Creating Tax Rates

If when charging fees you also collect taxes from participants you will need to define tax rates for your event.

Defining Tax Rates

1. Navigate to the Details and Options page under the Setup menu
   
   
   
   
2. Ensure the "Taxes Apply" toggle is switched on.  Note that if your event does not Accept Payments you will not be able to switch on taxes:
   
   
   
   
3. Scroll down the page to the Tax Rates section.  Here you will define the tax rates applicable to your event. 
4. Define the Tax Calculation method.  There are two categories of tax calculations:
   
   Inclusive - the taxes are calculated as a portion of the fees specified.  For example, if the fee is specified as USD 100 and the tax is 5%, the total charged will be USD 100 comprising USD 95.24 plus USD 4.76 taxes
   
   Exclusive - the taxes are calculated and added to the fees specified.  For example, If the fee is specified as USD 100 and the tax is 5%, the total charged amount will be USD 105 comprising USD 100 plus USD 5.00 taxes.
   
   
5. Click Add Tax Rate to define one or more tax regimes:
   
   
   
   Tax Name - the name specified her will be displayed on statements.  For example, a goods and service tax might be labelled "GST"
   
   Tax Rate - the percentage amount of the tax regime.  For example, 5.00
   
   
6. Specify all the Tax Rates that may apply to the event.  Note: later you can switch off taxes at the individual item level.  For example: