Apply Tax Based on Selling Price

Note: Excludes Ticket Purchases

Add a tax or surcharge either due to a state-mandated tax or to pass a fee on to supporters. GiveSmart defaults to 'Will Not Tax'.

Set Tax

Go to the Admin view.
Visit the Payments Container from your Dashboard.
Click the More button ("···").
Click on Settings.
Scroll to Payments.
Select Tax Based on Selling Price from 'How would you like to tax?'.
Set Tax or Surcharge (%).
Set Tax or Surcharge label.
Select Save.

Note: Includes Donations.

Examples based on a 6.25% Tax or Surcharge

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Silent and Live Auction Items

Once the auction is closed and reconciled, the item won is in the winner's cart, along with the 6.25% tax applied based on the won amount (6.25% of the $300 won amount).

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Instant Items

Once the Instant Item is purchased, it is in the purchaser's cart. The 6.25% tax is applied, at the time of payment, based on the purchase price (6.25% of $20).

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Raffle Items

Once the raffle is purchased, it is in the purchaser's cart. The 6.25% tax is applied, at the time of payment, based on the price of 1 ticket (6.25% of the $5).

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Note: The example above reflects a single raffle ticket purchase (1 for $5; $5 *6.25%=.31).

For a multi-ticket discount, the tax is calculated by multiplying the number of raffle tickets by the price of 1 ticket ($.31 x 5 tickets).

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Note: The example above reflects a multiple raffle ticket purchase (5 for $10; 5 *$0.31 = $1.56).

Vote Items

Once the vote is made, it is in the voter's cart. The 6.25% tax is applied, at the time of payment, based on the dollar amount (6.25% of the $1).

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Donate Items

Example of a Custom Donate Item

Once the donation is made, it is in the donor's cart. The 6.25% tax is applied, at the time of payment, based on the donation amount (6.25% of $100).

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Example of a Donation from The Click to Donate Button

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How to Bypass adding the Tax on to a Click to Donate

Follow the steps below to ensure a tax is not applied to a monetary donation:

From the Admin Navigation, select Settings and choose Donations from the dropdown.
From the Donate Page section, toggle Click to Donate from Show to Hide.

Tip: Hide the Click to Donate button to remove it from the auction and ensure no donations are received through this option.

Example of a Donate Now Donation

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How to Bypass adding the Tax on to a Donate Now

From the Admin Navigation, select Settings and choose Donations from the dropdown.
From the Donate Now section, toggle Donate Now Form from Show to Hide.

Tip: Hide the Donate Now Form to remove it from the Home page to ensure no donations are received through this section.

How to Bypass the Global Tax on an Individual Item

Follow the steps below to ensure a tax is not applied to an individual item:

From the Admin Navigation, select Auction and choose Manage All Items from the dropdown.
Click +New Item or edit a current Item Details.
Click on the drop-down arrow in the Surcharge (%) field in the Item Form.
Select Set Custom Surcharge for the Item.
Enter in 0.0.
Save the new item or updates.

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Tip: Add 0.0 in the Surcharge (%) field within the Item details to bypass the Global Surcharge set. Set the Surcharge (%) to 0.0 for each Item necessary.