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States [FM]

States​

From the DockMaster menu, select File Maintenance > States

This file stores the abbreviations for all states and provinces and up to two sales tax rates for each state.

Note: This file has been pre-populated with all existing states and provinces; however, you will need to enter a state sales tax rate for any states that you must charge sales tax for.

State Code Maintenance

  • State Code – Enter any combination of up to 2 letters or numbers or press the F6 Key or List F6 from the Command Panel to get a list of existing codes.
  • Description – Enter a description using any combination of up to 25 letters or numbers.
  • Sales Tax Rate 1 – Enter the sales tax rate for this state or province. The rate should be entered as a whole number. For example, a 2.5% tax rate can be entered as 2.5, 2.5% or 2.50.
  • Sales Tax Rate 2 – Enter a sales tax rate for this state or province if applicable. You can designate which tax rate to use for each customer under the Tax Tab in the Customer File.
  • Country - Select from the dropdown menu the Country the state sales tax is assigned.
  • Save – Press the Save button from the Command Panel to save the information you just entered.
  • Delete – Press the Delete button from the Command Panel to delete a State Code. Please check with your System Administrator before doing so.