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Sales Tax Codes
Make the following menu selections to display this page:
eFinancials (or ePO)—Setup—Global Setup—Sales Tax
Codes
Use this page to set up or edit Sales Tax Codes, which
are made up of one or more Jurisdictions.
Fields Lists
Grid Fields
Note
You can click a column title to sort the
grid.
Or, click the in a column to filter the grid by that column.
Add Sales Tax Code button
Click the button to add a new Sales Tax Code.
Refer to the Add instructions later in this topic for details.
Sales Tax Codes
The Sales Tax Code identification. Click the link to view or edit Sales Tax Code
details.
Refer to the Edit instructions later in this topic
for details.
State
The state you are setting up the Sales Tax Code
for.
Description
The user-defined description for the Sales Tax
Code.
Delete
Use the Delete button
to delete a Sales Tax Code. Refer to the Delete instructions later in
this topic for details.
Add/Edit Sales Tax Codes Fields
A red dot indicates a required field or
selection.
Tax Code
An identification label for the Tax Code (for
example, ALB for Albany). This
ID appears on lists and in reports.
State
Click the drop-down arrow and select the state
you are setting up the Tax Code for (for example, New York). The state
appears on lists and in reports.
Description
The user-defined description for the Tax Code
(for example, Albany). The description
appears on lists and in reports.
Add Jurisdiction button
Click the button to add a new Jurisdiction for
the Tax Code. A new line appears at the top of the grid.
Jurisdiction drop-down
button
Click the arrow and select a Jurisdiction from
the drop-down list. Only Jurisdictions for the selected State are available
for selection.
When you select a Jurisdiction, the other fields
in the line default in automatically based on how the Jurisdiction
was set up.
Type
The Type associated with the Jurisdiction you
selected.
Description
The Description associated with the Jurisdiction
you selected.
Percent
The tax percentage that was set up for the Jurisdiction
that you selected.
Delete
Use the Delete button
to delete a Jurisdiction from the grid. Refer to the Delete instructions
later in this topic.
Save
Click to save changes.
Procedures
To Add a Sales Tax Code
Use the Add/Edit field list for help.
- Select Setup—Global Setup—Sales Tax
Codes. The Sales Tax Codes grid appears.
- Click Add
Sales Tax Code The Add Sales Tax Code form appears.
- At the Tax
Code field, type a Tax Code identifier.
- At the State
field, click the drop-down arrow and select the state that the Tax Code
is being set up for.
- At the
Description field, type a description of the Tax Code.
- Click Add
Jurisdiction.
- Click the drop-down
arrow on the Select Jurisdiction
button and then select the Jurisdiction for the Sales Tax Code. The rest
of the fields on the line default into the grid.
- Repeat the previous
step to add one or more additional Jurisdictions, if applicable.
- Click Save.
To Edit a Sales Tax Code
- Select Setup—Global Setup—Sales Tax
Codes. The Sales Tax Codes grid appears.
- Select the link in the Sales Tax Codes column for
the code you want to edit. The Edit Sales Tax Code form appears.
- Use the Add/Edit
Field list for help editing the Sales Tax Code.
- Click Save.
To Delete a Sales Tax Code
- Select Setup—Global Setup—Sales Tax
Codes. The Sales Tax Codes grid appears.
- Click the Delete
icon for the Sales Tax Code you want to delete. A confirmation
message appears.
- Click Confirm Delete. The Sales Tax Codes setup page appears
again.
Additional Information
Effect of Permissions
Permissions must be set in the System module to access
all Sales Tax Codes setup activities.
System module—Security—Users—eFinancials—Setup—Global
Setup—Sales Tax Code
Sales Tax Codes setup has separate permissions for Add,
Edit, Delete, and View.
Setup Details
Jurisdiction
Codes should be set up for states prior to creating Sales Tax Codes
for the states.
General ledger liability accounts for Sales Tax and Use
Tax should be set up prior to creating Sales Tax Codes, using the following
tabs:
See Also
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Setup
Introduction
eFinancials
Setup Introduction
ePO Introduction