Re: [OFBiz] Users - multiple tax authorities in same Geo

Posted by Si Chen-2 on
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Does this happen *anywhere* in real life?

Chris Howe wrote:

> Additionally, in what appears to be a rare case, if there are
> different taxing authorities collecting wouldn't there also be
> multiple taxes being applied to the product?  ie.
> Widget = $100
> Sales tax = 7%
> Sin tax = 3%
> Not a sprocket tax = 0.5%
>
> Solving this isn't a an accounting issue as each would be applied to
> their appropriate account.  However, this may be an issue (i would
> think a small one if it exists at all) for the calculation of tax, and
> additionally the display of the tax on an invoice, etc.
> *--- Si Chen wrote: *
>
>
>     Yes. That'd be a way to hack it. :-)
>
>     I'm just hoping if it were a common need, that we
>     not make people have
>     to resort to such measures. But it doesn't seem
>     like anybody has spoken
>     up. Which is a good thing, I guess--we all need
>     more efficient government.
>
>     Si
>
>     Chris Howe wrote:
>
>     >If someone does have what you're trying to avoid
>     writing code for, couldn't they just
>     >use a custom Geo group that would credit a taxing
>     pool and let them write the code to split it from
>     there?
>     >Assuming that it is an uncommon occurance
>     >
>     >================Si Wrote==============
>     >
>     >Each Geo (State) would have its own tax authority
>     and gl account. So
>     >that should work fine if there are multiple states.
>     >
>     >Chris Howe wrote:
>     >
>     >>/Wouldn't you have this issue if you operated in
>     >/>/multiple states? Or are you saying divying up
>     only
>     >/>/the sales tax for a single transaction?
>     >/>/
>     >/>/
>     >/>/===================
>     >/>/Hi. Working on some sales tax liability/expense
>     >/>/stuff. Just wanted to
>     >/>/check:
>     >/>/
>     >/>/Does anybody have business requirements where
>     sales or
>     >/>/use or VAT taxes
>     >/>/are payable to multiple authoriti!
>     >es in the
>     > same Geo?
>     >/>/(ie, Do you have
>     >/>/special products that have separate sales and
>     use tax
>     >/>/authorities, or do
>     >/>/you have to pay different levels of local
>     >/>/governments?)
>     >/>/
>     >/>/If so, please say so NOW. Otherwise, we'll set
>     it so
>     >/>/that each Geo can
>     >/>/only have one tax authority.
>     >/>/
>     >/>! ;/(Note: in California, state, county, and city
>     >/>/governments all have
>     >/>/different sales taxes, but the taxes are paid to
>     one
>     >/>/state tax
>     >/>/authority, the Franchise Tax Board. So, in this
>     case,
>     >/>/there is only one
>     >/>/payable authority per Geo of CA. I'm asking
>     about
>     >/>/cases where you
>     >/>/actually have to send separate checks to
>     different agencies.)
>     >/>/
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