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August 1, 2024
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Is there a way to turn off sales tax? It is driving me nuts!!! We don't charge sales tax. We did once and that is most likely why we still have it.

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We only do services which don't require sales tax in DC.  I would really love to turn this off.

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August 1, 2024

I hear you, Suzanne. Let me walk you through the process of turning off your sales tax in QBO.

 

I'll break this down into three steps. First, we'll have to delete any transactions that have sales tax. Here’s how:

 

  1. Go to Reports.
  2. In the Find report by name field, enter Sales Tax Liability Report. Then, select the report.
  3. In the Report period ▼ dropdown, select All Dates. Then, select Run Report.
  4. In the Taxable Amount column, select the amount to see the transaction report. This will show all transactions that have sales tax.
  5. In the Transaction Type column, select the transaction.

 

Don't worry, your deleted transactions can still be viewed in the Audit Log. Generating the report first will make it easier for you to re-enter those transactions into QB later.

 

After you delete the transactions, let's turn the sales tax off manually. Follow the steps below:

 

  1. Go to Taxes, then select Sales Tax. Note: If you see the option to go to the new sales tax experience, select Do it later.
  2. Select Edit sales tax settings under Related Tasks.
  3. Under Do you charge sales tax?, select No if you don't charge sales tax.
  4. Click Save once done.

 

Now that we've turned it off, you can now re-enter your deleted transactions using the audit log.

 

I'll be leaving this article for additional information on this process. Feel free to check it out: Turn off sales tax in QuickBooks Online.

 

This article will also come in handy if you plan on batch-uploading your multiple invoices at once into QBO: Import multiple invoices at once in QuickBooks Online.

 

The Community will be here to help you by replying to this post. I'll be glad to hear about how it went. Have a great Friday!

suzannek1Author
August 2, 2024

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