<p>Got to bottom of this - is down to how the Tax Rules are set-up.
Taxable Subject was set to Line Item but should have been set to Order Total.</p>

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2019-10-15T15:47:05.893Z
2019-10-15T15:47:05.893Z
Cole Henley
<p>Is there a way in Craft Commerce to apply discounts to the net order total (eg the subtotal/before tax is applied to the order)? Out of the box this seems to discount from the basket/order total.</p>

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Craft Commerce: discount taxation
# Craft Commerce: discount taxation

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-08)

Is there a way in Craft Commerce to apply discounts to the net order total (eg the subtotal/before tax is applied to the order)? Out of the box this seems to discount from the basket/order total.

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**Tags:** plugin-craftcommerce2, discounts, tax


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2019-10-15. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Got to bottom of this - is down to how the Tax Rules are set-up.
Taxable Subject was set to Line Item but should have been set to Order Total.


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