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

Posted by Matthew E. Porter on
URL: http://ofbiz.116.s1.nabble.com/OFBiz-Users-multiple-tax-authorities-in-same-Geo-tp135061p135065.html

Also, for 2 days a year, we have a sales tax free holiday on certain  
items.


Cheers,
   Matthew

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On Jul 14, 2005, at 5:35 PM, Si Chen wrote:

> 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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