Tax Parameters Options

The Tax Parameters module lets you configure options related to taxes. You can configure the Tax Parameters module at the property, zone, or revenue center levels. Configure Tax Parameters contains more information.

The following tables list all tax parameter options.

Table 8-4 Tax Parameters International Options

International Options	Description
1 - ON = Apply Tax as Add-On; OFF = Apply Tax as VAT	Select this option to treat taxes as add-on. Deselect this option to treat taxes as a value added tax (VAT). If you enable VAT, all tax rates in use must be type Included, Percentage.
3 - Print Tax Itemizers	Select this option to print tax itemizers on guest checks and receipts. An itemizer is considered a bucket that holds the sale amount of all items taxed at a specific rate. At the end of a transaction, the tax is applied to the subtotal of all items in the bucket. Menu Item Classes are linked to Tax Classes, which in turn, are linked to Tax Rates 1-64. When you link to a tax rate, you are creating an itemizer bucket for that item. You must enable this option for Philippine tax.
4 - Enable Canadian GST	Select this option to enable Canadian Goods and Services Tax (GST).
5 - Enable Japanese Tax	Select this option to enable Japanese tax options.
6 - Enable Thailand Tax Printing	Select this option to enable Thai tax options. Starting with Simphony Essentials release 19.2.1, this option is not in use.
9 - Japanese Tax Rounding: On = Truncate digits after decimal; Off = Round digits after decimal	Select this option to indicate rounding and digit appearance.
10 - Print Japanese Amount Due	Select this option to print the amount of Japanese tax due, even if summary totals are suppressed for the tender media.
12 - Thai Tax Trailer Uses WS Number Instead of RVC Number	Select this option to print the last two digits of the workstation number on the Tax Invoice and Account Record Lines. Deselect to print the last two digits of the revenue center number.
13 - Truncate Inclusive Taxes	This option applies to all inclusive tax calculations. It determines whether the inclusive tax amount that is calculated is rounded or truncated. For example, if a currency has two decimal places and the tax calculated is 12.005, the rounded tax is 12.01, but the truncated tax is 12.00.
14 - Print Item Inclusive Tax Total	If the check contains items with inclusive taxes, this option enables the total inclusive tax to print on the guest check. The line prints according to Tax Parameters option 4 - Print Inclusive Tax Totals when 0.00. The inclusive tax amount is the sum of the inclusive taxes for each item on the check. You must also select Tender/Media Printing Options 21 - Print Summary Totals and 24 - Print Inclusive Tax or VAT Lines on Check or Receipt for the inclusive tax totals to print.
15 - Print Check Inclusive Tax Total	If the check contains items with inclusive taxes, this option enables the total inclusive tax to print on the guest check. The line prints according to Tax Parameters option 4 - Print Inclusive Tax Totals when 0.00. The inclusive tax amount is calculated on the total sales for each tax rate. You must also select Tender/Media Printing Options 21 - Print Summary Totals and 24 - Print Inclusive Tax or VAT Lines on Check or Receipt for the inclusive tax totals to print.
16 - Print Tax Rate per item	Select to print the applied tax rates associated with the menu item class on guest checks, customer receipts, and the journal. For example, the line item for a Grilled Cheese Sandwich on the printed check appears as follows: 1 Grilled Cheese 5.99  T2  T4 The guest check and customer receipt indicate the tax rate applied to each item. The T2 and T4 shown after the item’s price indicate that tax rates 2 and 4 were applied to a Grilled Cheese.
17 - Enable Tax Labels	Select to consolidate tax reporting information based on the defined Tax Labels configured under Tax Rates. Enabling tax labels permits: Up to two tax labels and associating each of them with a specific tax rate Associating multiple tax rates with the same tax labels Associating a blank tax label with tax exempt items (considered non-value-added tax (VAT))

Table 8-5 Tax Parameters Options

Options	Description
1 - Do Not Include Tax in Totals on Tip Reports	Select this option to prevent a transaction's calculated tax amount from posting to the gross receipts and charged receipts totals on tip reports.
2 - Require a Reference Entry with Tax Exemptions	Select this option to require workstation operators to enter a reference entry when using an exempt tax function key.
3 - Print Inclusive Tax Lines Before Summary Totals	Select this option to print inclusive tax total before summary totals on guest checks and customer receipts.
4 - Print Inclusive Tax Totals when 0.00	Select this option to print inclusive totals on guest checks and customer receipts even if the calculated tax due is 0.00.
5 - Print Consolidated VAT Line on Checks and Customer Receipts	Select this option to print a consolidated VAT line. If you use this option in conjunction with individual VAT line printing, the consolidated line prints last.
6 - Print VAT Net Totals on Guest Checks and Customer Receipts	Select this option to print a VAT Net Totals line on guest checks and customer receipts.
7 - Print Tax Exempt Voucher	Select this option to print a voucher when any tax is exempted. The voucher prints when a tax exempt function key or a tender exempts tax. The voucher prints at the validation printer designated for the workstation. Deselect this option to suppress printing of a tax exempt voucher.
8 - Post Taxable Sales When the Tax Rate is Zero	Select this option to have taxable sales post to the TAX_DAILY_TOTAL table in Reporting and Analytics when the tax rate is set to 0.00%. The taxable amounts can be used for reporting even though there are no applied taxes. Deselect this option so that taxable sales do NOT post to Reporting and Analytics when the tax rate is set to 0.00%.