Using the purchase order sales tax

When you enter a new invoice using information from a specific purchase order, the sales tax from the selected purchase order is used as the default for the new invoice in the 4-2 Payable Invoices/Credits window. The sales tax appears in the grid and is included in the total. If you change 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 independently designated as taxable or non-taxable, and the sales tax from the purchase order is 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 turn off the Use PO Sales Tax option:

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