How do I set up Canadian taxes in Netsuite?

Overview

You have set up a Canada entity in Avalara and need to assign settings within Netsuite so that the data will flow through to AvaTax.

Environment

Netsuite OneWorld

Netsuite

Resolution

• First, create two Canadian tax codes. Within NetSuite, go to Setup > Accounting > Tax Codes >  New
  • The first code should be Avatax-GST. The other should be Avatax-PST
  • Create both with 0.0% tax rates
    • For the PST tax code, select any Province 
• Second, create a new Canadian Tax Group. Go to Setup > Accounting > Groups >  New
  • Name this new tax group Avatax-CAN
  • Set the tax rate to 0.0%
  • Map the GST and PST tax codes to the tax group
• Last, set the default tax code to Avatax-CAN. Go to Setup > Accounting > Setup Taxes