We assign a single "tax category" to each sales item to control how sales of that item are taxed. The tax categories are locale independent and do not represent an actual tax rate directly. Rather, this is handled by "tax rules" that are configured in the platform. A "tax rule" defines conditions and references an actual "tax". The "tax" objects are the actual locale-specific taxes with their rate.
The platform currently defines the following tax categories:
For product where no VAT/sales tax is to be applied on a sale, a tax exemption reason must be given.
Key
Used for
UNIVERSAL_POSTAL_SERVICE_DE
Exemption for universal postal services; in Germany following §4 11b UStG. Some conditions need to be fulfilled to be able to claim that tax exemption.
INTRA_COMMUNITY_TRADE_EU
Delivery of tangible goods shipped from one country to another country of the EU. These deliveries are exempt from VAT in the country of departure of the goods if some conditions are met.
THIRD_PARTY_COUNTRY_DELIVERY_EU
Delivery of tangible goods shipped from one country to another country outside of the EU. These deliveries are exempt from VAT in the country of departure of the goods.
REVERSE_CHARGE_EU
When you buy goods or services from suppliers in other EU countries, the Reverse Charge moves the responsibility for the recording of a VAT transaction from the seller to the buyer for that good or service.
For denoting the unit of measure for a Quantity value, we use a fixed set units split by type (e.g., length, mass, volume). We currently support the following units of measure: