Tax Exemption Rules

The following table describes the Tax Exemption Rules options.

Note

This is a multi-record option group. Records can be added as necessary.

Option name Value Description
Name An alphanumeric value from zero to 20 characters

A user-defined name for the Tax Exemption Rule.

Sample Values:

  • Exempt All
  • Remove GST
  • Remove 10% GST
Process Type

One of the following values:

  • Exempt
  • Percent Reduction
  • Exempt All
  • Rate Reduction
Specifies the type of operation to be applied on the tax.
Process Value A comma-separated list of alphanumeric values from zero to 20 characters or blank

Specifies the value to process in the exemption, if needed. This value is used for rule modification or computation. For a Process Type of "Percent Reduction," this value represents the number in decimal form by which the tax should be multiplied. For a Process Type of "Rate Reduction," this value represents the value of a valid tax code that should be subtracted from the original tax code.

Sample values:

  • 1,2
  • 10
  • .50
  • PST-ON
Rule Id An alphanumeric value from zero to 20 characters or blank

A unique identifier for the tax exemption rule.

Sample values:

  • ExemptAll
  • RemoveGST
  • AdjustGST

This parameter is the record's key.

Tax Code Id An alphanumeric value from zero to 20 characters or blank

Specifies the tax class to which a tax exemption rule is applied. When this option is left blank, the tax exemption rule is applied to all tax classes on all the items in the transaction.

Sample values:

  • blank
  • GST
Default Data
Rule Id Name Tax Code Id Process Type Process Value
ExemptAll ExemptAll (None) exemptAll (None)
Sample Data

The following table provides sample records that can be used to support different POS features according to each retailer's needs.

Related POS Feature Rule Id Name Tax Code Id Process Type Process Value
Percent Reduction on Tax Rate PercentReduction Percent Reduction 0133-UI1-TX1 Percent Reduction .30
Rate Reduction on Tax Rate RateReduction Rate Reduction HST-ON Rate Reduction PST-ON