Sales Tax & Categories
You can manage your Sales Tax and Sales Categories in Account Settings → Sales Tax & Categories.
Sales Tax
Create a new Sales Tax
- Hit 'New Sales Tax'.
- Enter a Tax Name (this is for internal reference, it doesn't display on Quotes).
- Enter a Tax Rate %.
- Hit 'Save'.
Updating an existing Sales Tax
It's not possible to update the value of a Sales Tax. If you need to change any Sales Tax, you will need to create a new Sales Tax, then (if relevant) change the default and apply it to any relevant Saved Price Items.
Set the default Sales Tax
- Click to edit the Sales Tax which you'd like to have as the default.
- Hit 'Actions' (top right) and select 'Make default'.
- And you're done – it's now the default for new Price Items.
Archive a Sales Tax
- Click to edit the Sales Tax which you no longer need.
- Hit 'Actions' (top right) and select 'Archive'.
- It's now archived, though you can access it in the future from the 'Filter by' drop-down.
Also, see how Sales Tax is calculated on Quotes.
Sales Categories
Sales Categories provide a way to categorize Price Items. You can also set the default Sales Tax for a Sales Category.
If you integrate with Xero or QuickBooks Online, specifying a Sales Category in the Quote will flow right through to the invoice and chart of accounts.
Create a new Sales Category
- Hit 'New Sales Category'.
- Enter a Category Name (this is for internal reference, it doesn't display on Quotes).
- Optionally enter a Description.
- Match to a Default Tax Rate (which means this Sales Tax will be applied when this Sales Category is selected).
- Match to an integration category (if you integrate with Xero or QuickBooks Online).
- Hit 'Save'.
Set a default Sales Category
- Click to edit the Sales Category which you'd like to have as the new default.
- Hit 'Actions' (top right) and select 'Make default'.
- And you're done – it's now the default for new Price Items.
Archive a Sales Category
- Click to edit the Sales Category which you no longer need.
- Hit 'Actions' (top right) and select 'Archive'.
- It's now archived, though you can access it in the future from the 'Filter by' drop-down.
IMPORTANT: Archived Sales Tax and Sales Categories will be also be removed from any corresponding Saved Price Items, so you may want to update any Saved Price Items with a new Sales Tax or Sales Category.