Handling non-taxable deposit on a taxable item

[Blackspot]

Hello,

We are currently selling bottles that are subject to sales tax, and in a few months we will be need for all sales to charge a non-taxable deposit fee of $0.25 per item.  

We could create a deposit fee item in our Shopify store and each time we sell a bottle we manually add a deposit fee.  The downside is that we constantly must remind ourselves to add the deposit fee, it is an error-prone process and it takes twice to time to enter the transaction (1 bottle + 1 deposit fee).

Ideally, we would like to have a single item, a "group" than contains a taxable item (the bottle) and the non-taxable deposit fee.  Is such a thing possible?

Thanks.

Chris

[PageFly-Richard]

Hi,

This is Richard at PageFly - Shopify Advanced Page Builder app.

While Shopify doesn't have a direct "group" feature for items, you could explore a few creative workarounds to achieve your desired outcome:

1. Product Options:

• Create a Single Product: This product represents the bottle.
• Add a Product Option: This option would be the deposit fee. Make it mandatory and set the price to $0.25.
• Tax Settings: Configure the tax settings for the main product to be taxable and the deposit fee option to be non-taxable.

2. Product Bundles:

• Create a Bundle Product: This bundle would contain two items: the bottle and the deposit fee.
• Set Pricing: The bundle price would be the sum of the bottle price and the $0.25 deposit fee.
• Tax Settings: Configure the tax settings so that the bottle is taxable and the deposit fee is not.

3. Custom App Development:

• Hire a Developer: If you're comfortable with custom development, you could hire a developer to create a custom app that automates the process of adding the deposit fee to each order.
• App Store: Check the Shopify App Store for apps that might offer similar functionality, though this might be a less common scenario.

Hoping my solution helps you solve your problem.

Best regards,

Richard | PageFly