I am selling DVDs through our WP store. Many colleges that have non profit status are asking to purchase it tax exempt. I tried giving a coupon code for the amount of tax applied, but for accounting purposes, they actually need the tax line to equal $0. I realize that I can make a duplicate of the item I am selling in the store, call it tax exemt and uncheck the apply tax option. Is there a more graceful way to do this, such as a drop down menu in the item description, or a code to be applied at checkout? Thank you!
selling items tax exempt to non profit organizations
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Posted 8 months ago #
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This is in the United States.
Posted 8 months ago # -
Well, most tax exempt buyers have been paying by check, and I ask them to email me a copy of their certificate. This has not been a problem so far. When people purchase through the e-store, I will also request the certificate and if they cant provide it I will refund the purchase. This isa few too many steps for me, which is why I was hoping that the tax exemption could be activated by a coupon code. If you have any potential solutions, I would love to hear them.
Posted 8 months ago # -
A variation of the duplicate item store is to use something like eMember. If they first send you their certificate, and you verify them, you give them access to a "tax free" version of the store. Yes, you'd have duplicate items, but by using a membership plugin you'll only allow access to the tax free items after they send you their certificate number.
Posted 8 months ago # -
Thanks wzp. Much appreciated.
Posted 8 months ago #
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