- Click + to create a new tax item.
- Enter a tax name. This name becomes one of the available sales tax choices when you fill in a sales form.
- Enter a description to describe this sales tax on your sales forms. The description prints on your sales forms after the final line item. You cannot edit it on the forms themselves.
- Enter the tax rate. QuickBooks assumes the rate is a percentage. For example, enter
7.25 if the rate is 7.25%.
- Enter the tax agency to whom you pay the tax. If the tax agency is not already on your Vendor list, QuickBooks adds it to your list now.
To delete a tax item, select it in the list and click -.
You can change your sales tax items later on the