How To: Add Tax To Your Website - Canadian Edition
Nicole Hart from Supernova Sites and Arielle A Smith from Fix My Books for this in depth tutorial on how to add taxes to your Wordpress website - Canadian edition.
This video explains the basics of tax every Canadian entrepreneur needs to know including where to set up a GST/HST number, when you should start charging tax, how to charge tax on different products (physical vs. downloadable), and how to charge your customers the correct tax % by province.
@1:17: General Tax Info For Business Owners
@4:15: Basic Tax Set Up on Your Website
@9:01: Tax on Different Products including Digital
@11:23: How to Add Tax For All The Different Provinces & Territories
Helpful Links:
Register for a GST/HST account: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/gst-hst-businesses/account-register.html
Sale Tax Rates By Province: https://www.retailcouncil.org/resources/quick-facts/sales-tax-rates-by-province/
Province & Territory Codes: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/completing-slips-summaries/financial-slips-summaries/return-investment-income-t5/provincial-territorial-codes.html
FREE Canadian Taxes Spreadsheet for Woocommerce: https://supernovasites.com/product/canadian-taxes-for-woocommerce/
This excel spreadsheet includes the tax rates (HST, GST, etc) for all of Canada's 10 provinces and territories here. After download, simply import the .csv into your WooCommerce under settings and taxes. Now, your checkout is ready to go and you can charge every new customer on your website the correct tax. The excel even includes code for charging customers OUTSIDE of Canada.
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