foreach ( $rates as $key => $rate ) {
            $ny = $price-17500;
            if ($state == 'NY')
                $tax_amount = ( $ny * $rate['rate'] / 100 );
            else
                $tax_amount = ($price * $rate['rate'] / 100 );

                // ADVANCED: Allow third parties to modify this rate
                $tax_amount = apply_filters( 'woocommerce_price_ex_tax_amount', $tax_amount, $key, $rate, $price);

                // Back to pounds
                $tax_amount = ( $tax_amount / 100 );

                // Rounding
                if ( get_option( 'woocommerce_tax_round_at_subtotal' ) == 'no' && ! $suppress_rounding ) {
                    $tax_amount = $this->round( $tax_amount );
                }

                // Add rate
                if ( ! isset( $taxes[ $key ] ) )
                    $taxes[ $key ] = $tax_amount;
                else
                    $taxes[ $key ] += $tax_amount;
            }