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See the examples below to find out the logic of tax calculation with different settings in Magento and M2E Pro.
Example 1. Tax Source is set to None
If the Tax source is set to None both eBay and Magento Tax settings will be ignored. As shown in the screenshot, the Magento Order will contain no tax amount.
Magento Order Totals
Example 2. Tax Source is set to eBay
When you select eBay as a Tax Source, the tax in Magento Order will be calculated according to eBay tax settings
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M2E Pro allows you to apply tax to your eBay items and choose whether it should be included in the price or added on top. Check this article on how to do this via the Selling Policy. |
Tax is included in the price
Let's see how the calculation works when you apply 20% tax to an eBay item with no change to its price.
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When the eBay order with a 20% tax is imported to M2E Pro, the Magento Order with the 20% tax amount will be created.
eBay Order Totals
Magento Order Totals
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Sometimes the order currency can differ from the Magento base one. In this case, Magento converts the order price to the base currency and calculates tax. Then both price and tax are converted back into the order currency. You can find them in brackets in the Order Totals. |
Tax is added on top of the price
Now let’s find out how tax is calculated when 20% tax is included in the eBay item price.
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Both eBay and Magento orders will have a 20% tax amount.
eBay Order Totals
Magento Order Totals
Example 3. Tax Source is set to Magento
If you set Magento as a Tax Source, any tax value returned from eBay will be ignored. Magento will use Tax Rules for tax calculation.
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The imported eBay order will contain no tax. The Magento Order will include 20% of the tax amount.
eBay Order Totals
Magento Order Totals
- If the Catalog Prices are set to Including Tax,the tax will be calculated into the final Magento Product price.
According to the mentioned Tax Rule, the Magento Product of $100 will be listed on eBay with a price of $100.
The eBay order will be imported with 0% tax. The Magento Order will have a 20% tax amount.
eBay Order Totals
Magento Order Totals
