QuickBooks 2011: The Missing Manual

Sales Tax

Charging sales tax can be a complicated business, as the number of preferences on the Sales Tax Company Preferences tab indicates. If you don’t charge sales tax, in the Do You Charge Sales Tax? area, simply choose the No option and move on to more important endeavors. If you do charge sales tax, you’ll learn how to use the rest of the preferences as you set up Sales Tax items (Sales Tax Items), charge sales tax on your sales, and pay sales tax to the appropriate authorities (Purchases Reports).