Refund review
Find shipping tax in a WooCommerce refund
A refund can reverse shipping tax as well as product tax, but only when that allocation is stored on the refund.
Inspect the source record
Open the refund and inspect its shipping line and tax-line detail separately from the parent order's shipping charge.
Build a focused report
Run TaxPack for the refund date and compare shipping_tax with total_tax on the refund's tax-line CSV row.
Read the result
Shipping tax is an included component of recorded tax, not an additional number to subtract after using signed refund tax.
A concrete example
A refund with product tax and shipping tax can show both detail components while its total refund tax remains one signed amount.
Avoid this mistaken conclusion
Do not assume every shipping-fee refund has tax allocation. An amount-only adjustment may need source review.
Official references
These focused notes were drafted with AI assistance and checked against TaxPack behavior and the linked documentation.
These guides explain reporting workflows. TaxPack does not provide tax advice, calculate tax payable, or file returns.