Province attribution
Shipping versus billing province in a tax report
WooCommerce can store different shipping and billing provinces on one order, so a report needs a stated attribution rule.
Inspect the source record
Open a representative order and compare both address panels. Check which one is complete and which one your reporting process intends to use.
Build a focused report
Choose Shipping address or Billing address on TaxPack's report form, then retain that address_source metadata in every export.
Read the result
The same recorded tax line can move between province groups when you switch the address basis; the tax amount itself does not change.
A concrete example
An order billed in Alberta and shipped to Ontario appears under AB with billing attribution and ON with shipping attribution.
Avoid this mistaken conclusion
Do not treat the selected report province as a legal place-of-supply ruling. The report only applies your chosen grouping to stored addresses.
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.