Overriding Pass-through Tax

CCH SureTax contains the provider/consumer rules for when a tax should or can be passed on to the consumer.

The pass-through tax override allows you to change the default configuration of provider-based versus consumer-based taxes, thus controlling when a tax is returned to a customer in the calculation process. All taxes that are designated as pass through taxes are computed in the tax calculation process, but kept in a distinct repository for review and analysis and not sent through to the CCH SureTax reports. These taxes are kept separate from the repository used for the standard tax calculations.

By default, the system passes through all taxes, fees, and surcharges that are designated as "Pass-Through – Required" as well as "Pass-Through – Optional."

ClosedAdding a Pass-through Tax Override

  1. Select Menu > Overrides > Rule and Rate Overrides, click Pass-through tax and click or click in the upper right and select Override > Pass-through tax. The Add a Pass-Through Tax Override dialog displays.
  2. Enter a TAX OVERRIDE ID. This field is required. It is pre-populated with a system-generated ID. You can change this to a custom ID if necessary by clicking .
  3. Make a selection in the Pass-through purpose field.
  4. Enter the Threshold Amount as a decimal. For example, if you want the threshold to be 100%, enter 1. If you want the threshold to be 65%, enter 0.65.
  5. Click Lookup beside the Geocode field. The Find Geocodes dialog displays.
  6. Notes:

    • If you know the geocode, you can enter it directly into the field rather than clicking Lookup.
    • Separate multiple geocodes with a comma.
  7. Select as many of the following items as you can. The more items you select, the more accurate the geocode will be.
    • Country (US or Canada)
    • State
    • County
    • City
    • District
  8. Click Search. The geocodes that match your selections display in the grid.
  9. Select the correct geocode from the results.
  10. Click Save & Go Back. The Find Geocodes dialog closes and the Geocode field is populated with the correct geocode.
  11. Select the dates for the Effective date and End date fields.
  12. Select the Tax type. This is the type of tax that will be overridden.
  13. Select the Tax category. This is the tax category associated with the tax type you selected above.
  14. Enter the Override reason.
  15. Select the Product group. This is the product group classification of a product or service.
  16. Note: If ALL is selected for any field, the override will apply to all selections available for that field.

  17. Select the Product item. This is the product item that is associated with the product group.
  18. Select the Transaction type code. This is the CCH SureTax transaction type code that is associated with the product group and product item.
  19. Note: You received this code when your products were mapped to the CCH SureTax products.

  20. Select the Customer type. This is the customer type, such as business, residential, industrial, etc.
  21. Select the Provider type. This is the provider (regulatory) type, such as ILEC, CLEC, VoIP, Wireless, etc.
  22. Click Save.

ClosedEditing a Pass-through Tax Override

  1. Select Menu > Overrides > Rule and Rate Overrides.
  2. Click Pass-through tax.
  3. Scroll down, and select the Pass-through tax override state you want to change. The dialog for that state appears.
  4. Click next to the appropriate override. The Edit a Pass-through Tax Override dialog displays.
  5. Edit the Pass-through purpose, Threshold amount, End date, Override reason, and Transaction type code information as required. The rest of the fields are read-only.
  6. Click Save.

ClosedViewing Pass-through Tax Revision History

To view the revision history of pass-through tax, do the following:

  1. Select Menu > Overrides > Rule and Rate Overrides.
  2. Click Pass-through tax.
  3. Click below the graph and to the right.
  4. A grid displays the detailed revision history.
  5. On the revision history page, you can filter the details by selecting in the upper right. You can also export the results by selecting in the upper right.

ClosedImporting Pass-through Tax Overrides

  1. Select Menu > Overrides > Rule and Rate Overrides.
  2. Click Pass-through tax.
  3. Click . The Importing Pass-through Tax Overrides wizard displays.
  4. You can now choose to download a CSV template with the information pre-arranged by clicking Download Template, or prepare the CSV file yourself.
  5. Prepare your pass-through tax override import in a CSV file with the following headers, in this order:
  6. Header Notes
    OverrideId Required. Provide alphanumeric value with max length of 50.
    Geocodes

    Required. Geocodes.

    Provide alphanumeric value with max length of 12.

    StartEffectiveDate

    Required. Effective date.

    Provide date in MM/DD/YYYY format.

    EndEffectiveDate

    Required. End date.

    Provide date in MM/DD/YYYY format.

    ProductGroup

    Required. Product Group.

    Provide numeric value with max length of 4.

    ProductItem

    Required. Product Item.

    Provide numeric value with max length of 3.

    TransType Required. Transaction Type.
    TaxType

    Required. Tax Type.

    Provide numeric value with max length of 2.

    TaxCat

    Required. Tax Category.

    Provide numeric value with max length of 2.

    Customer

    Required. Customer.

    Provide numeric value with max length of 2.

    Provider

    Required. Provider.

    Provide numeric value with max length of 2.

    OverridePassFlagValue Required. Override Pass Flag Value.
    Threshold

    Required. Threshold.

    Provide numeric value between 0 to 99999999.99.

    Notes

    Optional. Notes.

    Provide alphanumeric value with max length of 255.

  7. Once the CSV file is prepared, click My File is Ready.
  8. Drag the CSV file to the drop-box, or select Browse..., locate the file, and click Open.

    Note: The file format must be CSV, XLSX, or XLS.

  9. Click Next.
  10. Verify that your Source File Header and Row 1 Data match the Map To column, then click Next. The Summary displays.
  11. Click Finish.

ClosedViewing the Pass-through Tax Override Import History

To view the pass-through tax import history, and view whether each import was successful or failed, do the following:

  1. Click Menu, then select Reports > Import Logs. The Import Log list displays.
  2. Select Imports.

Note: For any import, the far left column shows an check mark icon that indicates success, or an alert icon that indicates failure. See the far right column for details.

ClosedExporting Pass-through Tax Overrides

To export pass-through tax overrides, do the following:

  1. Select Menu > Overrides > Rule and Rate Overrides.
  2. Click Pass-through tax.
  3. Click below the graph and to the right.
  4. A CSV file is downloaded with the pass-through tax overrides.

ClosedDeleting a Pass-through Tax Override

  1. Select Menu > Overrides > Rule and Rate Overrides.
  2. Click Pass-through tax.
  3. Scroll down, and select the Pass-through tax override state you want to change. The dialog for that state appears.
  4. Click next to the appropriate override.
  5. Click Delete on the confirmation dialog.