Creating a new Tax Rule in PrestaShop 1.5

After setting up a new tax in PrestaShop 1.5, your next step is to create a new tax rule. After you have setup a tax rule by following the directions on this page, you can then associate this tax rule to a product.

Taxes can be a bit confusing, if you have any questions please see our article here on understanding taxes and tax rules in PrestaShop 1.5

Adding a new tax rule in PrestaShop 1.5:

1. Log into your PrestaShop 1.5 Dashboard
2. In the top menu, hover over Localization and then click Tax Rules
3. In the top right menu, click Add new
4. Type in a Name for the tax rule, select the green check next to Enable, and then click Save and stay in the top right menu

   In our testing, we set the Name to:
   US-VaBeach Rate (4.5%)

5. After you click Save and stay, a new button will appear in the top left menu – Add new tax rule. Click the Add new tax rule button.
6. Under New tax rule, enter the following details:
   

   Country	Select the appropriate country from the drop down list
   Zip Code range	You can define a range (eg: 75000-75015) or a simple zipcode
   Behavior	Define the behavior if an address matches multiple rules: This Tax Only: Will apply only this tax Combine: Combine taxes (eg: 10% + 5% => 15%) One After Another: Apply taxes one after another (eg: 100€ + 10% => 110€ + 5% => 115.5€)
   Tax	Select a tax from the drop down menu
   Description	Enter a description about this tax rule

   You can see below how the Virginia tax rule is setup:
   
7. When finished enter the New tax rule information, click the Save and stay button (which is under the Description field)