error in tax rate calc after deploying

Site works fine locally, but identical db and site deployed to server is producing this on any catalog-related pages:


Server Error in '/' Application.
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Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.  

Stack Trace:


[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   Nop.Services.Tax.TaxService.GetTaxRate(ProductVariant productVariant, Int32 taxCategoryId, Customer customer) in C:\Users\brady\Projects\nopCommerce210-merged\Libraries\Nop.Services\Tax\TaxService.cs:237
   Nop.Services.Tax.TaxService.GetProductPrice(ProductVariant productVariant, Int32 taxCategoryId, Decimal price, Boolean includingTax, Customer customer, Boolean priceIncludesTax, Decimal& taxRate) in C:\Users\brady\Projects\nopCommerce210-merged\Libraries\Nop.Services\Tax\TaxService.cs:317
   Nop.Services.Tax.TaxService.GetProductPrice(ProductVariant productVariant, Decimal price, Boolean includingTax, Customer customer, Decimal& taxRate) in C:\Users\brady\Projects\nopCommerce210-merged\Libraries\Nop.Services\Tax\TaxService.cs:298
   Nop.Services.Tax.TaxService.GetProductPrice(ProductVariant productVariant, Decimal price, Customer customer, Decimal& taxRate) in C:\Users\brady\Projects\nopCommerce210-merged\Libraries\Nop.Services\Tax\TaxService.cs:281
   Nop.Services.Tax.TaxService.GetProductPrice(ProductVariant productVariant, Decimal price, Decimal& taxRate) in C:\Users\brady\Projects\nopCommerce210-merged\Libraries\Nop.Services\Tax\TaxService.cs:257
   Nop.Web.Controllers.CatalogController.PrepareProductVariantModel(ProductVariantModel model, ProductVariant productVariant) in C:\Users\brady\Projects\nopCommerce210-merged\Presentation\Nop.Web\Controllers\CatalogController.cs:542
   Nop.Web.Controllers.CatalogController.PrepareProductDetailsPageModel(Product product) in C:\Users\brady\Projects\nopCommerce210-merged\Presentation\Nop.Web\Controllers\CatalogController.cs:451
   Nop.Web.Controllers.CatalogController.Product(Int32 productId) in C:\Users\brady\Projects\nopCommerce210-merged\Presentation\Nop.Web\Controllers\CatalogController.cs:1004
   lambda_method(Closure , ControllerBase , Object[] ) +111
   System.Web.Mvc.ReflectedActionDescriptor.Execute(ControllerContext controllerContext, IDictionary`2 parameters) +263
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionMethod(ControllerContext controllerContext, ActionDescriptor actionDescriptor, IDictionary`2 parameters) +38
   System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayClass15.<InvokeActionMethodWithFilters>b__12() +128
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionMethodFilter(IActionFilter filter, ActionExecutingContext preContext, Func`1 continuation) +798650
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionMethodWithFilters(ControllerContext controllerContext, IList`1 filters, ActionDescriptor actionDescriptor, IDictionary`2 parameters) +314
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeAction(ControllerContext controllerContext, String actionName) +798704
   System.Web.Mvc.Controller.ExecuteCore() +159
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerBase.Execute(RequestContext requestContext) +335
   System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayClassb.<BeginProcessRequest>b__5() +62
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass1.<MakeVoidDelegate>b__0() +20
   System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayClasse.<EndProcessRequest>b__d() +54
   System.Web.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +469
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +375

Your plugins were not deployed. Look at the following topic https://www.nopcommerce.com/boards/t/10664/nop-2-fresh-install-object-reference-not-set-to-an-instance-of-an-object.aspx

yep, sorry i forgot to update this one, the plugins were missing. Thanks