we deliver water to 5 different cities who all have different tax rates and each is divided into city/county/state?
different tax entities
different tax entities








You should check with your state revenue department--here we have city/county/state sales taxes, but we charge 1 rate, file 1 tax return and pay the state. The state divides it to the different city/county jurisdictions.
But, in QB you can create various sales tax items and sales tax groups (to include city, county, state, or whatever) as needed. You specify which tax item applies for the client and QB tracks it for you.
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