Understanding how custom and compound taxes are displayed in B-Cart helps ensure your pricing, reporting, and accounting remain accurate and consistent.
Overview
Custom tax rules in B-Cart are designed to give you flexibility when managing complex tax requirements — such as compound taxes or industry-specific levies like the Wine Equalisation Tax (WET).
Across B-Cart, product prices are displayed as inclusive of all custom taxes, but exclusive of the base rate (usually GST). This ensures consistent pricing visibility for both merchants and customers while maintaining compliance with tax display standards.
How Taxes Display on Products
When viewing or editing a product:
The price displayed will include all custom or compound taxes (e.g. WET), but will exclude GST.
This means the customer and the merchant will see the same product price representation — consistent across listings, catalogs, and order screens.
If a product is marked as GST-free, it will show as inclusive of all applied custom taxes, with the “exclusive of GST” note still present.
This display method provides clarity while keeping your tax calculations consistent throughout the system.
How Taxes Display on Orders and Invoices
On orders and invoices:
The subtotal will include any custom taxes you’ve configured, but the GST (or base system rate) will always be applied at checkout or invoice calculation.
Invoices and order summaries will automatically calculate and apply all tax components for accuracy.
For example:
If a product has a WET component of 29% and GST of 10%, the order will show the price inclusive of WET, and GST will then be applied on top.
How Taxes Display in Reports
In reporting and analytics:
Sales and tax reports will display totals inclusive of all custom and compound taxes, except the base system rate (GST).
This provides a clean separation between base tax obligations and additional taxes applied through custom rules.
How Taxes Display in Accounting Software
When syncing with accounting software (such as Xero, MYOB, or QuickBooks):
The way tax amounts appear depends on how your accounting platform handles tax inclusivity and mapping.
B-Cart will send the appropriate tax information per your integration setup, but the final display and breakdown may differ based on your accounting configuration.
For example, some platforms may group compound taxes into a single line, while others itemise each component separately.
How Taxes Display on PDF Invoices
PDF invoices in B-Cart offer the most detailed view of taxes:
Each tax component of a compound tax rule is fully broken down and itemised.
This ensures both customers and auditors can clearly see how total taxes are derived for each product or order.
This is the only place in B-Cart where all compound tax layers are shown individually. Everywhere else (product pages, reports, and dashboards), they’re shown as included within the total price, excluding the base rate.
Summary
In short:
Displayed everywhere: All custom taxes are included, base taxes (like GST) are excluded.
PDF invoices: Show full breakdown of every tax component.
Accounting syncs: Depend on your accounting platform’s setup.
Reports: Show totals inclusive of custom taxes, exclusive of base rate.
This approach ensures that pricing is consistent for your customers, while your reporting and compliance stay accurate across every touchpoint.