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Shoplady2
Level 2

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

Don't bother, tech support does not have the knowledge or capability to help you!  I have spent HOURS on the phone with tech support and NO ONE has yet to come up with a solution!  I am based in Florida.  We are in the service industry business at a FIXED location.  My customers come to ME!!!!!!  It does not matter what my customers address is PERIOD!  I pay taxes on where my services were performed (which is a fixed location), so the "based on location" addition has thrown a major wrench in my tax liability report!  The report is ALWAYS wrong!  One technician suggested I hire an Accountant (SMH), another tech said it must be "user error" (LOL) and another tech blamed the software engineer (BINGO)!  That's why QB can't help us,  becuase they refuse to go back to the drawing board and REALIZE that not EVERY business "ships" things or offers a  "mobile" service!  I am BEYOND frustrated and have yet to see a change!  I tried to change every customers tax rate manually (THOUSANDS) to a custom rate that I created in my Tax agency located in QB, but htat didn't work.  Doing my sales tax used to take me minutes to do, now it takes over an hour!  I have to run a profit and loss report and 1 by 1 go through each line to see which things I need to pay tax on!  This isn't easy since in FL some labor is taxable and some aren't (according to whether a part was involved).  If QB doesn't fix this I will be changing to another accounting software.  This sucks since I have been a faithful customer since the 1990's!

MistiM2021
Level 1

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

QuickBooks Online does NOT go by shipping address for the state of TX. QuickBooks needs to fix this.

MistiM2021
Level 1

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

It does NOT go by the shipping address, quickbooks needs to fix this!

MistiM2021
Level 1

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

Texas is NOT complicated, it's very simple...charge based on where you ship / deliver to and Cash or Accrual basis. It's not rocket science.

Fixer32
Level 1

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

I have a workaround that I figured out...

 

Find your "Standard" Custom Form Style

 

Steps to do this...

 

1. Gear Icon

2. Click on Custom form styles

3. Click on Edit under Action of your Standard form

4. Click on Content

5. On the mockup of the form on the right click on the Pencil icon and Edit the header information

6. Under the heading Display, uncheck Shipping

7. Click on Done

 

Now when you create a new invoice QuickBooks will use the address of your business as the Based on location default tax for All the new invoices that you create or import. If you need to have a shipping address for the invoice, click on Shipping Information under the Billing Address Quickbooks will calculate tax on the Shipping information.

AlcaeusF
Moderator

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

Hello @Fixer32,

 

I have reviewed the workaround you’ve shared and it also works. Thank you for sharing your input to help address the issue.

 

Users also have the ability to create sales tax adjustments in the system. For additional reference. I've attached an article about the process and how to set up the account in QuickBooks: Create or delete a sales tax adjustment.

 

We love to see members supporting one another! Have a great day.

sgib199
Level 3

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

( edit ) 

I am replying to this comment:  "Texas is NOT complicated, it's very simple...charge based on where you ship / deliver to and Cash or Accrual basis. It's not rocket science." ( end edit)

 

This is not accurate...for shipped goods, sales tax in Texas is NOT based on where items are shipped to.  Construction jobs ARE based on the location of the job.   Some taxable services, such as lawn care, are NOT based on the location of the job.

 

It certainly isn't rocket science, but it definitely not a one-size-fits-all situation.

guitarguy989
Level 1

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

Important question for all of you with Texas clients....The amount may be so miniscule that it is easily becoming an oversight, but since updating to our new Enterprise account, all Texas clients we run payroll for are being charged sales tax on Direct Deposit. You can see it in the view direct deposit status screen how it breaks it down. Does anyone know why this is happening or are you also seeing this?

JonpriL
Moderator

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

Hi there, @guitarguy989.

 

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. I have yet to identify the reason why such an amount of sales tax is charged when processing direct deposit payroll in QuickBooks.

 

However, taking deeper research and I found out it has been happening for customers with payroll processed for employees in Texas. Most of them also do not know the reason other than it is a new requirement by the state.

 

Therefore, I recommend contacting your local agency and letting one of the phone specialists know about these charges. Kindly read and use this article to learn more about your local agency and the contact information: Access State Agency Websites for Payroll in QuickBooks.

 

I'm adding this reference for tips and the important dates to remember in preparation for the coming year-end: Complete Certain Tasks in QuickBooks Online Payroll to Prepare for the New Fiscal or Calendar Year.

 

Let me know in the comments below if you've got questions about your payroll processing in QuickBooks. I'll surely be around ready to lend a hand. Take care always!

clintwb
Level 2

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

Oh my goodness - YES.  We are in the same boat and in the Dallas "Area".  Our office is outside of Dallas city limits but the work we do almost always has to be taxed at our customers' addresses (Dallas, Plano, Richardson etc...) which all have either a 2% city tax or a 1% city tax and a 1% Dallas MTA tax etc...  Why cant this get solved. 

salestaxguru
Level 1

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

You just need to map your products or services to the following tax category and sales tax will be calculated at the ship-to address that you put in your invoice >> you need to tell QBO that you want to calculate tax at the ship-to for your business transaction, since more sales are sourced at the ship-from in Texas. It's set up at the ship-from by default. 

 

The name of the category you want to use is >> Apply sales tax at ship-to address where permitted under state law

 

Once you do this, you will see the sales tax rate at the ship-to address calculated. Hope this helps!

swihart
Level 1

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

Unless you are supposed to charge 6.25% only and QBO decides that your address is in an additional taxing district when it isn't.  If you use the Texas Comptroller's tax rate tool, we're 6.25 only.  The Intuit lookup tool has us at 7.25%.

MalindaMatthews
Level 1

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

Did you ever find out how to automate the taxes?   I spent 2 hours on chat and she did not understand the county tax of 2 percent.  
I need invoices to auto populate the 8.25 not just the state tax.  

MalindaMatthews
Level 1

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

Only for state tax not county tax.  Even then you can’t create an invoice and it auto populate the correct tax. You have to go in click on detailed charges and change it there, which is nonsense.  Seems to me where they have the tax tied to our state that it would have multiple options if you have multiple taxes. 

MariaSoledadG
QuickBooks Team

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

I understand and appreciate your desire to customize QuickBooks to fit your unique needs, Malinda.
 
While it's currently not possible to automatically assign different sales tax rates or amounts on your invoices, there is a simple solution. You'll have to select them manually after you set them up.
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To learn more about how QuickBooks handles sales tax in QuickBooks Online (QBO), please check these articles for more details:
 
 
In addition, QuickBooks offers dozens of reports that you can choose to get the information you need. You'll only have to customize them to show the right data. I've got this article for more details: Customize Reports in QuickBooks Online.
 
If you have any further questions or concerns about your sales tax setup, please don't hesitate to reach out. I'm here to help in any way I can.
Tena_Lewey
Level 5

Automated Sales tax needs to be turned off - period. In Texas we have to charge the sales tax rate for whatever city we are serving

It's March 2024 now but I will respond with what I know after having seen a client through a major Texas sales tax audit.  For most purposes Texas is origin based, where your office is....where you take the sale.  It would be destination based in things like setting up a market booth as that would be your origin for those sales.  My client is an oil and gas contractor performing work in varied locations and via said audit it was confirmed as origin based, taxable from the office location where sales are made originally and not from the plant locations they travel to to work.

Just my two cents.

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