How to create Tax & Set Different Rates for Each Location

As a business owner, you may charge different taxes in different cities or want one tax only on the website and another at POS. Taxes on Bumpa are tied to store location, so you set the right rate and channel for each store. In this article, learn how to create a tax by location.

To get Started:

Open Taxes

The Taxes page lists the taxes for your current location. The note on the page says: "Taxes displayed apply to your current location. Switch your location to view taxes for other locations."

To open Taxes, follow these steps:

• Log in to your Bumpa dashboard at https://app.getbumpa.com.

• Click More, then Finance, then Taxes.

The list shows columns for Name, Description, Percentage, and Date Created, with Edit and Delete on each row.

Example: Amaka switches her location to Abuja and sees only the taxes set for Abuja.

Create a new tax

Create New Tax opens a form with required fields for name, location, and percentage.

To create a tax, follow these steps:

• Click Create New Tax.

• Enter a Tax Name.

• Click Store Location and pick one location, several locations, or Select All.

• Optional: enter a Tax Description.

• Enter the Tax Percentage (percentage only).

• Tick any of these boxes if you want the tax applied there (they are unchecked by default): Apply this tax while creating orders in the app; Apply this tax to cart at website checkout; Apply this tax to cart at POS checkout.

• Click Create Tax. Use Clear Fields to empty the form, or Cancel to leave.

Example: Sade creates a tax named VAT, sets 7.5%, ticks Apply this tax to cart at website checkout, and clicks Create Tax.

Note: Selecting 'All Locations' applies this tax to all current locations. New locations must be added manually.

 Choose locations carefully when taxes already exist

When a location already has taxes, Bumpa warns you before you add another.

To pick locations, follow these steps:

• Click Store Location on the Create Tax form.

• Read any warning on a location row.

• Select the locations you need, then continue.

Example: On a ₦10,000 order, if a location has 7.5% VAT and a 1% service charge, both apply, so the customer pays ₦850 in tax (₦750 + ₦100).

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How to Edit & Delete taxes on Bumpa