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description: Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started with TAKU Retail
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# Onboarding Checklist

## Initial System Setup

You can easily customize the general [Business Settings](general-settings/editing-business-details) in TAKU to meet the needs of your business. However, if you want to get started quickly, simply review the following key settings:

1. How to [set up taxes](general-settings/taxes) for the following:
   * [Sales Taxes](general-settings/taxes/creating-sales-taxes)
   * [Tax Rules](general-settings/taxes/creating-tax-rules)
   * [Tax Categories](general-settings/taxes/creating-tax-categories) (used for rebates & exemptions, for example [native tax status](general-settings/taxes/tax-exceptions))
2. How to set up [inventory categories](general-settings/inventory-settings/inventory-categories) (e.g. vitamins, drinks)
3. (Optional) How to set up [account groups](general-settings/account-settings/account-groups) (e.g. VIP, seniors)
4. (Optional) How to set up [brands](general-settings/inventory-settings/brands) for products (e.g. Nike)
5. (Optional) How to set up [inventory options](general-settings/editing-business-details/inventory-options-settings) for products with multiple variants (e.g. size, color)
6. How to set up [cashout settings](store-settings/cashout-settings) for daily settlement
