Taxes

Assessing taxes on VOIP/Telecommunications products is done in the same manner as any other class of product. Typically a new Tax Class other than "Sales" is used. Taxes may be used to recover amounts for USF purposes even for non-taxable accounts. The calculations will include non-taxable amounts if the setting is made to pass the fee through to accounts. In addition, the Tax engine is not suitable for flat fee assessments such as E911.

The Tax Designation is set on the Account Profile and inherited by the Account. This field specifies the type of customer for tax purposes. Currently it is applicable only if using a tax service or assessing USF. Some customer types cannot be charged USF.

The Tax Region can be specified on the Account Profile and inherited by the Account as well if there is a common enough region to be a default. Otherwise, the Tax Region will be set on the Account and inherited by the User. The User's Tax Region is used in billing the Services and Packages at the User's location.

Reporting on an Accrual or Cash/Credit basis is done using the Sales Tax Report.

See Taxes.