Manages tax rates in Xero. It allows you to query, insert, and update tax rates, which are necessary for calculating tax liabilities on sales and purchases.

Table Specific Information

The TaxRates table allows you to SELECT, INSERT, and UPDATE tax components for tax rates in a Xero organization. The Id column is generated by the connector this value combines the index of the line item with the unique, Xero-generated TaxType.

SELECT

The Xero API allows extensive filtering and ordering. You can define WHERE and ORDER BY clauses in a query to filter and order the results using any non-line-item column.

Note: The Xero API does not support filtering on line items or journal lines.

INSERT

To insert a single row, set the required fields. A new table object is created as a single entry. To create a new tax rate, the Name field must be set in addition to at least one tax component; the TaxComponent_Name, TaxComponent_Rate, and TaxComponent_IsCompound fields are required to insert a new line item.

In addition to inserting a single row, this table offers two additional ways to insert into a table.

1. You can insert a new object with multiple line items using XML aggregates. The elements supported here are the same as the TaxComponent columns without the "TaxComponent_" prefix.
   

   INSERT INTO TaxRates (Name, TaxComponentAggregate) VALUES (
     'My Tax Rate',
     '<TaxComponent>
   	<Name>customTax1</Name>
   	<Rate>1.0000</Rate>
   	<IsCompound>false</IsCompound>
      </TaxComponent>
      <TaxComponent>
   	<Name>customTax2</Name>
   	<Rate>2.0000</Rate>
   	<IsCompound>false</IsCompound>
      </TaxComponent>'
   )

2. You can also insert a new tax component on an existing object by specifiying the Xero-generated value for the existing record. For example, adding a tax component to an existing tax rate:
   

   INSERT INTO TaxRates (TaxType, TaxComponent_Name, TaxComponent_Rate, TaxComponent_IsCompound) VALUES ('TAX001', 'customTax2', '2.0000', 'False')

Note: Inserting into existing records will count as two operations against the Xero API. One is required to retrieve the existing record, and another to update the record with new data.

UPDATE

You can update any field that is not read-only.

Note: UPDATE operations will count as two operations against the Xero API. One is required to retrieve the existing record, and another to update the record with new data.

Note: You cannot update predefined tax rates through the Xero API.

DELETE

The Xero API has limited support for deleting any object. In order to delete objects, you must update their Status to an appropriate value.

Applicable values for this field may be state-dependent. For example, invoices can only have their status set to DELETED when the invoice status is currently DRAFT or SUBMITTED.

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