The AG Taxation Feature allows the taxation of items to automatically apply the desired non-tax status to selected agricultural items.
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Company Setup - AG Taxation Feature set to Not Option
Option Turned Off - Default
When the Ag Tax Option is unchecked, items are indicated as Taxable within the General tab of the item Ag Tax Items (Agricultural) which are non-taxable for Taxable customers with a non-blank Tax ID.
Customer
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Taxable Customer
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Non-Taxed Customer
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Taxable Customer with Tax ID
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Item
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Taxable Item
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Taxable Item
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Taxable Item
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Results
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Tax applied to Item
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Tax NOT applied to Item
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Tax IS applied to Item
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Comment
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If the item is determined to be a non-taxable item based upon the Ag taxation rules and the customer's use of the item, the user selects Modify Tax (F5) to change to AG Tax (non-taxed).
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Taxed Item with selected Taxed Category of TAX
Non-Taxed Item with selected Tax-exempt Food
Company Setup - AG Taxation Feature set to Non-Taxed
When the Ag Taxation Feature is checked, items are identified as Ag Tax Items (Agricultural) which are non-taxable for Taxable customers with a non-blank Tax ID.
Customer
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Taxable Customer
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Non-Taxed Customer
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Taxable Customer with Tax ID
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Item
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Taxable Item
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Taxable Item
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Taxable Item
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Results
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Tax applied to Item
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Tax NOT applied to Item
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Tax IS NOT applied to Item automatically
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If the item is determined to be a Taxable item based upon the AG taxation rules and the customer's use of the item, the user selects Modify Tax (F5) to change to Taxable Item.
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AG Taxed item with optional Non-Taxed
 Choose the AG Tax option from the available listing
Select the AG Tax option to reveal the Tax and Non-Taxed option within the taxation structure.
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 Selectable Taxable Drop Down
Choose the appropriate Taxable tax from the available listing. The Taxable listing typically only contains a single entry, TAX. This listing of taxable items is supported within System > Company Setup > Sales Tax Menu > Taxable Item Types.
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 Selectable Non-Tax Drop Down
Choose the appropriate Non-Taxable from the available listing. The Non-Taxable listing will contain multiple non-tax items. In the case of the AG tax option, select the AG Tax item. The Sales Tax report will reflect the sales which have been automatically set to AG tax within the Sales and Use tax report within the AG summary and detail report.
The listing of non-taxable items is supported within System > Company Setup > Sales Tax Menu > Non-tax Types.
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Company Setup - AG Taxation Feature set to Select Tax Rate
Set up Taxable Item Type for AGTX
Establish Tax rate for AGTX
Apply AG Tax to the item
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In this example, change the Tax Type to "AG Tax" as seen within "1".
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Establish a "normal" tax rate as seen within "2".
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Select the newly created "AGTX" that contains the new tax rate created within the step above (
Establish Tax rate for AGTX
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Apply the two requirements of AG Tax to the customer account
Change the Descriptor to "Farmer" (Required)
Selecting "Farmer" one of the two required components of the AG Tax Feature.
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Enter Non-Blank Tax ID (Required)
Enter a non-blank entry into the TAX ID field to activate the AG Tax Feature. Depending upon the state, the farmer may have an assigned Tax ID, enter that value here to assist with reporting within the Sale Tax Report.
If the customer does not have a Tax ID assigned, enter "AG TAX", for example.
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Sample Sale to Sample Customer
 Customer Descriptor = "Farmer" and non-blank Tax ID
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 Selected Item with AGTx Rate
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 Resulting in expected tax rate
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Sales Tax Summary Report for the above example
Sales and Use Tax Reporting
The TransActPOS > Reports > AR or IC,
Sales Tax Report provides detailed reporting to reflect the Ag taxation instances.