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How Do I Set Tax in WooCommerce?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 6:14 pm

If you’re running a WooCommerce store, you’ll need to set up tax at some point. Fortunately, WooCommerce makes it easy to do. In this article, we’ll show you how to set up tax in WooCommerce.

There are two parts to setting up tax in WooCommerce:

1. Decide which tax rates you want to charge

The first step is to decide which tax rates you want to charge. This will depend on your business and where you’re located. For example, if you’re based in the United States, you’ll need to charge sales tax in any states that have a sales tax.

PRO TIP: When setting tax in WooCommerce, be sure to correctly calculate the tax rate based on the location of your store and your customer’s shipping address. Incorrectly calculating tax can lead to financial penalties from your local government.

2. Set up the tax rates in WooCommerce

Once you know which tax rates you need to charge, you can set them up in WooCommerce. To do this, go to WooCommerce > Settings > Tax.

From here, you can add as many tax rates as you need.

3. Add the taxes to your products

The final step is to add the taxes to your products. To do this, go to WooCommerce > Products. Then, edit the product that you want to add taxes to and scroll down to the ‘Taxes’ section. Here, you can select the taxes that should be applied to this product.

Conclusion:

Setting up tax in WooCommerce is easy and only takes a few minutes. Once you’ve decided which tax rates to charge, you can add them in the ‘Taxes’ section of WooCommerce settings. Then, add the taxes to your products as needed.

Dale Leydon

Dale Leydon

Sysadmin turned Javascript developer. Owner of 20+ apps graveyard, and a couple of successful ones.