Tax Exemption

[thynan]

Hi!

 

If a client has a Tax ID/VATIN, he should generally not be charged tax. Is there a way to handle this in Blesta? I know there is the tax-exempt checkbox, however, if a new client registers while ordering, and enters a valid Tax ID/VATIN, he should be exempt automatically, or else the generated invoice is wrong. 

 

Is there a way to handle this in Blesta? 

[Darin]

This is not always the case. There are many jurisdictions where a client can provide a tax ID number AND should still be charged tax. It must not automatically be assumed that providing a tax ID numbers makes the client tax exempt.

[thynan]

Ok, but it is definitely the case in some countries. For this countries, there needs to be a way to:

1. Check if the ID/VATIN is valid (I think there are ways to do this automatically)
2. If the ID/VATIN is valid, remove the tax automatically before the customer gets billed

Is something like that possible already, or planned? 

[Blesta Addons]

cheking the taxid auto is a good feature , but as @darin say , not all tax are exempted , some taxid is not exempted , i believe also in the european taxt system , the are a result to indicated that the provided tax is exempt or not .

[thynan]

Allright. So to sum it up, what we need is:

 

Validation of the Tax ID, and - if the ID is valid, automatic tax exemption depending on the customers country. Should I make a feature request for this?

[Paul]

Allright. So to sum it up, what we need is:

 

Validation of the Tax ID, and - if the ID is valid, automatic tax exemption depending on the customers country. Should I make a feature request for this?

 

A feature request would be great. Please provide as much detail as possible, including how a Tax ID is determined to be valid. (API lookup with VAT?)

[Blesta Addons]

if i have a good memory , a user has already made a contribution how to check the registration vat or something like that . but i have missed the thread . also the search does not returning me a result because the the word searched maybe incorrect .

[Blesta Addons]

i got it http://www.blesta.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2013-registration-form-vat-number-and-e-mail-address-verification/

[thynan]

Wow, that looks great, I'll look into it as soon as I got the time. Thanks for looking it up naja7, you
re starting to become my personal blesta coach...