Work With Tax Classes and Rates

Tax classes let you apply different tax rules to different menu items. Each class holds one or more tax rates that stack, for example a 5 percent state tax and a 10 percent city tax.

Tax Calculation Modes

Each tax class picks how rates combine with prices:

• Exclusive: tax is added on top of the listed price. A $100 item with a 10 percent rate bills for $110.
• Included: tax is part of the listed price. A $100 item with a 10 percent rate means $90.91 is the base and $9.09 is tax.

Create a Tax Class

From the Tax Classes page:

1. Select Add tax class.
2. Enter a name (such as "Food" or "Beverages").
3. Mark it as the default class to apply automatically to new menu items.
4. Set whether the price includes or excludes tax.

Add Tax Rates to a Class

Each tax rate is a named percentage with a priority that controls stacking order. Higher priority rates calculate first. Add as many rates as your jurisdiction requires.

Common stacks:

• US sales tax: a single rate.
• India GST: separate CGST and SGST rates, or a single IGST rate for inter-state sales.

Edit or Archive a Tax Class

Select the three-dot menu on a tax class row:

• Edit: change the name, default flag, or included-in-price setting.
• Archive: stop using the class. Archived classes no longer appear when assigning tax to menu items, but existing invoices keep their recorded rates.

India GST Configuration

When you create a restaurant in India, Grubbitt can auto-configure common GST rates. Run the India tax setup from the Tax Classes page to seed standard CGST, SGST, and IGST rates.

Match your rate percentages to your current GST registration. Rates on issued invoices cannot change after the fact; void and reissue if you need a correction.