Integration Guide

Table Of Contents
PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide June 2012 363
Using Your PayPal Account Profile
Automatic Calculation of Sales Tax
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4. Scroll down to the PayPal Account Optional section of the page.
5. Select the Off radio button to turn PayPal Account optional off.
6. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click the Save button.
Automatic Calculation of Sales Tax
You can have PayPal calculate sales tax (also called value-added tax or VAT) automatically.
PayPal calculates sales taxes based on rates that you specify in your account profile. You can
set up tax rates as follows:
Domestic (U.S.-only) tax rates by state or zip code
Canadian tax rates by province
International sales tax rates by country or jurisdiction
Read these topics to learn more about automatic calculation of sales tax:
“Displaying the Sales Tax that PayPal Calculates During Checkout” on page 363
“Accessing Your Sales Tax Rates in Your Account Profile” on page 364
“Setting Up Domestic Sales Tax Rates” on page 365
“Setting Up International Sales Tax Rates” on page 367
“Resolving Overlapping Sales Tax Rates” on page 367
“Editing or Deleting Sales Tax Rates” on page 368
“Overriding Sales Tax Calculations on Individual Transactions” on page 368
Displaying the Sales Tax that PayPal Calculates During Checkout
After you set up sales tax rates in your account profile, PayPal calculates the tax for purchase
transactions automatically. Buyers see the tax as a separate item during checkout, based on the
shipping addresses that they provide.