Create one invoice for multiple items at different sales tax rates?

In the QB info entitled "Show multiple sales tax items on an invoice" ... which sounds like it should answer my question, right?? ... well, maybe, maybe not.   

Near the end of that response, it says 

 d:To generate a subtotal, enter the subtotal item after entering all taxable items. If you are calculating a tax based on a certain threshold sales amount, add the subtotal item below all the taxable items up to that amount. You can add the remaining taxable items along with the non-taxable items in step f.

e: Enter the appropriate sales tax item directly below the subtotal item to calculate tax on the subtotal amount. Note that using a subtotal item on an invoice does not affect sales or commission reports.

Unfortunately, what is expected here is a sales tax item that is already identified in a Sales Tax Group (a combination of the sales tax items that make up the total rate and allow for reporting on each component of the group). QB seems to have ignored the fact that the "group" already exists and instead, now also expect us to create a Sales Tax Item that is an item with the same total as a corresponding group but without the ability to report on the components that make up that total. Why on earth would QB/Intuit ignore something they already created and serves a needed purpose and now demand another item?

This response also does not address what will happen if we need two separate subtotals and a different sales tax item rate .... I'm going to try this to see what happens. More to follow.

Hello, Al. 

I can share some information about creating an invoice with multiple items at different sales tax rates. 

The option to create a single invoice with multiple sales tax rates is currently unavailable unless you use the subtotal item and multiple tax items. However, adding this feature would be a great addition to the current features and would benefit other users who also need to add multiple sales tax rates.

I invite you to provide input to our developers so that this feature can be added to future releases. Rest assured, I'll do the same on my end.

Here's how:

1. From the Help menu, select Send Feedback Online.
2. Click the Product Suggestion from the dropdown menu.
3. Fill out the on-screen instructions in the QuickBooks Feedback window.
4. After that, click Send Feedback.

Here's more information about setting up your sales tax items/groups and then assigning them: Set up sales tax in QuickBooks Desktop. 

If you encounter any issues or unexpected results along the way, here are solutions available to resolve common sales tax issues. Check out this article for further guidance: How to resolve common sales tax issues.

Should you require further assistance or additional information while setting up your sales tax, feel free to reach out. I'm here to provide guidance and support every step of the way. Have a wonderful day ahead!

To record sales on one invoice that are taxed differently, group the item(s) together that are taxed at one rate, then use a subtotal item if there are multiple items to be taxed, and then use the sales tax item or sales tax group item below the subtotal. Then, for the sales tax item at the bottom of the invoice, use a 0.00% tax item:

Thanks for the ressponse, Big Red.  I tried that and while it would work for the invoice, it didn't appear to put the total tax amount in the tax field at the bottom, nor was there an option to use a Sales Tax Group to generate the appropriate tax amount. By forcing users to create an additional Sales Tax Item, the reports to break out the sales tax by component of the total rate is destroyed. True, an accountant could calculate what the totals should have been, but that's another example of QB forcing users to manually do something that the software should be able to do far more quickly and with needed back up documentation. Had QB allowed the Sales Tax Group to be allowed in the line below the Subtotal, it would have worked (theoretically) in generating the sales tax reporting to show the components and the sales that generated each component. 

If you actually have the ability to use a Sales Tax Group, as your comment suggests,  how do you do that? In the example you pasted, it appears you are using a Sales Tax Item that is for the total of the Sales Tax Group entry but not broken down into component levels. If I am wrong, please let me know. In your example below, if the 7.9% and the 10% were each made up of 3 components that equalled the 7>9% and 10%, would the sales tax reporting break out the components correctly? I have been under the belief that only a Sales Tax Group would result in the component level reporting. In all the states I am familiar with, the periodic sales tax reports asks for data and totals on each of the components.