Taxes

Purpose

The Taxes Window is used to configure the Tax specific options.

Accessing the Taxes Window

While in Focus Setup, select Order Entry > Taxes.

Figure 6.41 Taxes Window

Figure 6.42 Taxes Window Fields

Field

Description

Name

A unique name for each Tax, up to 15 alphanumeric characters.

Type

Exclusive Percentage

Tax is calculated by multiplying taxable sales by the Rate.

Rate

A percentage between 0.00 and 99.9999 (i.e., 7.25% is represented by 7.25).

Inclusive Percentage

Inclusive Tax is already included in the item's price. The tax is determined by subtracting the item's taxable base from the item price. The item's taxable base is computed by dividing the item price by (1 + Rate). For example, if a Menu Item has a price of $5.00 and is taxed at an inclusive tax rate of 10%, then the item's taxable base is computed by dividing $5.00 by 1.10 resulting in $4.5454 or 4.55 when rounded. The inclusive tax is obtained by subtracting the item's taxable base of$4.55 from the item price of $5.00 resulting in an inclusive tax of $0.45.

Rate

A percentage between 0.00 and 99.9999 (i.e., 7.25% is represented by 7.25).

Tax Table

Tax is computed by applying a table of breakpoints to the taxable sales that exceed the Threshold amount. Each breakpoint is the highest amount in the range before the tax is incremented. A Cycle Breakpoint may be specified to repeat a portion of the tax table once taxable sales exceed the largest Breakpoint.

Flat

The amount of tax that is charged for each item.

Rate

An amount between 0 and 99.

Minimum Options

Method

None	The tax is applied regardless of the amount of the check.
By Total	Tax is not charged if the check subtotal is less than the Minimum Limit.
By Guest	Tax is not charged if the subtotal divided by the number of guests is less than the Minimum Limit.

Limit

The minimum no tax limit up to 999.99.

Order Types

The Order Types that are taxed by this Tax.

For a Tax to be applied to a check, the following Tax Options must be set: Order Entry > Taxes > Order Types, Locations > Locations > Taxes and Menu > Menu Items > Taxes. Note: All 3 of these options must be set before the Tax will be applied to the check.

Active Time

The time the Tax is charged. The Active Time is a user defined range specified in Miscellaneous > Time Ranges.

Rounding

Allows the tax to be rounded to the nearest nickel or quarter.

Smart Tax

The current tax is replaced by the Smart Tax if there are any exclusive taxes on the check.

Figure 6.3.1 Taxes Window Commands

Command	Description
Close	Closes the Taxes Window.
Save	Saves current changes.
Cancel	Cancels changes made prior to saving.

Procedure to Establish Taxes

▪ Prepare a list of Taxes.

▪ Enter the name of each Tax in a separate Name text box.

▪ Click Save.

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