Title: Tax error as eircode optional Irish Address Last modified: May 15, 2025 --- # Tax error as eircode optional Irish Address * Resolved [chemical123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanfinan/) * (@alanfinan) * [10 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tax-error-as-eircode-optional-irish-address/) * Hi, * I have noticed that while adding an Irish address upon checkout that tax will not be added as the Eircode(Similar to postcode, zipcode) is optional. I haven’t noticed it for any other country. Can this be made mandatory? * Thanks Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * [Zee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doublezed2/) * (@doublezed2) * [10 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tax-error-as-eircode-optional-irish-address/#post-18469187) * Hello [alanfinan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanfinan/), * Thank you for contacting WooCommerce support. * I understand you’re noticing that tax isn’t being applied when an Irish address is entered at checkout, possibly due to the Eircode being optional. * Could you please share your site URL along with the specific address you tested? I’ll check it on my end and look into what might be causing this issue. * Looking forward to your response. 🙂 * Thread Starter [chemical123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanfinan/) * (@alanfinan) * [10 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tax-error-as-eircode-optional-irish-address/#post-18469188) * [https://mudestud.io/](https://mudestud.io/) * [https://mudestud.io/checkout/](https://mudestud.io/checkout/) * [Moses M. (woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mosesmedh/) * (@mosesmedh) * [10 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tax-error-as-eircode-optional-irish-address/#post-18469993) * Hi [@alanfinan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanfinan/), * Thank you for sharing the links to your site and checkout. However, it appears the address needed to test the checkout was not included. Could you please provide an Irish address for testing? You can paste it into a private Pastebin and share the link along with the password. After we complete the test, you can delete the Pastebin. * Along with your response, please also include screenshots of your tax settings and tax classes. * Thread Starter [chemical123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanfinan/) * (@alanfinan) * [10 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tax-error-as-eircode-optional-irish-address/#post-18470473) * GPO General Post Office, _O’connell Street Lower, Dublin 1, Co. Dublin, D01 F5P2_ * Plugin Support [LovingBro (woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lovingbro/) * (@lovingbro) * [10 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tax-error-as-eircode-optional-irish-address/#post-18470927) * Hi [@alanfinan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanfinan/), * I understand you’re trying to ensure taxes apply correctly for Irish addresses during checkout, and you’re seeing that when the Eircode is left out, which is optional by default, tax isn’t being applied as expected. I appreciate you sharing the address for testing. * Even without an Eircode, WooCommerce should apply taxes at checkout as long as the county is selected and matches a defined tax rate. For example, if the user selects “Co. Dublin” and you have tax defined for that region, the rate should apply automatically. Here’s a quick screenshot showing how that looks in action: [https://cln.sh/NNtJ99hd5b8nSH0GbXvS](https://cln.sh/NNtJ99hd5b8nSH0GbXvS) * As [@mosesmedh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mosesmedh/) mentioned earlier, could you please share screenshots of your **WooCommerce > Settings > Tax > Tax Options** and your **Standard Tax Rates** (or any custom tax classes you’re using)? This will help us confirm if taxes are configured to rely on postcodes, which might be why tax is only added when an Eircode is filled in. * Also, in your **WooCommerce > Settings > General**, please make sure that the**“ Enable taxes”** checkbox is ticked so taxes can be calculated during checkout. * Let us know once you’ve shared those details so we can dig in a bit deeper and help you resolve this! * Plugin Support [Feten L. a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fetenlakhal/) * (@fetenlakhal) * [10 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tax-error-as-eircode-optional-irish-address/#post-18497291) * Hi there, * Looks like things might be all sorted on your end — I’ll mark this as resolved. Come back anytime if you need anything! * Apart from this, if you’re happy with our plugin and the support you’ve received, we’d really appreciate a review: [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-services/reviews/#new-post](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-services/reviews/#new-post) Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) The topic ‘Tax error as eircode optional Irish Address’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/woocommerce-services/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3234419) * [WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-services/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-services/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-services/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-services/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-services/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-services/reviews/) * 6 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [Feten L. a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fetenlakhal/) * Last activity: [10 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tax-error-as-eircode-optional-irish-address/#post-18497291) * Status: resolved