Find Sales Tax Rates for Any State

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Discussion Overview

This thread centers around the topic of finding and applying sales tax rates for orders in different states, particularly in relation to Pampered Chef catalog shows. Participants share their experiences and challenges regarding tax calculations based on shipping addresses.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal, Opinion-based, Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • One participant inquires about a website for finding sales tax rates and seeks clarification on using the ship-to address for tax calculations.
  • Another participant confirms that tax is charged based on the shipping address, providing an example involving orders from Georgia and Louisiana.
  • Several users mention their experiences with varying tax rates in different cities, particularly in Arizona, and the manual entry required for each rate.
  • One participant shares their discovery of a 'Special Tax' button to change tax rates for specific orders.
  • Another participant notes that P3 does not automatically look up tax rates for zip codes far from the consultant's address, requiring manual checks.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the ease of finding and applying sales tax rates, with some participants expressing frustration over manual entry and others sharing solutions they found.

Contextual Notes

Participants discuss their personal experiences with tax calculations in the context of Pampered Chef shows, highlighting the variability of tax rates based on shipping locations.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants navigating sales tax calculations for orders shipped to different states may find the shared experiences and solutions relevant.

TwinGirlsMom
TwinGirlsMom
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What is the name of that website where one can find the sales tax for any given state? I tried a search but couldn't come up with anything.

ALSO, the ship-to address is the sales tax we use, correct?
For example, if I have a catalog show in Georgia and Louisiana people place an order with that show, I use the Georgia tax?
 
TwinGirlsMom said:
What is the name of that website where one can find the sales tax for any given state? I tried a search but couldn't come up with anything.

ALSO, the ship-to address is the sales tax we use, correct?
For example, if I have a catalog show in Georgia and Louisiana people place an order with that show, I use the Georgia tax?
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You can get the tax info on CC.

The tax is charged according to where the order is shipped so in the example above you would charge Louisiana tax to those that have the order direct shipped but all of the orders that are shipped to the host in Georgia would be charged Georgia tax.
 
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Thank you, Beth, I didn't even think to look on CC. :rolleyes:
 
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BethCooks4U said:
The tax is charged according to where the order is shipped so in the example above you would charge Louisiana tax to those that have the order direct shipped but all of the orders that are shipped to the host in Georgia would be charged Georgia tax.
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OK, how do I then change the tax rate on special shipping?
I have an Oklahoma show, but one customer in that show is having hers direct-shipped to MS. I don't see how I can change the tax rate for one customer that is different from the rest of the show.
 
This is weird... I know that sales tax is based on where the products are shipped and currently I am doing a catalog show for a girl in Arizona. She has 6 online orders and I guess in AZ, different cities have different tax rates so the online orders have 4-5 different tax rates. P3 has me enter in individual tax rates for each one manually, even though I have the host already in there. Weird. Never had that happen before.
 
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OK, I figured it out.
When placing an order there is a button that says 'Special Tax'.
You click that to change the tax rate.

Colleen, pampered partner doesn't give me the heads up. It would have just charged the OK tax had I not known to change it.
 
P3 won't automatically look up tax rates for zip codes that are more than 100 miles from your address. You still need to look those up on CC and put them in manually.
 
TwinGirlsMom said:
OK, I figured it out.
When placing an order there is a button that says 'Special Tax'.
You click that to change the tax rate.

Colleen, pampered partner doesn't give me the heads up. It would have just charged the OK tax had I not known to change it.
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It wasn't on PP or P3 that the tax rates were different... it was on orders placed on my website for a show. I still have to enter them manually but I thought it was weird that they were different.
 
chefann said:
P3 won't automatically look up tax rates for zip codes that are more than 100 miles from your address. You still need to look those up on CC and put them in manually.
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Thanks for clarifying this! I had a direct Ship and it would not pull the tax rate. Couldn't figure out why. Now I know!
 

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What is the sales tax rate in my state?

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Can I use an online tool to calculate sales tax for my transactions?

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