Tax Tables

All tax structures must be created and stored in a tax table. Taxes can be linked to regular transaction (PLU) items, discount items, non-merchandise items, or items under the department/class category. Taxes can be applied as across the board flat taxes, or calculated in increments as step taxes based on level amounts of the transaction. You can apply a fixed tax amount, such as a provincial or state tax, or a value-added tax.

You can also add each tax structure to the table for all stores in all regions. When configuring a specific store, you can activate the applicable tax rate by selecting a tax definition from the tax table.

General
Screen Element	Description
Rate	Numeric value that indicates the rate charged, in percent, for this tax. A percent sign (%) can optionally be included at the end of the value (as in 5.5%) but is not required
Print Zero Amount	Indicates whether a tax line is printed on the customer receipt even if the tax amount for the transaction is zero. You must select Yes to enable this option
Minimum Taxable Amount	The minimum required total amount of taxable goods and services, in a single transaction, before this tax is applied. This option does not apply to value-added taxes Example If the value of this setting is 10, this tax is not applied unless there is at least $10.00 worth of goods and services in the transaction that are taxable by this particular tax. End of the example.
Tax Included in Price	Indicates whether the tax is included in the price of items that are assigned this tax definition. This is used for value-added taxes that are embedded in the price of an item. You must select the Subtotal Before Tax option in the Apply To parameter when configuring tax groups. For more information about configuring these groups, see Tax Groups
Rounding Rule	Rounds the calculated tax amount using a rounding method. It supports rounding to the third decimal place, for example, 0.016 is rounded to equal 0.02
Break Point	The base amount for applying the flat tax rate defined in the Rate field. The taxable amount of the sale is divided by the breakpoint value. The amount of tax on the portion that is evenly divisible by the breakpoint value is determined directly based on the Rate. The tax on any remaining amount is looked up using the tax table chart. If the breakpoint is set to zero, the tax table chart is not used Example The Rate is set to 6%; the breakpoint is 1.5. The tax chart indicates that the tax charged for values between $0.89 and $1.10 is $0.06 (the table must cover the entire range up to $1.50, but only this one chart entry is required for this example). If an item priced at $3.90 is sold, the tax is calculated as follows: $3.90 can be evenly divided by $1.50 twice, with a remainder of $0.90 2 x $1.50 x 6% = $3.00 x 6% = $0.18 Additional tax on $0.90 (from the tale) = $0.06 Total tax = $0.18 + $0.06 = $0.24 Note that if the Rate is used directly on the entire amount, the tax calculated must be $0.23 End of the example.
Include the Following Fixed Amount Taxes	Includes one or more fixed amount taxes, such as PST, GST, or Tax Exempt. You can handle multiple fixed amount taxes on a per item basis Note The list of fixed amount taxes is dynamic and you can see different taxes depending on their tax table configuration. End of the note.
From	The minimum taxable amount at which the tax amount (from the Tax column) is applied
To	The maximum taxable amount at which the tax amount (from the Tax column) is applied. The From and To values must be defined in such a way that no gaps exist in the table. For example, if the smallest unit of the currency is 0.01, then the following table entries are valid: From: 0.00, To: 0.05 From: 0.06, To: 0.08 The following table entries are not valid because they leave a gap between 0.05 and 0.07: From: 0.00, To: 0.05 From: 0.07, To: 0.08
Tax	Tax amount to apply for taxable amounts between the From and To limits