility
  3. Expand the navigation tree next to Modules
  4. Click the link "Add Module"
  5. Click the "Upload File" graphic
  6. Click the "Browse" button
  7. Browse to the location where you stored the contents of the ZIP file
  8. Select countrybasedsalestax.mv(c)
  9. Click the "Upload" button
  10. When the graphic has been uploaded, the small "Upload File" window will disappear, leaving you with the main Miva admin screen visible
  11. Click the "Add" button on the main Miva admin screen
  
  
• Associating the Module with a Store
  1. Log into your Miva admin utility
  2. Expand the navigation tree next to Stores
  3. Click on the name of the store with which you wish to associate this module
  4. Click the tab labeled "Settings"
  5. Next to "Sales Tax Calculation", choose "NetBlazon's Country Based Sales Tax"
  6. Click the Update button

How to Add a New Country

1. Log into your Miva admin utility
2. Expand the navigation tree next to Stores
3. Click on the name of the store with which this module is associated
4. Click the tab labeled "Country Based Sales Tax"
5. The "Sales Tax Rates" subtab is displayed by default. On this subtab, you manage your sales tax rates for each country. To add a new country, click the "New" icon, which is located within the blue title bar, on the right-hand side of the screen.
6. Once you have clicked the New icon, a row will appear below any existing rows, and will contain input boxes for the new country to be configured. Under the column labeled Country, choose the country for which you wish to enter a sales tax rate. (Note: These countries are the same ones assigned to your store. If the country you wish to use is not listed, make sure it is assigned to the store under the Countries section of Miva Merchant admin.)
7. Next, enter the sales tax rate under the column labeled Tax Rate. The rate should be entered as a percentage (i.e. 5 instead of 0.05) and accepts up to two decimal places.
8. If you wish to tax shipping charges to this country, check the box under the column labeled Tax Shipping?. Otherwise leave the checkbox blank.
9. Click the Update button to save your changes.

How to Edit an Existing Country

1. On the "Sales Tax Rates" subtab there is a circular Edit icon in the far right column in each row. Clicking on this icon will allow you to edit a particular country.
2. Once you have clicked the Edit icon, the row for that country will appear with input boxes for the sales tax rate and whether to tax shipping. Change these to the new desired values, and click Update to save your changes.
3. You cannot change the country for a given row. To accomplish this, you would need to delete the country that is no longer needed, and add a new row for the country you wish to add.

How to Delete an Existing Country

1. On the "Sales Tax Rates" subtab (as long as you are not in edit or add mode), there is a column on the left side of the display that is labeled Remove. In this column is a checkbox for each row. Check the box for any countries that you wish to delete.
2. Click the Update button to delete the countries that you have checked.

Global Options

1. On the "Global Options" subtab you can choose whether to base the sales tax calculation on the ship-to or bill-to country, and you can customize the label that appears within Miva Merchant.
2. After changing either field, click the Update button to save your changes.

Support

For questions or problems with your Country Based Sales Tax module, please send email to support@netblazon.com.