# Creating Tax Categories

From the main screen, go to **Settings → Business Settings** 

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Click the **Taxes** category.

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Once the Tax screen opens, make sure to select the **Categories** tab

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The Categories page will open with the settings for **Inventory Categories** and **Account Categories**.

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**INVENTORY CATEGORIES**

Under this section, you will be able to create categories to be used with tax rules, based on inventory. To create a new category, click the "New Tax Inventory Category" (**+**) button.

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The "Tax Inventory Category Details" screen will open, in there you will be able to decide whether this is a category that will be active, if this is a category that you want to create but do not want to make active yet, you can click the toggle to deactivate, by default it is active. Then under the "Tax Inventory Category" field, enter the name for the new category that you are creating, and click the "Save" button and your new Inventory Category will be created and it is ready to be use.

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The system will display a Service Message, to let you know that all the settings for this new Tax Inventory Category has been successfully saved.

**ACCOUNT CATEGORIES**

Under this section, you will be able to create categories to be used with tax rules, based on accounts. To create a new category, click the "Add Tax" (Add) button

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The "Tax Account Category Details" screen will open, in there you will be able to decide whether this is a category that will be active, if this is a category that you want to create but do not want to make active yet, you can click the toggle to deactivate, by default it is active. Then under the "Tax Account Category" field, enter the name for the new category that you are creating, and click the "Save" button and your new Account Category will be created and it is ready to be use.

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The system will display a Service Message, to let you know that all the settings for this new Tax Account Category has been successfully saved.


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