# Sales tax setup for the USA

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/sales-tax-setup-for-the-usa/20533>\
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**Created:** [February 8, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/sales-tax-setup-for-the-usa/20533 "2019-02-08T21:44:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/sales-tax-setup-for-the-usa/20533/15 "2021-08-18T21:09:36Z")

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> [@turbo2ltr](#):
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> Is there no way to default the item’s tax rate to the customer’s location?

A general solution to this issue maybe to

- Where default tax codes are set (COA, Inventory item, etc), add a tax code holder “Contact’s tax code”

- Add a default tax code to contacts (customer, supplier)

- When creating an item with a default tax code “Contact’s tax code”, substitute the default set for that contact if a contact has been defined.

In addition Multiple rate tax codes consisting a [set of single rate tax codes](https://forum.manager.io/t/added-withholding-tax-support-for-purchase-invoices/35999/26) would enable practical country specific localisations and electronic reporting in jurisdictions with multiple levels of taxation on goods and services / value added.

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