Basic Tax is Shopify’s tax service available in certain countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and Norway.
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Basic Tax in Shopify refers to Shopify’s standard tax setup that helps merchants calculate and collect sales tax, VAT, GST, or other applicable taxes on orders based on the customer’s location and the merchant’s tax obligations.
With Basic Tax settings, merchants can configure taxes without manually entering rates for every region. Shopify can automatically apply tax rates in many supported countries and regions.
Key features of Basic Tax in Shopify
Calculates taxes during checkout based on customer location.
Supports sales tax, VAT, GST, and other regional tax systems.
Allows merchants to enable automatic tax calculations where supported.
Lets merchants manage tax registrations and basic tax settings from Settings > Taxes and duties.
Can include or exclude taxes in product prices depending on the region.
In simple terms, Basic Tax is Shopify’s default tax configuration system that helps merchants charge the correct taxes on customer orders.