Use case

Here is a use case that demonstrates how to use the Sales Tax API.

Invoicing outside of QuickBooks Online

If your customers create invoices outside of QuickBooks Online, you can integrate with the Sales Tax API to seamlessly calculate accurate sales tax on these invoices. This example demonstrates how to send a request and the expected response.

Request

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  mutation CalculateTax {
      indirectTaxCalculateSaleTransactionTax (
          input: {
              transactionDate: "2024-05-15"
              subject: {
                  qbCustomerId: "1"
              }
              shipping: {
                  shipFromAddress:
                  {
                      freeFormAddressLine: "2700 Coast Ave CA, US  94043",
                  },
                  shipToAddress:
                  {
                       freeFormAddressLine: "2700 Coast Ave CA, US  94043",
                  },
                  shippingFee: {
                      value: 10.99
                  }
              },
              lineItems: [
                  {
                      numberOfUnits:1,
                      pricePerUnitExcludingTaxes: {
                          value: 100
                      }
                      productVariantTaxability: {
                          productVariantId: 1
                      }
                  },
              ]
          }
      ) {
          ... on IndirectTax_TaxCalculationPayload {
              taxCalculation {
                  transactionDate
                  shipping {
                      shipFromAddress {
                          streetAddressLine1
                      }
                  shipToAddress {
                      streetAddressLine1
                  }
                  shippingFee {
                      value
                  }
                  taxAmount {
                      value
                  }
              }
              lineItems {
                  nodes {
                      numberOfUnits
                      totalPriceExcludingTaxes {
                          value
                      }
                      productVariantTaxability {
                          classificationCode
                      }
                      taxAmount {
                          value
                      }
                      taxDetails {
                          taxAmount {
                              value
                          }
                          taxableAmount {
                              value
                          }
                          taxRate {
                              name
                              taxRate {
                                  taxRateReferenceId
                              }
                          }
                      }
                  }
          }
          taxTotals {
              totalTaxAmountExcludingShipping {
                  value
              }
              aggregatedTaxesExcludingShippingByRate {
                  taxableAmount {
                      value
                  }
                  taxAmount {
                      value
                  }
                  ratePercentageApplied {
                      ...on IndirectTax_RatePercentage {
                          rate
                      }
                  }
                  taxRate {
                      name
                      taxRate {
                          taxRateReferenceId
                      }
                  }
              }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
Response

