How to Handle Zip+4 in Magento

As requested by some of the Magento customers, here are the steps to fix the problem with Zip+4 not calculating at checkout (Version: 1.7x and up).

1. Log into your site using a ftp clients.

2. Download app/code/core/Mage/Tax/Model/Resource/Calculation.php

3. Make a new folder in the local section (/Mage/Tax/Model/Resource/)

4. Look for he following code in Calculation.php (around line 235)

$postcode = $request->getPostcode();

5. Replace the above code with the following codes

$postcode = substr($request->getPostcode(),0,5);

6. Save the Calculation.php and upload it to the new folder created ealier

Test the code after the above steps are done and make sure that it works.

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