---
title: "Create a sales-tax code"
method: POST
path: "/quickbooks-desktop/sales-tax-codes"
---

# Create a sales-tax code

`POST /quickbooks-desktop/sales-tax-codes`

Creates a new sales-tax code.

## Headers

- `Conductor-End-User-Id` string, required — The ID of the End-User to receive this request.

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required — The case-insensitive unique name of this sales-tax code, unique across all sales-tax codes. This short name will appear on sales forms to identify the tax status of an item. **NOTE**: Sales-tax codes do not have a `fullName` field because they are not hierarchical objects, which is why `name` is unique for them but not for objects that have parents. Maximum length: 3 characters.
  - `isActive` boolean — Indicates whether this sales-tax code is active. Inactive objects are typically hidden from views and reports in QuickBooks. Defaults to `true`.
  - `isTaxable` boolean, required — Indicates whether this sales-tax code is tracking taxable sales. This field cannot be modified once the sales-tax code has been used in a transaction.
  - `description` string — A description of this sales-tax code.
  - `salesTaxItemId` string — The sales-tax item used to calculate the actual tax amount for this sales-tax code's transactions by applying a specific tax rate collected for a single tax agency. Unlike `salesTaxCode`, which only indicates general taxability, this field drives the actual tax calculation and reporting.

## Response `200`

Returns the newly created sales-tax code.

- QbdSalesTaxCode
  - `id` string, required — The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this sales-tax code. This ID is unique across all sales-tax codes but not across different QuickBooks object types.
  - `objectType` 'qbd_sales_tax_code', required — The type of object. This value is always `"qbd_sales_tax_code"`.
  - `createdAt` string, required — The date and time when this sales-tax code was created, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer.
  - `updatedAt` string, required — The date and time when this sales-tax code was last updated, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer.
  - `revisionNumber` string, required — The current QuickBooks-assigned revision number of this sales-tax code object, which changes each time the object is modified. When updating this object, you must provide the most recent `revisionNumber` to ensure you're working with the latest data; otherwise, the update will return an error.
  - `name` string, required — The case-insensitive unique name of this sales-tax code, unique across all sales-tax codes. This short name will appear on sales forms to identify the tax status of an item. **NOTE**: Sales-tax codes do not have a `fullName` field because they are not hierarchical objects, which is why `name` is unique for them but not for objects that have parents.
  - `isActive` boolean, required — Indicates whether this sales-tax code is active. Inactive objects are typically hidden from views and reports in QuickBooks. Defaults to `true`.
  - `isTaxable` boolean, required — Indicates whether this sales-tax code is tracking taxable sales. This field cannot be modified once the sales-tax code has been used in a transaction.
  - `description` string, nullable, required — A description of this sales-tax code.
  - `salesTaxItem` object, nullable, required — The sales-tax item used to calculate the actual tax amount for this sales-tax code's transactions by applying a specific tax rate collected for a single tax agency. Unlike `salesTaxCode`, which only indicates general taxability, this field drives the actual tax calculation and reporting.
    - `id` string, nullable, required — The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types.
    - `fullName` string, nullable, required — The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive.

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