Set up tax classes and rates to comply with your local tax obligations.
Goose Commerce includes a flexible tax system that lets you define rates by country, state, and product type. Taxes are calculated automatically at checkout based on the customer’s address.
Tax classes determine which tax rate applies to a product. Goose Commerce comes with Standard, Reduced Rate, and Zero Rate tax classes by default. You can add custom classes from Goose → Settings → Tax. Assign a class to each product from its edit screen.
Within each tax class, define rates for specific countries or regions. Navigate to Goose → Settings → Tax, select a tax class, and add rows with: Country, State/Region (optional), Postcode (optional), and Rate %. Tax rates are applied cumulatively if multiple rows match the customer’s address.
Configure whether your product prices are entered tax-inclusive (prices shown include tax) or tax-exclusive (tax added at checkout) from Goose → Settings → Tax → Tax Display. This setting affects both the front end display and checkout calculations.
For digital products sold to EU customers, different tax rates may apply based on the customer’s country. Create rates for each EU member state in your Reduced Rate or Standard class and Goose Commerce will apply the correct rate based on billing address.
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