API Overview

Tax Calculation Developer Guide
- Recent Revisions to This Document
- VISA Platform Connect: Specifications and Conditions for Resellers/Partners

Overview of Tax Calculation
- Prerequisites for Tax Calculation
  - Tax Nexus
  - Product Codes
  - Address Requirements
  - When to Calculate Taxes

Tax Calculation
- US and Canadian Tax Calculation
  - Calculating US and Canadian Tax
    - Required Fields for a Tax Calculation Using the Simple Order API
    - Optional Fields for a Tax Calculation Using the SO API
    - Example: Processing a Tax Calculation Using the SO API
- International Taxes and Value-Added Tax (VAT) Calculation
  - Calculating International Tax and VAT
    - Required Fields for an International Tax and VAT Calculation Using the Simple Order API
    - Optional Fields for an International Tax and VAT Calculation Using the Simple Order API
    - Example: Processing an International Tax Calculation Using the SO API

Tax Reporting
- Commit Tax Calculation
  - Commit Tax Calculation Scenarios
    - Scenario 1: Pre-authorization
    - Scenario 2: Post-capture
    - Scenario 3: Partial Captures
  - US and Canada Tax Commit
    - Required Fields for a Committed Tax Request Using the SO API
    - Optional Fields for a Committed Tax Request Using the SO API
    - Example: Processing a Committed Tax Request Using the SO API
  - International Tax and VAT Committed Tax Calculation
    - Required Fields for an International Tax and VAT Committed Tax Calculation Using the SO API
    - Optional Fields for an International Tax and VAT Committed Tax Calculation Using the SO API
    - Example: Processing an International Tax and VAT Committed Tax Calculation Using the SO API
- Refund Tax Calculation
  - Refund Tax Calculation Scenarios
    - Scenario 1: Full or Partial Refund
    - Scenario 2: Stand-alone Credit
  - Required Fields for a Tax Refund Calculation Using the SO API
  - Example: Processing a Tax Refund Calculation Using the SO API
- Void Tax Calculation
  - Required Field for a Tax Void Using the SO API
  - Example: Processing a Tax Void Using the SO API

Supported Countries and Regions

City Abbreviations

Required Fields for a Committed Tax Request Using the
SO
API

Use these fields to perform a committed tax request.

billTo_country

billTo_city

billTo_postalCode

billTo_state

item_#_unitPrice

merchantReferenceCode

taxService_commitIndicator: Set to
true
.

taxService_nexus: If you include this field, do not include the
taxService.noNexus
field.

taxService_noNexus: If you include this field, do not include the
taxService.Nexus
field.

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