10.12. Paying Sales Tax

Sales tax can be a complicated business, particularly in states where the number of tax authorities has metastasized. You might have to pay sales taxes to several agencies, each with its own rules about when and how much. QuickBooks sales tax features can't remove this drudgery, but they can help you pay the right tax authorities the right amounts at the right time—something to be thankful for.

After governmental paperwork, the chief aggravation with sales tax is that setup spans several areas of QuickBooks. If you're new to collecting sales tax for your products, make sure you've completed the following tasks so you're collecting and tracking sales taxes properly. Only then can you pay the sales taxes you owe to government agencies: