Add, Modify, or Remove a Tax Code
Before you can perform these
tasks
Select a task:
To add a new tax code
- In the Home window,
on the Setup menu, choose Settings.
- Open Company,
then open Sales Taxes and choose Tax
Codes.
- In the Code
column, enter a one- to two-letter code on a new line and click Search next to the new code.
- For each tax you
want to add to the new code:
- In the Tax column, click Search and select a tax from the list.
- In the Status column, click Search and select a status from the list.
- In the Rate column, type the tax rate as a percentage.
- If a tax is
included in the price or is refundable, click the Include
in Price or Is Refundable column
to turn each setting on.
- To close the
Tax Code Details window, click OK.
- To change the default
tax code description that appears in your forms, click the Description
column and type a new description.
- If you want to
limit the use of a tax code to vendors or customers, click Search in the Use In column and
select either Purchases or Revenues
from the list.
- To close the Settings
window, click OK.
To modify an existing tax code
- In the Home window,
on the Setup menu, choose Settings.
- Open Company,
then open Sales Taxes and choose Tax
Codes.
- To change the tax
code description that appears in your forms, click the Description
column and type a new description.
- To change which
transactions use this tax code, click Search in the Use In column and
select All journals, Purchases,
or Revenues from the list.
- To close the Settings
window, click OK.
To remove an existing tax code
- In the Home window,
on the Setup menu, choose Settings.
- Open Company,
then open Sales Taxes and choose Tax
Codes.
- In the Code
column, click the tax code you want to remove and press the Delete key.
- To close the Settings
window, click OK.
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