Setting a sales tax rate for the register calculator and a tax apply button

Rob123

When splitting accounts to put into the register and using the calculator to break down the totals, I also want to add the sales tax to the amount. It can be more difficult than it should be to use the calculator to do this. It would be great if we could input a set tax amount into the program for purchases for the area we live in, so that when a split amount is figured, we can simply hit a button that will add the calculated tax to that amount if needed.

Rocket J Squirrel

Where I live, the sales tax rate varies from town to town. Your idea would not work for me. I simply read the receipt and enter each transaction's sales tax manually as part of the split.

NotACPA

That could be INCREDIBLY complicated for Q to implement. Where I live, groceries are taxed at 1 rate, non-groceries (for the most part) at a higher rate, prescription medicines at 0% and some OTC meds might be taxable or not, depending upon whether they had a prescription.

Also in my state, since there's no income tax, I can deduct my sales tax paid on my IRS 1040. SO, I just split most transactions and record the sales tax as a separate line in the split.