Setting up tax areas
The firm administrator (or staff member with security permission to add and edit firm information) should set up tax areas representing state and local taxes by combining applicable taxing authorities into a single entry. You must set up taxing authorities before tax areas.
To set up a tax area:
- Choose Setup > Taxes > Tax Areas.
- Select theAddbutton.
- Enter a unique description in theDescriptionfield.
- In the Taxing Authority information grid, use the drop-down list to choose all appropriate taxing authorities. Enter one per line.noteRate,Type, andGL Accountare read-only fields.
- SelectEnterto save your changes.