Tax Setup
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Before entering any documents that have tax consequences, the proper taxes must be created.
Taxes can be complex, with different accounting requirements, calculations and reporting requirements. The tax can vary by product and by the geographical location of the seller, or buyer.
The ADempiere tax model uses a parent tax which is the tax selected. The parent tax has a number of subordinate taxes that are applied to the document lines.
The Parent taxes are selected by the tax category and the rules that determine which tax to apply based on geography and time.
To define the tax, use the following windows:
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