Appendix 11- Calculatlng State Tax Table Codes - Royal 482NT Operating Manual

Appendix II
CALCULATING STATE TAX TABLE CODES
-·--~CAt:CUtATING STATE TAX TABLE CODES
State
Tax
Code: Represents a series of codes which are derived from your State's Retail Tax Chart to give
you the highest level of accuracy in charging tax. .
Important: This section of the manual will give you instructions for figuring your own tax code if your specific
state's tax code is not listed in Appendix
I.
Please take the time to follow the "EXAMPLE TAX CHARr given
on (Page II-d) and familiarize yourself with the method of determining the tax code. Then using !HE
WORKSHEIT on (Page 11008), duplicate the method of calculating your state tax code by the steps described
in this section (to do this you will need to obtain a copy of your state's Retail Tax Chart from your local Tax
Office). Once completed write down the tax code and save the information for future reference.
STEP A: For the follOwing, please observe "EXAMPLE TAX C':IARr, Step A, (Page II-d):
Every tax table consists of tax brackets. Each consecutive tax bracket is assigned a tax which
is exactly one cent higher than that assigned to the previous tax bracket In our "EXAMPLE TAX
CHARr a sale from .00 to .12 is not taxed. However, in the next tax bracket a sale from. 13
to .31 is taxed one cent Ukewise, in the next tax bracket a sale from .32 to .54 is taxed two
cents. The tax table progresses in a similar pattem.
Using "THE WDRKSHEEr, fill in Step A with the appropriate amounts from-your state's Retail
Tax Chart as described. .
STEP B: For the following, please observe "EXAMPLE TAX CHARr, Step B, (Page II-d):
(1) The difference between the starting amounts of each consecutive tax bracket is called a
"breakpoinf. Every tax table consists of a particular sequence of breakpoints. In our
"EXAMPLE TAX CHARr the difference between .00 and .13 is .13 cents. This 13 is the first
breakpoint. likewise. the difference between .13 and .32 is .19 cents. Thus. 19 is the second
breakpoint The breakpoints continue in a particular sequence through the entire tax table. It
is this particular sequence of breakpoints that is used to determine the programming code.
Using "THE WDRKSHEEr, fill in Step B by calculating the breakpoints based on your state's
Retail Tax Chart as described.
(2) The sequence of breakpoints is divided into "Regular- and "Irregular- patterns. All tax tables
repeat a pattern of irregular breakpoints that lead into a pattern of regular breakpoints. To
determine the breakpoint pattern, continue calculating the breakpoints in Part B until you have
found the "Regular- repeat breakpoint pattern.
Note the following from our example:
Br~kpoints·-
13, 19, 23, 27, 27,29 - represent the "Irregular- breakpoint pattern.
Breakpoints - 25, 25, 25, 25 - represent the "Regular- repeat breakpoint pattern.
The "Regular- repeat breakpoint pattern is a point where you will first see a repetition of one or
more numbers which must then add up evenly to (Le. 100,200,300, etc.). In our programming
example the 'Regular- breakpoint pattern (25, 25, 25, and 25) add up to 100.
USing "THE WDRKSHEEr, determine the "Regular" breakpoint pattern based on your state's
Retail Tax Chart as described.
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