Tax functionality enables businesses to implement accurate, compliant tax calculations that adapt to complex regional requirements, business rules, and integration with external tax services. The tax system supports both built-in tax calculations and integration with specialized tax providers to ensure proper tax handling across different jurisdictions and business scenarios.
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Choose the approach that best meets your tax compliance and calculation requirements:
Built-in tax calculations: Use Wix's standard tax calculation functionality for basic tax scenarios with straightforward regional tax rates and rules.
External tax service integration: Connect with specialized tax services through the Tax Calculation service plugin for complex multi-jurisdictional compliance, real-time rate updates, and automated tax filing support.
Custom tax logic: Implement business-specific tax calculations for unique scenarios like tax-exempt customers, special product categories, or custom tax rules that require specialized business logic.
Tax calculations are integrated throughout the eCommerce flow:
Real-time calculation: Tax amounts are calculated and updated in real-time as customers modify their carts, change shipping addresses, or update checkout information.
Multi-jurisdictional support: Tax calculations can account for different tax rates and rules based on customer location, business location, product types, and applicable tax jurisdictions.
Tax group management: Products and customers can be organized into tax groups that define specific tax treatment, exemptions, or special rates based on business requirements or regulatory compliance.
Compliance automation: Integration with external tax services can provide automated compliance features including tax filing, reporting, and regulatory updates.