Tax settings for Shopify stores

Invoice Inn takes every VAT rate and amount on an invoice from Shopify’s own tax calculation for the order. It never adds, removes or overrides tax. So when an invoice shows the wrong VAT, or no VAT at all, the fix is in Shopify, at Settings > Taxes and duties, and it applies to the orders you receive from then on.

The Home page in Invoice Inn warns you when something looks wrong. A banner titled Shopify taxes may not be configured with a Configure taxes button means none of your ten most recent orders carried a tax line, which usually means Shopify is not collecting tax yet. When recent orders carry tax, no banner shows. A store with no orders yet sees an information banner titled Tax calculations powered by Shopify with a Review tax settings button instead. Either banner can be dismissed, and a dismissed banner does not come back.

Articles in this section

• Set up taxes in Shopify for correct invoices - the checklist to work through before your first invoice.
• Include or exclude tax in product prices - what each pricing mode changes on the invoice.
• Charge tax on shipping - why the shipping line shows 0%.
• VAT guide for Shopify stores in the EU - which rate to charge to whom, and how to set it up.
• Collect VAT numbers and apply the reverse charge - B2B invoices at 0%.
• Tax-exempt customers on invoices - selling VAT-free to one customer.
• Why are taxes missing on my invoices? - the causes, one by one, and what to do about an invoice already issued.

Caution

Changes to your tax settings in Shopify only apply to orders placed after the change. Invoices for existing orders keep the tax that was charged at checkout.