Integration Guide

PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide June 2012 367
Using Your PayPal Account Profile
Automatic Calculation of Sales Tax
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To create a rate for a zip code range
1. Click Zip Code for Configure Sales Tax by.
2. Click the Range radio button.
3. Enter the starting and ending zip code for the rate you want to create.
4. Enter a the sales tax rate.
5. Click the checkbox labeled Apply rate to shipping amount, if applicable.
6. Click the Continue button to add the new rate and return to the Sales Tax page.
7. Click the Create Another button to add the new rate and then add another domestic sales
tax rate.
Setting Up International Sales Tax Rates
You can create the following types of international sales tax rates:
 For Canada, sales tax rates can be for one or more provinces.
 For countries other than the U.S. and Canada, sales tax rates apply to the entire country.
To add a new rate, click Add New Sales Tax in the Set Up International Tax Rates box.
1. Select the country for the rate you want to create.
2. If you selected Canada for Country, select one or more provinces or select All Provinces.
Hold down the Ctrl key to select more than one province.
3. Enter the sales tax rate.
4. Click the checkbox labeled Apply rate to shipping amount, if applicable.
5. Click the Continue button to add the new rate and return to the Sales Tax page (“Sales Tax
Rates in Your Account Profile” on page 365).
6. Click the Create Another button to add the new rate and then add another international
sales tax rate.
Resolving Overlapping Sales Tax Rates
It is possible that more than one sales tax rate will apply to a buyer. For example, in “Three
Domestic Sales Tax Rates” on page 368, all three of the domestic sales tax rates apply to a
buyer in zip code 94044.