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Delete sales tax rates and agencies in QuickBooks Online
by Intuit• Updated 2 months ago
Currently, there is no way to delete a tax rate or a tax agency in QuickBooks Online. If you no longer need or use them, you can deactivate the tax rate or rename the tax agency.
Note: | If you don't see the settings below, you may be using Auto Sales Tax feature. See Set up and use Automated Sales Tax for more information. |
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Deactivate a tax rate
Important: You CANNOT reactivate a tax rate. If you need it for future use, you’ll have to create a new one.
- Go to Taxes, then select Sales tax (Take me there).
- In the Sales Tax Center, go to the Related Tasks section and select Add/edit tax rates and agencies.
- Select a tax rate name, then select Deactivate.
- Select Continue on the dialog box.
Rename a tax agency
- Go to Taxes, then select Sales tax (Take me there).
- In the Sales Tax Center, go to the Agency Name table.
- Select Rename for the agency name you want to edit.
- Make the changes you want and select Save.
If you have questions you don't see answered here, see our main article about Sales tax in QuickBooks Online.
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