Woocommerce theme with TaxCloud.net or something similar

I wrote a plugin to handle importing locality tax rates in the US for a client recently, and decided to start selling it since it seems like an incredibly common request. 🙂

The plugin allows you to import the zip code tax rate tables from TaxRates.com directly into the WooCommerce tax rates table via file upload. TaxRates.com tables are currently free for download with registration. You would need to visit these to import new files periodically though, this just simplifies the import/update process down to a few clicks.

http://bonsaibudget.com/product/woocommerce-import-taxrate-com-rate-tables/

@silentfxx

I’ve updated the plugin page with screenshots. Take a look! http://bonsaibudget.com/product/woocommerce-import-taxrate-com-rate-tables/

Yes, you can import just one state and modify the plugin as you like. I just ask that you don’t distribute the plugin, modified or otherwise.

@silentfxx

Thanks!

I’m not sure what you mean about shipping costs, my plugin is just an import utility to get the huge number of entries required for US tax data into WooCommerce easily and doesn’t do any tax or shipping calculations. The calculations themselves are part of WooCommerce.

@silentfxx

It depends what kind of shipping rates you want to support. WooCommerce has a bunch of plugins for various common shipping types and services in their Extensions directory.

http://www.woothemes.com/product-category/woocommerce-extensions/

I’m 90% of the way done writing a per-product shipping plugin that is a bit more robust than the Woo per-product extension. But I hesitate to call that even a pre-alpha release with how much development and testing I still have to do so I haven’t released it into the wild yet. 🙂

@ksemel we would be happy to work with you to enable woo to work with TaxCloud. Please call us to discuss, our phone number is at the top of every web page on our site. My extension is 1516. Thanks!

@hellbertos – Can you please elaborate on what site seems to be non-functional? Our site is https://taxcloud.net and it is online, and has been online uninterrupted since launch (in 2010). If you are looking for PHP samples to integrate TaxCloud with WooCommerce, several have already been developed. I would also add that our API is very easy to use, so you could probably dev your own implementation by pointing your dev environment at our TaxCloud WSDL. If you have any questions, please email us at service@taxcloud.net.
Thanks!

There is also a Word Press E-commerce and Woo plug-in for Avatax by Avalara. It was developed by Adipietro Technologies. Here’s the link:
http://www.adipietro.com/products/
It’s a cloud based solution, gives you real-time access to the best liability reports I have seen and they can do the filing for you or not. It’s not a free service, but the quality it provides is second to none, so I understand why it’s not free.

SCNisHere:
Thanks for the response. I am happy to give you pricing but you would in fact, have to talk to me in person for me to give you pricing because it’s based on volume of invoices you process through the solution. I know exactly what you mean about being frustrated that pricing isn’t made clear or put out there online, but it would be a nightmare because people would continuously be pricing themselves wrong…there are just too many variables to take into account!
I can tell you that the cheapest service is currently $100 per year…it goes up from there depending on:
– Number of transactions you run through Avatax
– Whether you are using us to file for you
– The complexity of products/services you sell…Avatax provides the taxability variables/logic behind a plethora of products/services ( hundreds…coming into the thousand range)and we maintain our own data so our quality control is tight.
Feel free to e-mail me personally or just call our main number: 877-780-4848 and hit 1239 for my extension. I’m happy to share any information you need to know.
I’m NOT about keeping anything secret, but I am definitely a stickler for giving people accurate and honest information so I just can’t attempt to tell you what it would cost you without knowing anything about how you would use us, what you need or your business model.
I will be interested to see your feedback on the new TaxCloud solution. It’s always good for businesses to have options because everyone has a different need and it’s important to have a variety of services which meet different needs.
I’m not privy to how you access your information and in what form when you need to run reports for your sales/liabilities with their solution, but I am curious to know how it works for you.
Cheers!