# Checkout settings (/archive/paypal-payments-standard/integration-guide/ProfileAndTools)
> **Warning:** This product is [deprecated](/archive/product-lifecycle) and should not be used for new integrations. Use [Payment Links and Buttons](/payment-links-buttons/overview) instead. For information about migrating, visit the [Upgrade Hub](https://developer.paypal.com/upgrade/wps/guide/).
You can enable settings in the **My selling tools** section of your PayPal account profile to further configure how your payment buttons work and customize the buyer's checkout experience. For many of these settings, you can include an equivalent [HTML variable](/archive/paypal-payments-standard/integration-guide/Appx-websitestandard-htmlvariables) to control the behavior of individual transactions. To use HTML variables, you'll need to be familiar with HTML programming.
You can enable settings in the
* [Customize the PayPal checkout page](#customize-the-paypal-checkout-page)
* [Tailor the checkout experience](#tailor-the-checkout-experience)
* [Calculate sales tax automatically](#calculate-sales-tax-automatically)
* [Calculate shipping charges automatically](#calculate-shipping-charges-automatically)
* [Configure language encoding](#configure-language-encoding)
> **Note:** **Note:** For information about administrative tasks that you can perform from your PayPal account, such as adding users, setting up custom page styles, and managing multiple currency balances, see the [Merchant setup and administration guide](/archive/paypal-payments-standard/admin).
## Customize the PayPal checkout page [#customize-the-paypal-checkout-page]
You can include your company logo on the PayPal checkout page. For detailed instructions, see [Customize PayPal checkout pages](/archive/paypal-payments-standard/admin/checkout-settings) in the Merchant setup and administration guide.
## Tailor the checkout experience [#tailor-the-checkout-experience]
In addition to cobranding the checkout pages, you can customize the buyer's checkout experience further using features that can be configured in your PayPal account profile settings. See [Customize the checkout experience](/archive/paypal-payments-standard/admin/checkout-settings#customize-the-checkout-experience) in the Merchant setup and administration guide for details on how to configure your PayPal account profile to do the following:
* Auto return the buyer to your website
* Provide your customer service number
* Obtain buyer telephone numbers
You can also use HTML variables to override some of the above-mentioned features for individual transactions. Using HTML variables to override PayPal account profile features is discussed in each of the following sections.
### Auto return the buyer to your website [#auto-return-the-buyer-to-your-website]
With Auto return for PayPal payments, buyers are not required to click a button to return to your website after they complete their payments with PayPal. Auto Return applies to all PayPal Payments Standards payment buttons, including Buy Now, Shopping Cart, Subscription, and Donate buttons.
With Auto return for PayPal payments, buyers are not required to click a button to return to your website after they complete their payments with PayPal. Auto Return applies to all PayPal Payments Standards payment buttons, including Buy Now, Shopping Cart, Subscription, and Donate buttons.[Auto return](/archive/paypal-payments-standard/admin/checkout-settings#auto-return-the-buyer-to-your-website) in the Merchant setup and administration guide.
#### Subscriptions Password Management and Auto return [#subscriptions-password-management-and-auto-return]
If you are using the [Subscriptions Password Management](/archive/paypal-payments-standard/integration-guide/user-names-passwords) feature, you must make sure that Auto return is disabled in order to display the PayPal-generated username and password to the subscriber.
> **Note:** **Note:** You can use Auto return with subscriptions, which is a separate feature from Subscriptions Password Management.
#### Override the return URL on individual transactions [#override-the-return-url-on-individual-transactions]
With Auto return turned on in your account profile, you can set the value of the `return` HTML variable on individual transactions, which overrides the value of the return URL stored in your PayPal account profile. For example, you might want to redirect payers to a URL on your site that is specific to that person, perhaps with a session-id or other transaction-related data included in the URL.
With Auto return turned on in your account profile, you can set the value of the `return` HTML variable on individual transactions, which overrides the value of the return URL stored in your PayPal account profile. For example, you might want to redirect payers to a URL on your site that is specific to that person, perhaps with a session-id or other transaction-related data included in the URL.
