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Chapter 3:  Entering Basic Settings and Options 

User Guide    3–5 

 

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Tax:  Type the name of the tax, up to 20 characters.  

Tax ID Included on Forms:  Type a tax ID, such as a 
Canadian Business Number or U.S. state tax ID, that you are 
required to include on invoices and other forms that use this 
tax.  

Exempt from This Tax:  Choose Yes if your company is not 
required to pay this tax. 

Is This Tax Taxable:  Select Yes if this tax is subject to 
another tax. In the Taxable Tax List that appears, click to add 
a check mark beside each tax that is to be charged on the tax. 

 

Account to Track Tax Paid on Purchases:  If you do 
business in Canada, select an account to record the tax you  
pay on purchases. Normally, this would be a liability 
account. If you do not enter an account, the tax will be 
included in the cost of the items purchased and will not 
appear separately on financial reports.  

Account to Track Tax Charged on Sales:  Select an 
account. Normally, this would be a liability account. If you 
do not enter an account, you will not be able to charge 
customers this tax.  

Report on Taxes:  Select Yes to include this tax on the Tax 
report.  

3.  Follow the steps in the next section to set up tax codes.