Chapter 7 Programming Complex Tax Rates
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Alpha 710ML User’s Guide
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Press the
Arrow Down
key to select Table. Press the
Amount Tend Total
<Enter>
key.
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Do the following:
• Enter the price ranges and the amount of tax for each range. At the
start of the
regular repeating breakpoint
, after you enter the
first
value of the first regular breakpoint, press the
#/NS <sym>
key.
• Continue entering price ranges and the amount of tax for each range
until you completely enter an entire sequence of repeating
regular
breakpoints
. Press the
#/NS <sym>
key. You return to the Tax
selection screen.
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Repeat for each tax you want to set.
Calculating Your Tax
This section provides instructions for figuring your own tax code if your
specific state uses a tax table. Take the time to follow the Example Tax
Chart on page 75. Familiarize yourself with the method of determining
the tax code.
Then, using the worksheet on page 76, duplicate the method of calculating
your state tax code by the steps described in this section. To do this you
need to get a copy of your state's Retail Tax Chart from your local Tax
Office. After you are done, write down the tax code and save the
information for future reference.
Every tax table consists of tax brackets. Each consecutive tax bracket is
assigned a tax which is exactly one cent higher than that assigned to the
previous tax bracket. For example, part of a tax table might look like:
