[development] Tax in the ecommerce module

[stuff at trackingsolutions.ca]

Thanks Gordon,

This helps a lot.

Thanks 

On February 27, 2006 02:34 pm, Gordon Heydon wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 2006-02-27 at 11:51 -0700, stuff at trackingsolutions.ca wrote:
> > It is development if I see code like:
> >
> > 'item_name'      => $item_name,
> > 'item_number'    => $txnid,
> > 'amount'         => $txn->subtotal,
> > 'shipping'       => $txn->shipping_cost,
> > 'no_shipping'    => 1,
> > 'return'         => $return_url,
> > 'cancel'         => $cancel_url,
> > 'currency_code'  => variable_get('paypal_currency_code', 'USD')
> >
> > Should there not be an entry like:
> >
> > 'tax'		=>$txn->tax,
>
> This does not exist in 4.6, and is not going to exist in 4.7. The
> problem is that tax just changes gross, so it really can't be tracked.
>
> what is going to happen in 4.7 is there is going to be an area for
> miscellaneous transactions so that any kind or additional transaction
> can be tracked.
>
> This will help with the problem of passing tax to paypal.
>
> > Or should I go and ask this in support where people that have read the
> > manual can answer me?
> >
> > Is this not a developer question?
>
> This is not the area to be asking specific E-Commerce questions.
>
> > Will I get one straight answer here? Or just deferals? Why do most of my
> > questions get pushed by some quick answer?
>
> The best place is most likely in the E-Commerce project. There are a lot
> of people who are following development and helping other people.
>
> Gordon.