# Setup - Sales Tax Authorities

Sales tax authorities can be set for one or more Tax Authorities. they can be assigned a different collection account to help facilitate tracking and payment of taxes collected. Sales tax authorities need to be set up prior to setting up sales tax rates.

### Adding a Sales Tax Authority

1. Select Setup->Sales Tax Authorities.
2. Press the New icon. A popup will appear with a form to fill out.
3. Enter a short name for the taxing authority, e.g. state tax, city tax, vat, etc.
4. Enter a more detailed description of the taxing authority.
5. Enter the general ledger account to track taxes collected for this authority.
6. If the vendor is in the database, select the vendor to use to send payment to when submitting the taxes to the authority.
7. Enter the tax rate in percent, e.g. 7.2, 15.0, etc. Use a decimal point (.) for non-integer percentages.
8. Press the Save icon to add the sales tax authority to the database.

### Editing a Sales Tax Authority

1. Select Setup->Sales Tax Authorities.
2. Press the Edit icon next to the sales tax authority to edit. A popup will appear with a form pre-filled with the current data.
3. Make any necessary changes and press the Save icon to update the sales tax authority in the database.

### Deleting a Sales Tax Authority

1. Select Setup->Sales Tax Authorities.
2. Press the Delete icon next to the sales tax authority to Delete. A confirmation popup will appear.
3. Press OK to confirm the deletion and the sales tax authority will be removed from the database.

### Related Links

Sales Tax Overview
Sales Tax Rates

Adding a Vendor Account
Adding a General Ledger Account