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Definition: What is it?

A tax authority is legal body usually the state (country) that imposes a financial levy on business transactions.

What is it used for?

In OFBiz tax authorities are used to calculate where business or related taxes are due.

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• Income tax
• Value Added Tax (VAT) / Goods and Services Tax (GST)
• Import / Export tax /Custom and Excise Duty
• State, City or County taxes

Anything else ??

What's on the screen?

TO DO : Add a screen shot? Image Added
 

How do I add a new tax authority?

IMPORTANT: You will need to create a party in Party Manager for the tax authority before you can add a new tax authority in the accounting / tax authorities screen.

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• Tax Authority (which is the default Edit Tax Authority screen)
• Categories
• Assocs (abbreviation for associations ?)
• GL Accounts
• Product Rates
• Parties

How do I update a tax authority?

Example: To update an existing tax authority

1. Select the 'Edit' button next to the tax authority that you wish to update
2. The 'Edit Tax Authority' screen is displayed
3. Update the details of the tax authority as required including any submenus
4. Press the 'Update' button

How do I delete / remove a tax authority?

Tax authorities cannot be deleted via the Tax Authority screens. If they need to be removed then it can be done via the Webtools and Entity Data maintenance.

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