Setup - Sales Tax Authorities
Sales tax authorities can be set for one or more Tax Authorities. they can be assigned a different collection account to help facilitate tracking and payment of taxes collected. Sales tax authorities need to be set up prior to setting up sales tax rates.
Adding a Sales Tax Authority
- Select Setup->Sales Tax Authorities.
- Press the New icon. A popup will appear with a form to fill out.
- Enter a short name for the taxing authority, e.g. state tax, city tax, vat, etc.
- Enter a more detailed description of the taxing authority.
- Enter the general ledger account to track taxes collected for this authority.
- If the vendor is in the database, select the vendor to use to send payment to when submitting the taxes to the authority.
- Enter the tax rate in percent, e.g. 7.2, 15.0, etc. Use a decimal point (.) for non-integer percentages.
- Press the Save icon to add the sales tax authority to the database.
Editing a Sales Tax Authority
- Select Setup->Sales Tax Authorities.
- Press the Edit icon next to the sales tax authority to edit. A popup will appear with a form pre-filled with the current data.
- Make any necessary changes and press the Save icon to update the sales tax authority in the database.
Deleting a Sales Tax Authority
- Select Setup->Sales Tax Authorities.
- Press the Delete icon next to the sales tax authority to Delete. A confirmation popup will appear.
- Press OK to confirm the deletion and the sales tax authority will be removed from the database.
Related Links
Sales Tax Overview
Sales Tax Rates
Adding a Vendor Account
Adding a General Ledger Account