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title: Tax type fields
description: Field descriptions for the Tax type form used to define and apply tax types to invoices.
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# Tax type fields

Field descriptions for the Tax type form used to define and apply tax types to invoices.

## Tax type fields

The following table displays the fields in the tax code form.

<table id="id_yyl_xlq_tbc"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Invoice Case

</td></tr><tr><td>

Code

</td><td>

A unique tax code generated from the ERP source.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Category

</td><td>

Name of the tax category.-   Sales tax
-   Use tax
-   Value-added tax
-   Goods and service tax
-   Withholding tax

</td></tr><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

The name of the tax type used in transactions or financial activities.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Active

</td><td>

The status of the tax type. By default the active check box is inactive.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Jurisdiction

</td><td>

Taxing jurisdiction that applies to the tax line, as determined by the third-party tax calculation engine. For example, Santa Clara County.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Jurisdiction type

</td><td>

Level of the taxing jurisdiction, such as District, State, County, or City.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Tax authority

</td><td>

Taxing authority or tax levy that imposes the tax within the jurisdiction. For example, Local Sales and Use Tax.

</td></tr></tbody>
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