NYS Sales Tax

[pegasusshoes]

We in the process of upgrading and we have run into a bit of a problem regarding NYS Sales Tax
NYS is forever changing the sales tax rate - I am wondering if anyone has encountered this issue

This is the current NYS Sale Tax:

Sales tax clothing exemption effective April 1, 2011
Sales of less than $55 are exempt from state sales tax

From April 1, 2011, through March 31, 2012, sales of clothing and footwear costing less than $55 per item or pair are exempt from the state's 4% sales tax and the ⅜% MCTD tax. Sales may also be exempt from local sales tax in some localities.

Local sales tax exemptions vary
In localities that don't have either the less-than-$55 or less-than-$110 local sales tax exemption, all sales of clothing and footwear costing $55 or more are subject to the full state and local sales tax. For localities that have the less-than-$110 local sales tax exemption, sales of clothing and footwear costing:

•less than $55 are fully exempt
•at least $55 but less than $110 are subject to 4% state tax (and ⅜% MCTD tax, if applicable)
•$110 or more are subject to full state and local tax.
Note: Columbia County enacted the less-than-$55 exemption and sales of clothing and footwear costing:

•less than $55 are fully exempt
•$55 or more are subject to the full state and local sales tax.
Columbia County's less-than-$110 exemption resumes April 1, 2012.

[kwikstand]

I am having this same problem. It would be nice to have a county drop down selection on checkout. That would help out, until you get to clothing items under $55.

Is it possible to at least add a County selection?

[kwikstand]

Also, NYS has a "Sales Tax Jurisdiction and Rate Lookup" on their website: http://www8.tax.ny.gov/STLR/stlrHome

It would be neat if the jurisdictions and rates could be pulled from their server