Caterham Computing Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Hi. I am working on a new website for a book shop, and have just hit a snag that I can't find a simple solution for. For certain products (e.g. a book and CD set) VAT is only chargeable on part of the product. In the case of a book and CD set, the CD is VAT-able and the book isn't, even though they are not 2 separate products. As I understand it, the VAT is charged on a percentage of the product (the exact percentage will depend on the split of the items - how big the book is, how many CDs, etc, and will not be the same for every similar product). The data is supplied in various forms, but usually I get a total price, tax percentage and taxable amount (the part of the total price that VAT is applied to). Has anyone else tackled this for books or other items ... if you have I'd be VERY grateful for some pointers. Since I am using a custom script to import and create products to the store, I guess I'd probably need to look at creating new tax rules for each of these types of product ... but it would be great if there was a neater solution that allowed me to just charge the standard tax on the taxable portion of the sale price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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