http://taxdata.emediasales.com/blog/rss/index.html Magento Tax | Miva Tax Blog Feed en-us http://taxdata.emediasales.com/blog/post/45-plug-in-ready-for-magento-enterprise.html <p>We've installed and tested the Magento version of the tax connector in Magento Enterprise.</p> Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://taxdata.emediasales.com/blog/post/46-illinois-requires-tax-on-shippinghandling.html <p>We've been advised by one of our customers that Illinois is now requiring shipping to be taxed if combined with handling. An interim update has been published.</p> <p>A rare mid-month update was published today and automatically pushed to connected stores, since the state of Illinois has clarified their requirement for taxing shipping that isn't provided as an exact shipping cost independent of any handling fees. We've worked with Charles and team at TDS to ensure the databases going forward from May 2012 include this flag, and updated our systems in advnace of their May 2012 files.</p> <p>All stores have received new updated tax rates automatically, there is nothing for you to do other than to verify the setting in your module admin that indicates if you are charging exact shipping or both shipping and handling together (Miva Edition).</p> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://taxdata.emediasales.com/blog/post/44-plug-in-ready-for-miva-merchant-5.html <p>eMediaSales and Tax Data Systems, Inc., have teamed up to provide the most comprehensive and automated tax delivery system available for Miva Merchant 5. This "software and data as a service" provides you with a "setup once and forget about it" tax calculation system for your online store.<br /> <br /> The module plugs directly into Miva Merchant 5, provides comprehensive tax calculations for your store including automatic determination of whether shipping or shipping/handling is taxed, and is automatically updated monthly while your subscription is current.<br /> <br /> This unique service includes:</p> <ul> <li>One year subscription to the 1 or 50 state edition of TDS Basic zip-based sales and use tax database</li> <li>A Miva Merchant 5 Tax module for your store to calculate proper sales or use tax based on zip codes</li> <li>Automatic tax rate database delivery to your Miva Merchant store monthly*</li> <li>Additional yearly subscriptions for the tax database are available directly through Tax Data Systems, Inc.</li> <li>For multi-state (more than one but less than 50), purchase the single state edition then please contact sales@emediasales.com to have additional states configured in your control panel.</li> </ul> <p>Our system is different from other "SaaS" based tax calculation systems. All tax calculations are performed directly within your store based on the tax databases that are automatically distributed to your store monthly. There are no off-site calls for performing tax calculations, and you are <b>not</b> charge a "per-call" or "per-calculation" fee. This is a 100% flat rate service.<br /> <br /> Upon purchase of this service you will immediately receive:</p> <ul> <li>The module zip file to install in your Miva Merchant 5 store</li> <li>A welcome message from the eMediaSales Tax Delivery control panel to manage your tax subscription</li> <li>Instructions on installing and configuring the module</li> </ul> <p>Tax Rates are generally delivered to your store within 15 minutes of registration, and ongoing once monthly when new tax rate databases are available from Tax Data Systems.<br /> <br /> Current prices are:</p> <ul> <li>TDS Basic Sales Tax Single State Edition: $129.99 setup + $24.99/month (first month included in setup)</li> <li>TDS Basic Sales Tax Additional State: $99 setup + $5/month per additional state up to the 50-state rate of $39.99/mo</li> <li>TDS Basic Sales Tax 50 State Edition: $1199.99 setup + $39.99/month (first month included in setup)</li> </ul> <p>*Note: This is a zip-code based sales tax solution.</p> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800