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SectionFieldDescription
General SettingsNameName of a taxes profile

Profile Owner

Select from the list of all Resellers, Sub-resellers and Managers registered in the system
Status

Select the tax profile status from a drop-down list:

  • Active
  • Archived

Type

Select the tax profile type from a drop-down list:

  • Customer
  • SureTax
  • Compliance Solutions
  • Avalara
Invoice NotesIf specified, this information will be displayed in issued invoices
NotesAdditional information regarding a taxes profile
Sort OrderOrder of the entity in the list
Avalara SettingsUsernameCompany's username in Avalara
PasswordCompany's password in Avalara
Client IDUnique identifier of your company provided by Avalara
Client Profile IDAvalara Profile ID you want to use. Leave empty for a default configuration
Test profile checkboxCheck to specify that a created Avalara profile is a test one
Test connection buttonClick to check if your specified Avalara username/password is correct and if there is a connection setting up to Avalara with the specified credentials
Company Info

Additional information about your company that will be used for tax calculation

Company IdentifierOptional setting which will be used in reporting
Business class type

This setting refers to your company's regulatory status for local exchange carriers:

  • ILEC
  • CLEC - Other (not a LEC)
Service class type

Whether your company generates more revenue primarily from local or long-distance calls:

  • Primary local
  • Primary long distance
Has facilities checkboxIndicates whether your company has company-owned facilities to provide the service
Is a franchise checkboxIndicates whether your company provides services sold pursuant to a franchise
    agreement between the carrier and jurisdiction
Is regulated checkboxIndicates whether your company is regulated by state public utility regulators
Extra Chagres Settings

Default settings for Extra Charges taxation

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You can set separate Codes per Extra Charge if needed. For this, when creating an Extra Charge in Transactions, add a Tag, specifying both Transaction Type and Service Type, like avalara:19-30.


Transaction TypeSpecify the Transaction Type for the Extra Charges
Service TypeSpecify the Service Type for the Extra Charges
Package Fees Settings

Default settings for Package Fees taxation

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You can set separate Codes per Package Fee if needed. For this, when adding a Fee to a Package, set a Tag, specifying both Transaction Type and Service Type, like avalara:19-30.


Transaction TypeSpecify the Transaction Type for the Package Fees
Service TypeSpecify the Service Type for the Package Fees
Services SettingsSafe Harbor Override

Specify a numeric value to set static traffic distribution between interstate/intrastate

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The Safe Harbor logic applies to transactions for services only (i.e. calls). 

Fill in this field to request Avalara to override standard static distribution. If the field is empty, defined static distribution will be used.


Tax Exemptions

Click the Image Added icon to add a tax exemption to exclude certain taxes or groups of taxes when generating invoices:

Image Added

ReferenceName of an exemption
Category

Choose one Tax Exemptions Category among the following:

  • 0: All
  • 1: Sales and use taxes
  • 2: Business taxes
  • 3: Gross receipts taxes
  • 4: Excise taxes
  • 5: Connectivity charges
  • 6: Regulatory charges
  • 7: E-911 charges
  • 8: Utility user taxes
  • 9: Right of way fees
  • 10: Communications services tax
  • 11: Cable regulatory fees
  • 12: Reserved
  • 13: Value added taxes
Tax TypeFill in the tax type for an exemption
Scope

Specify needed scope(s):

  • Federal
  • State
  • County
  • City
PCodeSpecify an exact PCode for this type of exemption
Domain

Choose one domain among the following:

  • Federal
  • State
  • County
  • City
Defaults


Default settings for Services taxation

Service

Set a Service for the rule:

  • Calls
  • SMS
  • Data
Transaction TypeSpecify the Transaction Type for the Service
Service TypeSpecify the Service Type for the Service

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Note

Please note that you cannot change the taxes profile type after the creation is completed.


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Please find more information on Avalara integration routines in the respective Knowledge Base article.

Tax Values Management

To manage a tax value within the Customer type of the taxes profile, you need to click the respective profile name. In the pop-up window, you can add a new rule by clicking Add Tax Value or edit already existing values. The structure of a pop-up window is as follows:

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