Managing sales tax settings in Arketa is essential for ensuring accurate pricing and compliance. Arketa allows configuration of taxes at system, location, and product levels, providing flexibility to meet diverse business needs.
You can configure tax rates for all of your products and services at multiple levels, including system-wide, location-specific, and product-specific.
Enable the option to charge a system-wide tax
Add the tax name and tax percentage
Save changes
This will add tax to any product or service that you sell and every transaction To configure location-based taxes:
Navigate to Settings > Business Settings > Location
Create or configure the applicable tax rates for your business location(s) To adjust tax-inclusive pricing:
Go to Settings > General Business Settings
Toggle off the Tax-Inclusive Pricing option to add taxes on top of the listed price, or enable it to include taxes within the listed price. To avoid double taxation:
Ensure taxes are configured correctly to prevent stacking at multiple levels (system-wide, location-specific, or product-specific).
Remove the system-wide tax if you want to apply taxes only to specific locations or products. To review and adjust tax settings:
Navigate to Settings > Taxes
Check Settings > Locations > Tax Rates
Review Settings > Payments > Payment Settings > Charge system-wide tax For sales reporting and tax implications:
"Total Sales" figures on the Arketa dashboard include taxes.
To review tax amounts for individual transactions, open the relevant report or transaction details and check the tax line item.
