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In the Admin Panel, select System > Manage Stores to open the Manage Stores page, as shown in Figure 134.Manage Stores Page Figure 134.
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To create a new website:a. Click Create Website to open the New Website page.
b. In the Name field, specify a name for this website. Typically this will be the site’s domain name (for example, somecompany.com).
c. In the Code field, specify a code name that the Apache Web server will use to point to the domain name (for example, somecompany_com).
d. (Optional) In the Sort Order field, specify an integer number to determine where this website is listed in scope-selection drop-down lists in the backend. A specification of 1 places this website at the top of the list, 2 places it second, and so on.
e. Click Save Website.
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To create a new store:a. From the Manage Stores page, click Create Store to open the New Store page.
b. In the Website drop-down list, select the website that will be the parent of this store.
c. In the Name field, specify a name for this store.
d. In the Root category drop-down list, select the root category for this store. A root category can be assigned to more than one store, or to stores in
different websites. e. Click Save Store.
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To create a new store view:Setting Up Your Store Hierarchy
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b. In the Store drop-down list, select the store that is associated with this store view.
c. In the Name field, specify a name for this store view, for example, French. d. In the Code field, specify a code for this store view, for example,
somecompany.fr.
e. In the Status drop-down list, select whether this store view is Enabled or Disabled.
f. (Optional) In the Sort Order field, specify an integer number to determine where this store view is listed under its associated store in scope-selection drop-down lists in the backend. A specification of 1 places this website at the top of the list, 2 places it second, and so on.
g. Click Save Store View.
Note: If you are associating a separate domain with each website, some modifications must be made to the web server configuration files. For details, see the following Magento Knowledge Base article:
http://www.magentocommerce.com/knowledge-base/entry/tutorial-multi- site-multi-domain-setup
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Taxes
Magento CE provides a variety of options for defining taxes that can be accessed by selecting the Sales menu and then the Tax option. Tax classes are used to define “tax rules.” Tax rules are defined as a combination of a Product Class, a Customer Class and a Tax Zone and Rate, as described below.
Each type of customer can be assigned a class when you define them, and each product is assigned a tax class. For a description of how to define a customer, see “Managing Customers,” page 224. For a description of how to define a product, see “Creating a New Product,” page 100.
Magento analyzes the shopping cart of each customer and calculates the appropriate tax according to the class of the customer, the class of the products in the shopping cart, and the region (as defined by the customer’s shipping address, billing address or shipping origin).
Magento also supports the calculation of Value-Added Tax (VAT) for business-to-
business transactions in the European Union. For more information, see “Appendix: VAT ID Validation,” page 265Appendix: VAT ID Validation.
8.1
General Taxation Settings
To configure general taxation settings:
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From the System menu, select the Configuration option.2.
From the SALES section in the panel on the left, select Tax.3.
Expand the Tax Classes section, and in the Tax Class for Shipping field, specify the tax class charged on the shipping amount, as shown in Figure 135. With Sample Data populated, we have added three examples of tax classes for Shipping. If your store changes additional tax on shipping expenses then you should designate the product tax class that will apply to shipping.Tax Class for Shipping Figure 135.
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Tax Calculation Settings Figure 136.
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In the Tax Calculation Method Based On field, select whether the tax is based on the price of each unit, or on the “row total” (that is, the total for a line item in the order, accounting for any discounts).6.
In the Tax Calculation Based On field, select whether the tax is calculated based on the customer’s shipping address, billing address, or your store’s shipping origin.7.
In the Catalog Prices field, specify whether the catalog prices of items include tax orexclude tax.
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In the Shipping Prices field, select whether the shipping amounts include tax or exclude tax.9.
In the Apply Customer Tax field, select whether tax is applied to the original or discounted price.10.
In the Apply Discount on Prices field, select whether any discounts applied include the tax or exclude it.11.
In the Apply Tax On field, select whether tax is applied to custom prices or to original prices.12.
Expand the Default Tax Origin Calculation section to specify which country is used by Magento CE as the default for tax calculation, as shown in Figure 137.Default Tax Origin Calculation Figure 137.
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Note: If you set the Display Product Prices field to Including Tax in the Display section described below, then the tax is only displayed if there is a tax rule that matches the tax origin or if Magento CE detects that the customer address matches the tax rule (which happens after a customer creates an account, logs in, or uses the Tax and Shipping estimation tool in the cart).
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Expand the Price Display Settings tab to select whether display prices for products and shipping include tax or exclude tax.14.
Expand the Display section to select how taxes and prices are shown for products and in a shopping cart according to the requirements (legal and otherwise) of your store, as shown in Figure 138.Shopping Cart Tax Display Settings Figure 138.
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Expand the Orders, Invoices, Credit Memos Display Settings tab to select how prices and taxes are displayed in orders, invoices, and credit memos.16.
Expand the Fixed Product Taxes tab to specify the behavior of fixed per product taxes, such as the European DEEE/WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) tax, according to the requirements for your store and products.Note: To assign a fixed tax to a product, create an attribute with the Catalog Input Type for Store Owner set to Fixed Product Tax, and assign this attribute to the attribute set for the product.
8.2
Product Tax Class
You create product tax classes and assign products to them depending on the type of product. For example, food might not be taxed (or might be taxed at a different rate).
To define a product tax class:
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Select Sales > Tax > Product Tax Class to display the Product Tax Classes page (Figure 139), which shows a list of the previously defined product tax classes.Taxes
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Product Tax Classes Page Figure 139.
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Click the Add New button to display the New Class page, as shown in Figure 140.New Product Tax Class Page Figure 140.
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In the Class Name field, specify a name for this tax class.Note: You can apply a tax class to a product by editing the product and choosing the appropriate option on the Prices tab.
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Click Save Class.8.3
Customer Tax Class
You create customer tax classes and assign customers to them depending on the type of customer. For example, in some jurisdictions, wholesale transactions are not taxed but retail transactions are.