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**Note:** To receive transaction-related notification data from PayPal, you must turn Payment Data Transfer on. To learn more, see the [Payment Data Transfer](/api/nvp-soap/payment-data-transfer) page.
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## Calculate sales tax automatically [#calculate-sales-tax-automatically]
With PayPal payment buttons (PayPal Payments Standard), you can have PayPal calculate sales tax (also called value-added tax or VAT) automatically. PayPal calculates sales taxes based on rates that you specify in your account profile.
> **Note:** **Note:** Calculating sales tax is not supported for the Subscribe and Automatic Billing buttons.
You can set up the following types of tax rates:
* Domestic (U.S. only) tax rates by state or zip code.
* Canadian tax rates by province.
* International sales tax rates by country or jurisdiction.
For more information on setting up this feature in your PayPal account profile settings, see [Automatic calculation of sales tax](/archive/paypal-payments-standard/admin/checkout-settings#auto-calculate-sales-tax) in the Merchant setup and administration guide.
### Override sales tax calculations on individual transactions [#override-sales-tax-calculations-on-individual-transactions]
Regardless of a buyer's location, you can override automatic tax calculation on an individual transaction or on individual items in a transaction if you are using the PayPal cart. For more information, see [Setting tax on individual items](/archive/paypal-payments-standard/integration-guide/cart-upload#setting-tax-on-individual-items) and [Setting the tax for the entire cart](/archive/paypal-payments-standard/integration-guide/cart-upload#setting-the-tax-for-the-entire-cart).
## Calculate shipping charges automatically [#calculate-shipping-charges-automatically]
Merchants who use PayPal payment buttons (PayPal Payments Standard) can take advantage of PayPal's automatic shipping charge calculation feature. PayPal calculates shipping charges based on rates that you specify in your account profile.
> **Note:** **Note:** Calculating shipping charges is not supported for the Subscribe and Automatic Billing buttons.
You can set up shipping rates in your PayPal account profile as follows:
* Domestic (U.S. only) shipping rates for regions defined by state or zip code.
* International shipping rates for regions defined by country or jurisdiction.
Within shipping regions, you can specify rates for different shipping methods, such as standard and express delivery.
Within shipping regions, you can specify rates for different shipping methods, such as standard and express delivery.[calculating shipping charges automatically](/archive/paypal-payments-standard/admin/checkout-settings#configure-auto-calculation-of-shipping-charges) in the Merchant setup and administration guide.
### Override shipping calculation on individual transactions [#override-shipping-calculation-on-individual-transactions]
Sometimes you want to set special shipping rates for certain items, such as especially heavy ones that cost more to ship, or services and digital downloads that do not require shipping.
Sometimes you want to set special shipping rates for certain items, such as especially heavy ones that cost more to ship, or services and digital downloads that do not require shipping.
1. Make sure your shipping methods [enable overrides of your shipping rates for individual transactions](/archive/paypal-payments-standard/admin/checkout-settings#override-shipping-calculations-on-individual-items-or-transactions). For US merchants overrides are enabled for new shipping methods by default; whereas, for non-US merchants overrides are disabled by default.
2. Set the special shipping rates for individual items or entire transactions with special HTML variables of Buy Now, Add to Cart, and View Cart buttons. For more information, see [HTML Variables for individual items](/archive/paypal-payments-standard/integration-guide/Appx-websitestandard-htmlvariables#individual-items-variables).
## Configure language encoding [#configure-language-encoding]
Websites that use PayPal in different parts of the world work with different languages and different character encoding schemes. PayPal refers collectively to these differences as **language encoding**. You can set the default language encoding for your checkout pages as well as for the data that you exchange with PayPal. See [Configure language encoding](/archive/paypal-payments-standard/admin/checkout-settings#configure-language-encoding) in the Merchant setup and administrative guide for details.