CD Website Builder | Setting Up Store Taxes

Website Builder lets you easily set up tax calculations for your online store based on where you ship your products. To do this, you’ll first group destinations into Shipping Zones, then assign tax rates for each zone. This ensures taxes are applied correctly at checkout for customers in different regions.

Important: The Store option is only available for the eCommerce Website Builder plan and will not appear on all other Website Builder plans. If you want to easily set up an Online Store with complete SSL protection and easy setup and monitoring of Products and Orders, you will need to upgrade your current Website Builder plan or purchase a new eCommerce Website Builder plan.

Setting Up Shipping Zones

Since Tax Rates will depend on where you ship your products to, Website Builder has included an easy way to set up and manage Shipping Zones for your Store. Follow the instructions below to know how:

1. In your Website Builder Editor, click Store from the left-side menu.
2. Click Settings, then select Taxes.
3. Click Manage Zones. A pop-up window will appear.
4. Edit the Zone Name.
5. Add Countries, Regions, or States by clicking the respective buttons and selecting one or multiple items. Alternatively, add Zip/Postal Codes in the box provided (one code per line).
6. Once done, click Save and Close. 
   NOTE. You can click on preset Destination Zones in the pop-up menu to view or edit the destinations. To remove a zone, click the Delete button at the top while viewing it.
7. Click the [x] icon at the top-right corner to return to Taxes settings.

Setting Up Tax Rates

Now that you've set up your Shipping Zones, you're ready to set up and assign Tax Rates. Follow the steps below:

1. In your Website Builder Editor, click Store from the left-side menu.
2. Click Settings, then select Taxes.
3. Click Manage Taxes. A pop-up window will appear.
4. Click on the + Add New Tax button to configure the following:

   Tax Name	Edit the default text in the field provided. Tick the box for Enabled by default for all products if preferred.
   Tax applies to	Select whether Tax should apply to order Subtotal only, or to the Subtotal + Shipping. Tick the box for Include tax in product prices if preferred.
   Zone defines by	Select whether Tax Rates for the zone should be applied based on the customer's Shipping Address or Billing Address. If you haven't managed your zones yet, you can click on the Manage zones (global) link beside this field. You will then be routed to the Destination Zones pop-up window.
   Rates per zone	If you wish to use one Tax Rate for All destinations, then you can simply specify the rate in the field beside it. If you wish to assign a different rate per zone, click Specify rates per zone then select a zone from the drop-down list and enter the rate in the field beside it. Click the Add Rate button to set up Tax Rates for other zones and click the Delete Icon on its right if you wish to remove it.

5. Click Save and Close when done.
6. Click the [x] Icon at the top-right corner of the pop-up window to go back to Taxes settings.

Congratulations! You just learned how to set up Taxes for your Store in Website Builder.