Company Tax Preferences

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Use this page to configure:

• Default product and registration groups
• Tax data providers
• Company inheritance for custom data, established authority data, and currency exchange data
• European Union Mini One-Stop Shop (MOSS) authority elections

Before using this page for the first time, please review Companies.

If you are processing transactions that generally take place only inside or only outside the United States, consider the following:

• If you are processing transactions originating outside the United States, but that sometimes include US Locations (Order Origin, Ship To, and so on), you must specify a US Tax Data Provider. You can:
• Select a Tax Data Provider that has full data (if you want to generate US tax results).
• Create a US Tax Data Provider that only has a single Zone (United States), and then set this company as your US Tax Data Provider. This enables you to process transactions that include the United States, but does not generate US tax results.
• Select your own company as the US Tax Data Provider. If you do this, you also need to change the severity of the message NO_ZONE_TREE_MATCH to 1 (Warning) from 2 (Severe).

• If you are processing transactions that originate inside the United States, but also need the ability to handle transactions involving locations outside the US, you can:
• Select an International Tax Data Provider that has full data (if you want to generate International tax results).
• Select your own company as the International Tax Data Provider. If you do this, you also need to change the severity of the message NO_ZONE_TREE_MATCH to 1 (Warning) from 2 (Severe).

If you need to change the severity of a message, see Edit Application Messages.

Understanding Tax Data Provider Status

The information shown on the Tax Preferences Data Providers section depends on whether the company is configured as a Tax Data Provider. Before you set or change values in this section, use the Tax Preferences field reference table below to understand required and optional data.

The following example shows the fields when the selected company is not configured as a data provider:

Managing Tax Preferences

Use the field reference tables below to enter required and optional data in the following procedures.

Set company preferences

1. Select the desired options using the field reference tables below. The choices are limited depending on both parent/child relationships and whether or not the company you are modifying is a tax data provider.
2. Click Submit to save your changes.

Change company preferences

1. Select the desired options using the field reference tables below.
2. Click Submit to save your changes.

Export a company

You can export the selected company, or the company and all of its children. You cannot export the Administration company.

1. Select Properties from the Actions menu.
2. Click one of the following:
   
   • This Company to export the selected company and all of its child companies.
     
   • This Company Without Children to export only the selected company.
     
3. Click Save.
   
4. Browse to or enter a file name to save to and click Save.

Once you save the file, you can re-import it. See the Importing Data page.

Tax Preferences Field Reference
Field	Req?	Description
Product Mapping Group	Y	Enables you to activate one of your product mapping groups (used to map your source system product codes to Determination product exceptions). Do not select a parent company's Product Mapping Group unless both companies (this company and the parent company) share the same Tax Data Provider and Custom Data Provider. Failing to do so can lead to unexpected results when performing a product lookup during calculation. The default setting is Company Name.
Registration Group	Y	Enables you to activate one of your registration groups (used in international tax calculations). Choices are all registration groups owned by this company or those owned by any of its ancestors that use the same tax data provider. The default setting is Company Name.
US Product Group	Y	See Product Groups in Products for more information. The default setting is None.
International Product Group	Y	Specifies the International Product Group used by this company. The default setting is None. See Product Groups in Products for more information.

Data Providers Field Reference
Field	Req?	Description
Selected Company Is a Tax Data Provider	Opt.	Check this box if your company is a tax data provider. Only top-level companies (directly beneath Administration in the Companies hierarchy) can make this selection. When checked, all other data provider selectors are deactivated. A single company cannot serve as both the International and US tax data provider. You must configure two distinct companies.
If Selected Company Is a not a Tax Data Provider
Tax Data Provider	Y	The Determination company providing your tax content. Choices are all companies serving as tax data providers. The default setting is None.
Custom Data Provider	Y	The Determination company providing your custom product exceptions. The default setting is Company. Choices are this company and all of its ancestors that use the same tax data provider. For more information, see: Zone Alias Custom Authorities Rates and Fees Authority Specific Messages Zone Authorities Rules Cascading Rates and Fees Advanced Authority Configuration
Established Authority Data Provider	Y	Enables you to share established authority configuration for authorities with a parent company that uses the same tax data provider. Choices are this company and all of its ancestors that use the same tax data provider. The default setting is Company.
Currency Exchange Data Provider	Y	Enables you to share exchange rate configuration with a parent company. Choices are this company and all of its ancestors. The default setting is Company.
If Selected Company Is a Tax Data Provider
Tax Data Type	Y	The data type: United States Tax Data (default) or International Tax Data.
Tax Data Version	Opt.	Text entry field.
Comments	Opt.	Text entry field.

European Union Mini One-Stop Shop (MOSS) Field Reference
Field	Req?	Description
Authority	Y	Specify the authority you want to use for Mini One-Stop Shop. The authority you elect will be audited as the filing authority for all B2C, Electronic Services transactions in EU countries in which you are not registered during the period you specify.
Start Date	Y	The date (MM/DD/YYYY) on which the MOSS authority election becomes active. Make sure your start date selection is in accordance with EU directives for the selected authority. The minimum start date is 01/01/2015.
End Date	N	The end date (MM/DD/YYYY) for the MOSS authority election. If blank, the MOSS authority election remains effective indefinitely. Make sure your end date selection is in accordance with EU directives for the selected authority.