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  {
      "data": {
          "indirectTaxCalculateSaleTransactionTax": {
              "taxCalculation": {
                  "transactionDate": "2024-05-15",
                  "shipping": {
                      "shipFromAddress": {
                          "streetAddressLine1": "2700 Coast Ave CA, US  94043"
                      },
                      "shipToAddress": {
                          "streetAddressLine1": "2700 Coast Ave CA, US  94043"
                      },
                      "shippingFee": {
                          "value": 10.99
                      },
                      "taxAmount": {
                          "value": 0.00
                      }
                  },
                  "lineItems": {
                      "nodes": [
                          {
                              "numberOfUnits": 1,
                              "totalPriceExcludingTaxes": {
                                  "value": 100.00
                              },
                              "productVariantTaxability": {
                                  "classificationCode": "EUC-09020802"
                          },
                          "taxAmount": {
                              "value": 9.13
                          },
                          "taxDetails": [
                              {
                                  "taxAmount": {
                                      "value": 6.25
                                  },
                                  "taxableAmount": {
                                      "value": 100.00
                                  },
                                  "taxRate": {
                                      "name": "California State",
                                      "taxRate": {
                                          "taxRateReferenceId": "-1"
                                      }
                                  }
                              },
                              {
                                  "taxAmount": {
                                      "value": 1.00
                                  },
                                  "taxableAmount": {
                                      "value": 100.00
                                  },
                                  "taxRate": {
                                      "name": "California, Santa Clara County",
                                      "taxRate": {
                                          "taxRateReferenceId": "-1"
                                      }
                                  }
                              },
                              {
                                  "taxAmount": {
                                      "value": 1.88
                                  },
                                  "taxableAmount": {
                                      "value": 100.00
                                  },
                                  "taxRate": {
                                      "name": "California, Santa Clara County District",
                                      "taxRate": {
                                          "taxRateReferenceId": "-1"
                                      }
                                  }
                              }
                          ]
                      },
                      {
                          "numberOfUnits": 1,
                          "totalPriceExcludingTaxes": {
                              "value": 10.99
                          },
                          "productVariantTaxability": {
                              "classificationCode": "SHIPPING"
                          },
                          "taxAmount": {
                              "value": 0.00
                          },
                          "taxDetails": [
                              {
                                  "taxAmount": {
                                      "value": 0.00
                                  },
                                  "taxableAmount": {
                                      "value": 0.00
                                  },
                                  "taxRate": {
                                      "name": "California State",
                                      "taxRate": {
                                          "taxRateReferenceId": "-1"
                                      }
                                  }
                              },
                              {
                                  "taxAmount": {
                                      "value": 0.00
                                  },
                                  "taxableAmount": {
                                      "value": 0.00
                                  },
                                  "taxRate": {
                                      "name": "California, Santa Clara County",
                                      "taxRate": {
                                         "taxRateReferenceId": "-1"
                                      }
                                  }
                              },
                              {
                                  "taxAmount": {
                                      "value": 0.00
                                  },
                                  "taxableAmount": {
                                      "value": 0.00
                                  },
                                  "taxRate": {
                                      "name": "California, Santa Clara County District",
                                      "taxRate": {
                                          "taxRateReferenceId": "-1"
                                      }
                                  }
                              }
                          ]
                      }
                      ]
              },
              "taxTotals": {
                      "totalTaxAmountExcludingShipping": {
                          "value": 9.13
                      },
                      "aggregatedTaxesExcludingShippingByRate": [
                          {
                              "taxableAmount": {
                                  "value": 100.00
                              },
                              "taxAmount": {
                                  "value": 6.25
                              },
                              "ratePercentageApplied": {
                                  "rate": 6.25
                              },
                              "taxRate": {
                                  "name": "California State",
                                  "taxRate": {
                                      "taxRateReferenceId": "-1"
                                  }
                              }
                          },
                          {
                              "taxableAmount": {
                                  "value": 100.00
                              },
                              "taxAmount": {
                                  "value": 1.00
                              },
                              "ratePercentageApplied": {
                                  "rate": 1
                              },
                              "taxRate": {
                                  "name": "California, Santa Clara County",
                                  "taxRate": {
                                      "taxRateReferenceId": "-1"
                                  }
                              }
                          },
                          {
                              "taxableAmount": {
                                  "value": 100.00
                              },
                              "taxAmount": {
                                  "value": 1.88
                              },
                              "ratePercentageApplied": {
                                  "rate": 1.875
                              },
                              "taxRate": {
                                  "name": "California, Santa Clara County District",
                                  "taxRate": {
                                      "taxRateReferenceId": "-1"
                                  }
                              }
                          },
                          {
                              "taxableAmount": {
                                  "value": 0.00
                              },
                              "taxAmount": {
                                  "value": 0.00
                              },
                              "ratePercentageApplied": {
                                  "rate": 6.25
                              },
                              "taxRate": {
                                  "name": "California State",
                                  "taxRate": {
                                      "taxRateReferenceId": "-1"
                                  }
                              }
                          },
                          {
                              "taxableAmount": {
                                  "value": 0.00
                              },
                              "taxAmount": {
                                  "value": 0.00
                              },
                              "ratePercentageApplied": {
                                  "rate": 1
                              },
                              "taxRate": {
                                  "name": "California, Santa Clara County",
                                  "taxRate": {
                                      "taxRateReferenceId": "-1"
                                  }
                              }
                          },
                          {
                              "taxableAmount": {
                                  "value": 0.00
                              },
                              "taxAmount": {
                                  "value": 0.00
                              },
                              "ratePercentageApplied": {
                                  "rate": 1.875
                              },
                              "taxRate": {
                                  "name": "California, Santa Clara County District",
                                  "taxRate": {
                                      "taxRateReferenceId": "-1"
                                  }
                              }
                          }
                      ]
                  }
              }
          }
      }
  }