Square Payments and Tax

Hi,

It seems the integration between Amaka and Stripe is not yet ready:
amaka.com/integrations/
You're talking about both Square and Stripe in your message so I'm not sure which one you want.

Regarding Stripe, the Stripe Connect payment plugin developed by Obsidev and available on our marketplace doesn't send the details of the order to Stripe. I'm not familiar with the Stripe APIs used by the plugin so I'm not even sure if that's possible with them.
Sending the details of the order for this plugin would require a big development, maybe the development of a completely new plugin to support other APIs (like Stripe Checkout).

Regarding Square, the Square payment plugin developed by Tsukidev and available on our marketplace does send the details of the order to Square. I checked the code of the plugin and I can see that even though it sends the details of the order, it doesn't include the tax amounts. That's something which could be added relatively easily by the developer of the plugin. If you need it, I would recommend contacting Tsukidev directly at tsukidev.com/contact/ and check with them what's possible.

Hi,

Well, we can't do much about this. However, please look from the perspective of the developer:
They have developed a plugin. It took them a lot of time. The cost for such a development is between several hundred euros to several thousand euros. On top of this, they need to maintain it going forward, supporting newer versions of PHP, Joomla, HikaShop.
The price they charge for the purchase of the plugin counts on the fact that many users will purchase it to recoup the costs over time.
You're asking them for a substantial modification of the code to them. They will have to spend time working on it. So, they have to charge you for that time. That's why the amount is big compared to the purchase of the plugin as the time spent on the modification can't be recouped over time on many users.

Regarding Stripe, I already replied to you in a previous message 2 weeks ago :

Regarding Stripe, the Stripe Connect payment plugin developed by Obsidev and available on our marketplace doesn't send the details of the order to Stripe. I'm not familiar with the Stripe APIs used by the plugin so I'm not even sure if that's possible with them.
Sending the details of the order for this plugin would require a big development, maybe the development of a completely new plugin to support other APIs (like Stripe Checkout).

Hi Andrew,

Thanks again for your initial message and for being a customer of the Square payment plugin.

I’m really sorry to hear that the proposed estimate didn’t meet your expectations. The quoted price was based on the complexity of adding structured, line-item tax breakdowns in a way that ensures compatibility with Square’s API – including testing multiple tax scenarios and ensuring robustness across different product types.

This goes well beyond the scope of what the current plugin was originally designed to do, and requires several hours of dedicated custom development. It’s not a simple toggle, unfortunately, and that’s why we proposed it as a custom enhancement rather than a core plugin feature.

I totally understand if this isn’t viable for your current budget, and there’s absolutely no obligation. I’d rather be transparent from the beginning than underdeliver or commit to a rushed solution.

Also just to clarify: if such a feature was ever integrated into the core plugin later (due to similar needs from other users), it would be made available to everyone, and wouldn’t be sold separately as a custom feature you “own.” That’s part of the open model many HikaShop plugins follow.

I remain available if you ever want to revisit the idea or discuss possible alternatives.

All the best,

Hi,

It is relatively easy, compared to rewriting a payment plugin from scratch like it would be needed for Stripe.
Still, it doesn't mean that it can be done in a few minutes.
Sorry for misleading you, that was not my intent.