How To Set Up Global Tax?
The way you set taxes up in RepairDesk depends on whether your in-store prices are displayed as tax inclusive or exclusive.
Note: If your store is in the USA or Canada then your prices would be tax-exclusive whereas in Australia, UK and New Zealand, tax-inclusive prices are applicable.
To setup global tax for your new store:
1. Head to Manage Stores under General Settings.
2. Click on New to create a new store location.
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3. Once you've entered store details, go to Other Information section.
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4. If you don't want to keep previous tax settings, select No from the drop-down menu "Do you want to keep default tax settings?"
![Image: https://repairdesk.uservoice.com/assets/121439980/Default_tax_3.png](https://repairdesk.uservoice.com/assets/121439980/Default_tax_3.png)
5. If you want to apply sales tax, select Yes from the drop-down menu "Do you charge Sales Tax?"
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6. Under Default Tax Class, enter the tax name which you want to apply as global tax throughout RepairDesk.
![Image: https://repairdesk.uservoice.com/assets/121440049/Default_tax_5.png](https://repairdesk.uservoice.com/assets/121440049/Default_tax_5.png)
7. Under Tax Percentage, enter the percentage of tax you wish to apply.
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8. If you want this prices to be inclusive of tax then select Yes from the drop-down menu "Tax is included in prices." If you want tax to be exclusive of price, the select No.
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9. Once done, click on Save Changes.
FAQs
Q. Why I'm unable to change these settings?
A. The above mentioned steps are applicable when you're adding a new store. If you desire to change global tax for existing stores, some fields might appear as locked. To enable global tax for existing stores:
1. Go to Tax Settings.
2. Click on Status and Default against the tax class which you want to be applied as global tax.
3. Once updated, you'll see a message "Tax Class Updated Successfully."
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That's all. Now this tax class would be applicable to all repairs, accessories, parts etc as global tax class.
FAQs
Q. Can I set global tax when I sign up to RepairDesk?
A. Yes! RepairDesk gives you the option to setup global tax when you sign up for RepairDesk. When you sign up and create a store, please follow step 1 to 9, mentioned above, to enable global tax settings. This will allow you to upload your sample inventory/services with respect to Global tax setup.