I hate to ask about setting up taxes...but I am

[ibpf]

Hello. I'm a newbie.  First time poster. 

I need to set up my taxes so I only charge sales tax on one state.  But the instructions aren't proving to be very helpful.

Do I create a location for this state, then a Tax Class for this state?

OR

Do i choose Location=USA, unselect "all location zones" and pick my state from the from the drop-down? 

FWIW, when I test, I don't see sales tax calculating and/or showing up in the checkout experience.

Thank you for your help!!

[Basara]

Hello.
Create one Location USA and add all states to it (Location zones).
Then go to your Tax class and add rate only to one Location Zone (when you're adding a new Rate select USA location and uncheck the "all location zones" to enable selection of only one Zone/State). Configure the rate accordingly and save your changes.

For testing purposes, ensure you clear the AbanteCart cache. Then proceed to initiate checkout using a customer address that corresponds to the state you've set the rate for.

[ibpf]

Thank you, Basara!

[ibpf]

Cleared cache.  Logged out.  Cleared browser history.  Logged back in.  Added appropriate zip code and clicked [Estimate] shipping and taxes...  A section below flashed and disappeared without updating taxes.

Is there a step I may be missing?

[Basara]

Hello.
Did you assign Tax class to the products in the cart? Could you please check if there are any errors recorded in the error log?

[ibpf]

There are no errors in the error log. 

Regarding assigning the Tax Class to the products in the cart, I'm not sure what that means, so probably not.  How do I do that?  (Thank you)

[ibpf]

In System/Settings/Store Details the Default Tax Class is set. Is that what you are referring to?

[Basara]

In System/Settings/Store Details the Default Tax Class is set. Is that what you are referring to?

No, open your product in admin and check is it assigned to the Tax Class

[ibpf]

Ah.  Well, I checked a handful of products and none had a Tax Class assigned to them.  Do I need to update them all manually? 

[Basara]

Ah.  Well, I checked a handful of products and none had a Tax Class assigned to them.  Do I need to update them all manually?

Hello. Backup your database and use export/import to update all products https://abantecart.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AD/pages/14647524/Export