Shipping artwork is not cheap, and freight carries its own tax that has to be handled correctly. It is one of the quieter ways online stores end up out of step with their books. If your website calculates freight tax differently to SAM, your totals will not reconcile and your reporting gets messy.
Why freight tax is easy to get wrong
An order might contain a GST-exempt artwork, a GST-applicable product, and a freight charge with its own tax treatment. Blend those together with a single blanket rate and the numbers stop matching SAM. That mismatch surfaces at reporting time, usually as an awkward spreadsheet from your accountant.
Reconciled to the cent
The GST and freight handling in the Defyn SAM plugin reconciles freight tax against SAM’s books alongside per-line GST. The total the customer pays matches what SAM records, freight included. Nothing to fix by hand, nothing that drifts.
Clean books, less stress
Getting freight right sounds small, but it removes a recurring headache and keeps your accounts trustworthy. It is part of why centres pick a purpose-built connector. Read more about the Defyn SAM plugin, or see our art centre work.
For the full picture, see our guide to connecting SAM to your website.
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