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Re: PayPal Buttons

by HarmlessDave Contributor in Merchant Products and Services Archives
‎Jul-22-2019 11:55 AM
‎Jul-22-2019 11:55 AM
TOOLS is at the far right of the menu bar at the top of the page. ... View more

Sales tax not added after State tax rate is set

by HarmlessDave Contributor in Sandbox Environment
‎Apr-12-2019 01:54 PM
‎Apr-12-2019 01:54 PM
I have set the California sales tax rate in the settings for our sandbox business account:   State/Zip Code Tax Rate Apply Tax to Shipping ? Status California 8.700% No Active   The buyer sandbox account has an address in California:  1 Main St, San Jose, CA 95131 United States   The JavaScript SDK code on our web page does not set any tax amount override: paypal.Buttons({ createOrder: function(data, actions) { // Set up the transaction return actions.order.create({ purchase_units: [{ amount: { value: price }, invoice_id: invoice_id, description: description }] Despite this, the buyer sees the plain $79 price (the value of the "price" variable) instead of having the 8.7% tax added to the order total.   Am I missing something, like an undocumented "taxable: true" flag?       ... View more
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Can't set state of sandbox user for testing sales ...

by HarmlessDave Contributor in Sandbox Environment
‎Apr-11-2019 04:39 PM
‎Apr-11-2019 04:39 PM
I am trying to test the automatic sales tax calculation when using a Pay Now button and the JavaScript SDK.   The first sandbox user I created last week has a default has a 1 Main Street, California address.  I can't find an option to edit the address for the user.   I just tried creating a second user, and I don't see any options to choose a different address.   What are the steps to set the user to a different state? ... View more
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