Shopify launches new calculation engine that automates tax exemption

Setting up tax exemptions for your B2B eCommerce business is essential in a country like Spain, where different VAT rates apply in different regions.

Spain presents considerable fiscal complexity since it contemplates different types of VAT in its territories.

🔹 Mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands: Standard VAT rate of 21%, excluding the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla.

Considering these exemptions in your B2B eCommerce is essential:

➡️ Ensure your business complies with local tax regulations. 

➡️ Offer fair and transparent prices, improving customer trust and satisfaction, user experience, and, therefore, loyalty.

➡️ Avoid undue tax collection , reducing subsequent operating costs.

And that's why Shopify has just launched a new tax calculation engine that automates this setup through Shopify Tax or manually through Manual Tax.

Below, we'll tell you how you can configure this part of your B2B eCommerce: 

  • Access Tax Settings :

- Go to Settings in your Shopify admin.

- Select Taxes and Duties.

Select the country, the Tax Service option, and set it to Shopify Tax automatically or Manual Tax by setting it manually.

- Add specific regions (Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla) as shipping destinations.

- Defines the corresponding tax rates for each region.


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