# Nonstandard item transactions in AvaTax

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# Nonstandard item transactions in AvaTax

Learn how to include nonstandard charges, such as shipping and handling, in AvaTax transactions.

In this section, we'll look at how you can incorporate nonstandard charges (specifically, shipping and handling) into your transaction. Often relegated to a single notation on an invoice, shipping and handling charges play an important role in the tax calculation of a document. So, how should you include the shipping/handling charge in a tax request? The answer may surprise you: shipping/handling is treated just like any other line item on an invoice.