Hi Steven,

Which version of the Cart are you currently running?

In your Cart Settings, how do you have the Shipping and Handling Setup section configured?

Which Tax Method do you have selected in the Tax Setup section?

When I tested this on our test portal, the Tax seems to have been applied correctly to the SubTotal, please see the following screenshot:

I may not have the exact same configuration as you though, please advise of the above and I will test and try to replicate.

Thanks,

Any information with this one? Would like to go live tomorrow.

Depending on the jurisdiction, coupons may or may not reduce the sales tax which must be paid by the consumer. This is often determined by who sponsors the coupon. If the coupon is issued by the retailer, the product was never offered at the original price and the coupon represents a reduction in the amount paid and the tax. If the coupon is issued by the manufacturer, the original price is still paid but some of the price is covered by the manufacturer instead of the consumer and the full price remains taxable. This is the case with the coupon-eligible converter boxes in the U.S., which compensate in part for the forced conversion to digital TV. Mobile coupons have become very popular among US fast-food customers. The primary success factors for the SMS campaigns are discount size, how the discount value is framed (as a gift or percent off) and the timing of the campaign.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupon

As always there are alot of rules and exceptions when it comes to tax and the rules and exceptions vary by country, state, province and sometimes city. The way the cart is programmed to apply VAT/GST tax on the original subtotal and not the discounted subtotal is correct in some countries and tax jurisdictions. In order to support all b2b and b2c stores we will need to add a new cart setting that allows the store admin to configure the cart to charge tax on the non discounted subtotal or the discounted subtotal.

I will add this new feature to the Smith Cart dev roadmap. If you need this change completed right away and would like to sponsor a portion of the development please submit your quote request here https://www.smith-consulting.com/Services/RequestaQuote.aspx

Thanks,

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Scott Kelly
Project Manager

Hi Ian,

I will check with programming regarding your tax scenario and will postback with an update if there is a solution we can provide. To hide the Tax field navigate to your Cart Settings > General Cart Setup section > enable the "Hide Tax" option. When enabled the tax charge on the Cart Page, Confirmation Page (Before Payment), Confirmation Page (After Payment), and all confirmation emails will be hidden.

If you use Member Pricing, you will need to load all product pricing inclusive of VAT/GST tax. During the cart checkout the confirmation pages and invoice VAT/GST is displayed as follows:

Sub Total : $30.00
Discount :-$0.00
Shipping & Handling :$0.00
Total :$30.00
GST Included (10%) :$2.73

The formula for the tax (VAT) is as follows:
GST($) = Total($) * GST(%) / (1 + GST(%))

Hope this helps!

Hi Ian,

I just tested this and can confirm the same behavior. I have sent this issue into programming and will postback to this thread as soon as an update is available.

Thank you for reporting the issue.

Kind Regards,