Each Sales Tax Rate record stores a tax rate that may be applied to an order, depending on how the order's characteristics match the values specified. See Managing the Sales Tax Infrastructure for information on how Aptify selects an applicable Sales Tax Rate and calculates sales tax.
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The name of the Sales Tax Rate record.
Display Name
The display name of the Sales Tax Rate record.
Tax Jurisdiction
The name of the jurisdiction that charges this sales tax rate.
Rank
The rank for the sales tax rate. The order entry system creates a list of the sales tax rates that apply to a particular order based on the jurisdiction. It processes these rates beginning with the lowest ranked rate and continues through rank order.
Stop Accumulation for Tax Jurisdiction
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This option is applicable for situations where a tax jurisdiction charges one rate for food and one rate for all other taxable goods. By using this option in conjunction with Rank, you can determine how the system applies a single rate (from among several matching rates) to an order line. See the discussion in "Specifying Order Lines Filter Rules" on page 25 for an example of how this option is intended to be used. If a jurisdiction has only one applicable rate, this option's setting has no impact on the sales tax calculation.
Rate
The tax rate the jurisdiction charges.
Override Parent Tax Rates
Select this option to ignore any sales tax rates for the specified jurisdiction's parents.
Include Parent Taxes in Calculation
Select this option to calculate tax on any sales tax amount already calculated at the parent level. This option is only applicable when the Override Parent Tax Rates option is cleared.
Tax on Shipping
Select this option to include tax on shipping charges.
Tax on Handling
Select this option to include tax on handling charges.
Start Date
Specifies the start date for when this rate should be applied to orders.
End Date
Specifies the end date when this rate should no longer be applied to orders.
Active
Indicates whether the sales tax rate is currently active.
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Select this option to enable filter rules for the Sales Tax Rate record based on an order or order line's criteria. If you create filter rules, the sales tax rate applies only to orders that match the conditions you specify. See Specifying Order Lines Filter Rules for more information on specifying order line filter rules.
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Select this option to enable filter rules at the order shipment level if a particular tax rate only applies to an order's shipping charges under certain conditions. See Specifying Order Shipments Filter Rules for more information on order shipment filter rules.