Fees Certification Requirements

This section describes the parameters required for an integration to calculate additional tax types beyond Sales Tax. Note that it is a prerequisite for the integration to be certified for Sales Tax in order to achieve Fees certification.

Bottle Tax

Name	Type	Description	Comments
BeverageContainerMaterial	Required	Specify the material that beverage containers are made of. Used for calculating bottle deposit fees.
NetVolume	Required	The volume of only the item, substance, or product in question, exclusive of packaging, container, or other ancillary materials.
PackSize	Required	Allows customer to specify, where relevant, the number of taxable items in a package, such as cigarettes or light bulbs in a pack or bottles in a case.

Battery / Light Bulb

Name	Type	Description	Comments
Voltage	Required	Voltage capacity for retail purposes (e.g. '12 volt battery')
Pack Size	Required	Allows customer to specify, where relevant, the number of taxable items in a package, such as cigarettes or light bulbs in a pack or bottles in a case.
Contains Mercury	Required	Whether or not the product contains mercury.

E-Waste

Name	Type	Description	Comments
First Use	Required	An indication if the item in question is being transacted before it's first end consumer use since original manufacture; pertinent to reusable items or items sold as pre-owned.
Screen Size	Required	A diagonal length measure of a rectangular screen along its surface; indicative of its total surface area.

Paint

Name	Type	Description	Comments
Container Size	Required	Intended for use where tax rate is dependent on the size of the container.

Tire

Name	Type	Description	Comments
RimDiameter	Required	The measure of a tire's rim diameter. Determines the rim onto which a tire can be mounted.
TireType	Required	Defines the type of tire being sold.
Studded	Required	Used for studded tires where necessary to taxability.
TreadWidth	Required	The measurement between the outboard and inboard edges of a tire's tread design.
NetWeight	Required	The weight (mass) of only the item, substance, or product in question, exclusive of packaging, container, or other ancillary materials.

Amusement & Admissions

Name	Type	Description	Comments
VenueSize	Required	Maximum capacity of an entertainment venue to which tickets are sold.
DiscountType	Required	Covers scenarios where a tax is discounted (not fully exempt), based on the status of the purchaser or seller (such as Senior Citizens).
VenueType	Suggested	Categorization of venue types, generally relevant to admissions taxes. Definitions and implications may vary between jurisdictions.
PerformanceType	Required	Describes characteristics of a performance.
IsReseller	Suggested	An indication of whether the item being transacted in is being sold/rented in a reseller capacity. Generally a reseller is a third party or platform that does not own the item being transacted, though this definition varies by jurisdiction and the goods in question (lodging, equipment, services, etc). Reselling typically requires authorization or certification for tax purposes.
SportingEventType	Required	Identifies what sport is being conducted or by what sporting organization.
VenueHasLiquorLicense	Suggested	Whether or not the venue for a performance or amusement has a liquor license.
InstateProTeam	Required	At a sporting event, whether one of the teams is an in-state professional sports team.
RevenueRequirementMet	Suggested	Revenue Requirement Must be Met Before Tax Applies. (See local jurisdiction for threshold).
ExemptEntityPerformance	Required	Whether a performance or artistic production is performed and produced for the benefit of a qualifying exempt entity.

Rental / Leasing

Name	Type	Description	Comments
IsIntercompany	Required	Indicates whether the equipment is leased or rented to a parent, subsidiary, or sister corporations.
IsAcceleratedTaxPaid	Required	Indicates that tax is not due on the rental or lease payment because the tax was paid upfront on the aggregate lease or rental payments.
IsTaxableService	Required	This parameter is used in Connecticut to distinguish between a service contract for a taxable service and a service contract for a nontaxable service. This parameter is used in conjunction with the IsServiceContract parameter.
IsIndeterminateLength	Required	Indicates that a lease or rental of property is for an indeterminate period of time.
IsHeavyMachinery	Required	Indicates the product leased or rented is heavy equipment.
NumberOfDays	Required	The number of days a product is rented or leased.
IsOperatorProvided	Required	Indicates whether leased equipment is provided with an operator.
IsColoradoSMMRegistered	Required	Indicates the product has been registered as part of the Colorado Special Mobile Machinery (SMM) Rental Program.
IsTexasTERPEligible	Required	Indicates the products are eligible for the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) Off-Road, Heavy-Duty Diesel Equipment Surcharge, which requires the equipment to be off-road, diesel, and have horsepower of 50 or greater.

Meals

Name	Type	Description	Comments
PlaceOfConsumption	Required	Indicates intended point of consumption of prepared food relative to a seller establishment.
SellerClassification	Required	A classification (using NAICS) of the seller involved in the item transaction.
Utensils	Required	Indicates provision of utensils with food, whether served to the customer by an attendant, sold with the item, or merely made available for the customer to choose.