Delete sales tax rates and agencies

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.

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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.

1. Go to All apps , then Sales Tax, then Overview (Take me there).
2. In the Sales Tax Center, go to the Related Tasks section and select Add/edit tax rates and agencies.
3. Select a tax rate name, then select Deactivate.
4. Select Continue on the dialog box.

Rename a tax agency

1. Go to All apps , then Sales Tax, then Overview (Take me there).
2. In the Sales Tax Center, go to the Agency Name table.
3. Select Rename for the agency name you want to edit.
4. Make the changes you want and select Save.

After an agency has been made Inactive within Sales tax settings, allow 24 hours for it to no longer show Active on the Economic Nexus.

If you have questions you don't see answered here, see our main article about Sales tax in QuickBooks Online.