TAXES

Standard Sales Tax

If you have just one, simple sales tax we can handle it. For each customer, you can set a flag marking them as taxable or tax exempt, and you can override that setting on the invoice if required.

Tax Zones for different States or Counties

In some areas, such as California, each county has a different sales tax rate that is comprised of the state portion and the county portion. If you are delivering items into these different counties, you must charge the correct tax for each county and remit that at month end. With Windward System Five, you can create a series of tax tables and either place the customer, the invoice, or both within a given tax table. Each table can post to a separate ledger number for sales tax collected so that it can be easily remitted at the end of the month.

Environmental Taxes

Governments love to tax, and society as a whole is concerned about the environment. Many states are now cashing in by taxing extra on sales of tires, batteries, oil changes, paint, etc., and the list will only get worse as governments get hungry.

With Windward System Five you can easily keep track of all these taxes and automatically charge them when selling inventory. These taxes are generally a fixed amount for each item, such as $3 per tire or $5 per battery, but in some cases there are different charges based on the size of the paint container.

In addition, just to make it all interesting, there is often sales tax on the environment tax, but not always. This is can be set with a soft switch