# Chapter 5.1.8 - Tax Override

Source: https://developer.avalara.com/products/communications/integration-guides/dev-guide_rest_v2/reference/tax-override/

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### Tax Override

The `TaxOverride` object allows the user to change **tax rates**:

Key

Value

`loc`

[`[Location]`](/communications/dev-guide_rest_v2/reference/location/) required Override location information  

There are several ways to input location information. For more information, see [Location](/communications/dev-guide_rest_v2/reference/location/)  

`scp`

`[int]` required Scope  

Scope to which the override is applied: Country, State, County, or City

-   `0`: Country
-   `1`: State
-   `2`: County
-   `3`: City

`tid`

`[int]` required Tax Type ID  

Tax Type to override. For a list of Tax Type IDs, see the [`/api/v2/afc/taxtype/{taxType}` endpoint](/communications/dev-guide_rest_v2/getting-started/environments-endpoints#lookups)  

`lvl`

`[int]` required Tax Level ID  

Tax Level to override.

-   `0`: Federal
-   `1`: State
-   `2`: County
-   `3`: City

`lvlExm`

`[bool]` Level Exemptible  

Indicates if the tax can be exempted using level exemptions

-   `true`: Level Exemptible
-   `false`: Not Level Exemptible

`brkt`

[`[TaxBracket]`](/communications/dev-guide_rest_v2/reference/tax-bracket/) required List of [tax brackets](/communications/dev-guide_rest_v2/reference/tax-bracket/) for the override  

### Example

```json
"ovr": [ { "loc": { // Location }, "scp": 1, "tid": 25, "lvl": 2, "lvlExm": true, "brkt": [ { // Tax Bracket } ] }]
```

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