Indian status sales tax exemption

[Dave2CR]

Our business revenue has grown such that we need to start charging 13% HST. A first Nations individual presenting a Status Card is entitled to be exempt from the 8% provincial sales tax. I can find no easy way to accomplish this at the end of the transaction. It appears that I have to either create multiple tax selections for each item or a specific discount to be applied to each item, both of which are clumsy and error prone. Am I missing a simple solution?

[JustinC]

Just so I understand, you're looking to charge some buyers 13% tax while charging other qualified buyers others 8%? 

@Dave2CR

[Dave2CR · Accepted solution]

Sorry for my long delay in responding. We moved locations in the middle of a lockdown and it’s been just plain nuts around here. 

I realized that the best solution was to abandon a single HST (harmonized sales tax) and instead split that into its’ component GST (goods & services tax) and PST (provincial sales tax), and apply those to our inventory. With that in place I can de-select the PST portion for any First Nations customer at the point of sale.  Not sure how or where within the Square sale that I can document the persons Status Card identification number, but that can always be accomplished manually if need be. 

Thank you for reaching out to me, Justin. 

[Richard144]

Did you ever get a proper answer - I can't seem to find a work around

[JJ_]

Hey, @Richard144 The workaround that @Dave2CR offered is the current way of accomplishing this process. This is currently considered a feature request, and I will make sure to pass it over to our product team for their visibility and consideration.

[SongbirdFlorals]

Any movement on this yet? It's been over 2 years.

[JTPets]

Complying with Indian status tax exemption is the law. We need a clean solution for this. https://www.ontario.ca/document/retail-sales-tax/certificate-indian-status-identity-cards#:~:text=In....

@isabelle for vis

[isabelle]

Will look into this @JTPets 

[JTPets]

Deep diving since my reply we might not be obligated to offer the rebate as they have a path to rebate after. However it is poor customer experience when we look at them and say "sorry my pos doesn't know how to do thst and neither do I"

[isabelle]

Fair point. I asked the team if we have this feature in the works, and if not, what the suggested course of action to comply is @JTPets.

[Sharpsk8s]

Also interested on knowing if this was updated

[Tree-potts]

Still following to see if there is a solution?

[jettys]

Could really use a solution for this! 

[SongbirdFlorals]

Good grief...over 3 years and still no solution?