Royal 1000ML - Selecting the Tax System

Selecting the Tax System
Selecting the Tax System
W ithin the tax system you select, you can program up to 4 different tax
rates on your cash register. E ach tax rate can be linked directly to a
department key (see Programming Tax Status on page 35), or by pressing
the Tax Force key before ringing up a sales entry.
C ontact your local state government office for your current tax rates.
You must first select one of 3 tax systems:
• Select U SA (A D D -O N R AT E ) - the tax amount is added onto the price
of the item sold. Add-on Tax is most common in the U nited States.
Add-on Tax can be programmed as either:
• straight tax, which charges tax based on a flat percentage rate. For
example, 7.75% of the price of the item. T his form of add-on tax is most
common in the U nited States.
• tax table codes, which is a calculation based on an approved tax chart
issued by your local or state government. T his method lists a range of
prices and the exact tax for each range. For example, from 11 cents to
24 cents, the tax is 3 cents.
• Selec
t C anadian Tax System - allows you to program the G oods and
Services tax (G ST ) and Provincial Sales Tax (PST ) tax system required in
C anada.
• Select V AT (V alue Added Tax) - includes the tax amount in the price of
the item.
You can only use one tax system at a time. A fter you select the tax system
you want to use, you can program up to 4 different tax rates. I f needed,
you can also link these tax rates together.
For example, you can select Add-on Tax and program 4 different tax rates.
W hen you program a department or PL U , you can select to link 1 or more
of these tax rates together. You can also select a specific tax for an item by
pressing the Tax Force key while ringing up an item.
You can specify that the cash register does not print the tax rate on
receipts. For more information, see Print O ptions on page 51.
Note
If you hear an error tone while you are programming, press the Clear key
and continue by repeating the step.
1000ML User's GuideahplA37