Tax areas

Page: Orders >> Tax calculation >> Tax areas
Note: You cannot modify the tax areas until you click Customise on the Tax matrix page. See Tax matrix.
To set a tax area to default, click the option button in the corresponding row. The default setting of the tax area applies to the following places:
In the Assignment to countries section, you can assign a tax area to every country using a selection field. In the selection field, all areas are listed that you have created under Tax areas.
The tax area is the basis for the tax calculation for the specified customer. Therefore, each customer must be assigned a tax area. The assignment can occur manually or automatically. See also Shopping basket. During automatic assignment, the country of the customer address is analysed and determines the tax area.