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Class TaxMgr

Object

dw.order.TaxMgr

Provides methods to access the tax table.

TAX_POLICY_GROSS : Number = 0

Constant representing the gross taxation policy.

TAX_POLICY_NET : Number = 1

Constant representing the net taxation policy.

customRateTaxClassID : String (Read Only)

The ID of the tax class that represents items with a custom tax rate. The standard order calculation process assumes that such line items are initialized with a tax rate and a being ignored during the tax rate lookup sequence of the calculation process.

Note that this tax class does not appear in the Business Manager tax module.

defaultTaxClassID : String (Read Only)

The ID of the default tax class defined for the site. This class might be used in case a product or service does not define a tax class.
If no default tax class is defined, the method returns null.

defaultTaxJurisdictionID : String (Read Only)

The ID of the default tax jurisdiction defined for the site. This jurisdiction might be used in case no jurisdiction is defined for a specific address.
If no default tax jurisdiction is defined, this method returns null.

taxationPolicy : Number (Read Only)

The taxation policy (net/gross) configured for the current site.

taxExemptTaxClassID : String (Read Only)

The ID of the tax class that represents tax exempt items. The tax manager will return a tax rate of 0.0 for this tax class.

Note that this tax class does not appear in the Business Manager tax module.

This class does not have a constructor, so you cannot create it directly.

static applyExternalTax(basket : Basket) : void

Applies externally set tax rates to the given Basket.

static getCustomRateTaxClassID() : String

Returns the ID of the tax class that represents items with a custom tax rate.

static getDefaultTaxClassID() : String

Returns the ID of the default tax class defined for the site.

static getDefaultTaxJurisdictionID() : String

Returns the ID of the default tax jurisdiction defined for the site.

static getTaxationPolicy() : Number

Returns the taxation policy (net/gross) configured for the current site.

static getTaxExemptTaxClassID() : String

Returns the ID of the tax class that represents tax exempt items.

static getTaxJurisdictionID(location : ShippingLocation) : String

Returns the ID of the tax jurisdiction for the specified address.

static getTaxRate(taxClassID : String, taxJurisdictionID : String) : Number

Returns the tax rate defined for the specified combination of tax class and tax jurisdiction.

Methods inherited from class Object

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applyExternalTax

static applyExternalTax(basket : Basket) : void

Applies externally set tax rates to the given Basket. Only use when LineItemCtnr.isExternallyTaxed() returns true. Note: a basket can only be created in EXTERNAL tax mode using SCAPI.

Typical usage in tax calculation:

    var TaxMgr = require('dw/order/TaxMgr');

        calculateTaxes: function () {
        Basket basket = BasketMgr.getCurrentBasket();
        if ( basket.isExternallyTaxed() )
        {
            TaxMgr.applyExternalTaxation( basket );
        }
        else
        {
            // calculation with tax tables or customization
        }
        }

Parameters:

basket - apply external taxation to this basket

getCustomRateTaxClassID

static getCustomRateTaxClassID() : String

Returns the ID of the tax class that represents items with a custom tax rate. The standard order calculation process assumes that such line items are initialized with a tax rate and a being ignored during the tax rate lookup sequence of the calculation process.

Note that this tax class does not appear in the Business Manager tax module.

getDefaultTaxClassID

static getDefaultTaxClassID() : String

Returns the ID of the default tax class defined for the site. This class might be used in case a product or service does not define a tax class.
If no default tax class is defined, the method returns null.

Returns:

the ID of the default tax class defined for the site or null.

getDefaultTaxJurisdictionID

static getDefaultTaxJurisdictionID() : String

Returns the ID of the default tax jurisdiction defined for the site. This jurisdiction might be used in case no jurisdiction is defined for a specific address.
If no default tax jurisdiction is defined, this method returns null.

Returns:

the ID of the default tax jurisdiction defined for the site or null.

getTaxationPolicy

static getTaxationPolicy() : Number

Returns the taxation policy (net/gross) configured for the current site.

Returns:

Taxation policy configured for current site