Field descriptions: Tax

This page describes the fields on the Tax page. The fields are listed in alphabetical order.

Field	Description
Legal mention	Description that displays on the sales report for the invoice. This is a translatable field.
Legislation	Displays the legislation for the tax rate.
Name	Displays the name for the tax rate.
Posting class	Posting class to define the account for posting.
Posting key	The 4-digit code linked to DATEV. This field only displays for German legislation.
Primary external reference	Required to define the tax profile. This is used when posting to the journal.
Reverse charge	Select if the tax rate is for a reverse charge. The tax is calculated on the document not including the totals. It is automatically included in the associated journal.
Secondary external reference	This is used when posting to the journal for a French company that makes a purchase from another EU Member State.
Tax category	Displays the tax category linked to the tax rate.
Tax type	The type can be Purchasing, Sales, or Purchasing and sales. If you integrate with Sage Intacct, this value defaults from Sage Intacct.

Tax values grid

If you enter an end date, this line and the rate associated are used until the end date is reached. In most cases for a current rate, the end date is not known, and the end date is not specified. The corresponding record appears on the top of the grid because it is the one that is used for a document created on the current date.

Column	Description
Deductible tax rate	Amount related to purchases. In some cases, the tax is not completely deductible and this rate provides the deductible percentage for the tax.
End date	You can enter an end date for a specific rate.
Rate	This field displays the percentage for the tax rate.