commercetools Frontend comes with an integrated Checkout solution for which you need to configure a few settings for payments and taxes in the Merchant Center. Then you are ready to go.
Payments
The integrated commercetools Checkout application handles payment processing for the B2C Retail Checkout component. For more information about payment processing and how to configure payment connectors in the Merchant Center, see the Payments section of the Store Launchpad for B2C Retail Checkout page.
Taxes
Calculating tax is a core part of any commerce system. Taxes can be calculated either by Composable Commerce or by a third-party tax calculation service. The option you choose generally depends on how complex the taxes are in the areas where you sell your products.
For example, in the United States or Canada, each state or province may have different tax rates. In addition, tax rates can differ depending on the products being sold. In these cases, merchants typically choose to use a third-party tax calculation service.
In a B2B context, you can configure commercetools to handle net prices, with taxes calculated automatically. This allows B2B companies to purchase and sell based on net prices, while still maintaining the tax information needed for certain processes or services.
Tax calculation configuration
To view and manage your Project's tax configuration, do the following:
Open the Merchant Center.
Go to Settings > Project settings.
Select the Taxes tab.
In the Taxes tab, you can configure Tax Categories, which store individual Tax Rates like VAT or sales tax. When you define a Tax Rate, you have the option of including the tax in the price of each product. To do this, select the Included in price checkbox. However, if you're using a third-party tax calculation service, be sure to leave this option unselected to ensure prices are properly displayed. Find examples for tax configuration in the Getting Started guide about taxes for B2C and B2B projects.
Learn more about taxes in our self-paced Model your taxes module.
Third-party tax calculation
If you decide to calculate taxes externally using a third-party tax calculation service, we recommend that you select one from our Integration Marketplace. The marketplace provides pre-configured integrations for use in your Project. Once you've chosen an external service, see our Tax integration guide to get set up.
Further reading
To learn more about how the overall checkout process works with Composable Commerce, we recommend that you read our Checkout best practices guide.