The tax and a $5.00 shipping charge will be added to YOU, the buyer of the gift certificate, so that the person recieving this gift will not have to worry about anything! They will just contact me and order via email. The gift certificate will have a special code on it that they'll have to give when they place their order. It's as easy as that! If you need multiple GC for different people, just contact me and let me know. You can also order a higher amount than what's listed by adding several levels together. Again, just contact me and let me know!