{"id":23024,"date":"2025-05-29T07:56:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T07:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/uncategorized\/create_tax\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T09:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:59:28","slug":"how-to-setup-tax-in-odoo-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/bharath-india\/how-to-setup-tax-in-odoo-18\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Setup Tax in Odoo 18?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_74030\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/12PEd7YSifo?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/product\/master\/how-to-create-a-taxes-in-odoo\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/product\/master\/how-to-create-a-taxes-in-odoo\/\">Setup tax in Odoo<\/a><\/strong> properly ensures automated tax calculations on customer invoices, vendor bills, and point-of-sale transactions, maintaining compliance with local tax regulations (such as GST in India).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Configuration Steps<\/strong> to setup tax<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Accessing Tax Management<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Accounting \/ Invoicing \u2192 Configuration \u2192 Taxes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>New<\/strong> to set up a custom tax rule or select an existing tax to modify.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>Core Settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tax Name:<\/strong> Enter a clear descriptive title (e.g., <code>CGST 9%<\/code>, <code>SGST 9%<\/code>, or <code>IGST 18%<\/code>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tax Computation:<\/strong> Choose how the tax amount is calculated:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Percentage of Price (most common)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fixed Amount<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Percentage of Price Tax Included<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Group of Taxes (combining multiple taxes into a single line item, such as CGST + SGST)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tax Type \/ Scope:<\/strong> Define whether the tax applies to <strong>Sales<\/strong>, <strong>Purchases<\/strong>, or <strong>None<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. <strong>Tax Details &amp; Accounting Mapping<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Amount \/ Rate:<\/strong> Specify the percentage or fixed value.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Active Status:<\/strong> Enable or disable taxes based on current operational requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Account Mapping:<\/strong> Link appropriate <strong>Tax Received<\/strong> (for sales) and <strong>Tax Paid<\/strong> (for purchases) accounts from your Chart of Accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. <strong>Advanced &amp; Localized Rules (India GST)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set up GST grids and tax tags for automated statutory returns reporting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure tax inclusions\/exclusions on sales line items to control whether tax is added on top of base prices or included within listed prices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video guides users through the process of setting up new tax rules in the system. 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