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Tax Rates: Taxes To Be Collected For Online Sales In Wisconsin

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Description

Wisconsin changed its tax rules, as on October 1st 2018 (today). As on today, out of state purchases made online will also be levied a 5% tax.

Reference: https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/FAQS/ise-usetax.aspx#use6
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/03/wisconsin-begin-collecting-online-sales-taxes-oct-1/753284002/

As on today, for a site with a store address of Wisconsin using WooCommerce Services, doesn't show up taxes when someone from outside the state makes a purchase. Tested this with the latest version of WooCommerce and WooCommerce Services installed (purchases for a Wisconsin store with a billing address outside Wisconsin doesn't show up tax rates, as it's supposed to be after this update).

I know that the actual tax rates are set by TaxJar, but noting this here, just in case.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. First reproduce the Wisconsin-store scenario with an outside-state billing address and inspect the automated tax-rate integration, including whether TaxJar returns the expected rate. Done means the applicable 5% Wisconsin tax appears for the described purchase, or the issue is confirmed to belong to the external tax service.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backend, payments
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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