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Entering payable invoices

Creating purchase orders for jobs

Using the purchase order sales tax

When you enter a new invoice using information from a specific purchase order, the sales tax defaults from the selected purchase order to the new invoice in the 4-2 Payable Invoices/Credits window. The sales tax appears in the grid and calculates into the total. If changes are made to the Quantity or Price columns in the grid, the Sales Tax and Total amounts are recalculated automatically.

If necessary, you can overwrite the imported sales tax amount in the grid manually. If you do that, however, Sage 100 Contractor no longer computes the sales tax for the record automatically if you make any subsequent changes to the Quantity or Price.

Note: Each line item on a purchase order is not independently designated as taxable or non-taxable. The entire purchase order is subject to one designation and the sales tax from the purchase order will be imported to the invoice accordingly.

You can choose to clear the Use PO Sales Tax option and then calculate and add the sales tax to the invoice manually.

To deactivate the Use PO Sales Tax option:

  1. Open 4-2 Payable Invoices/Credits.
  2. On the Options menu, click Use PO Sales Tax.