ADDING HST TO MAITRE'D

1) ADD AN HST TAX

POINT OF SALE CONTROL > PAYMENTS > TAXES...

- Click ADD to add a new tax

- For "Description," enter in "HST"

- Fixed Tax: leave unchecked

- Rate: set to "12" (12% HST tax)

- Tax Table: leave unchecked

- Options:

- - For ADDON TAX: only have "Rounding" checked

- - For INCLUSIVE TAX: Check Rounding, Inclusive, and Tax Before Quantity

- - SEPARATE PRINTOUT: check this if you want the tax to show as “HST” on the guest check instead of “TAX”

- Apply tax on: Most stores will have all unchecked

-- TAXABLE SERVICE: check this if you use SERVICE charges in Maitre'd and you want to add HST tax to them

-- TAXABLE DISCOUNT: check this if, after using a discount, you want the tax to remain on the check. IE: doing a 100% promo will not bring the total of the check to $0.00, the tax will be remaining and must be payed for

-- TAX ON GRATUITY: check this if you want to add HST to gratuity when it is added to a check

2) APPLY HST TAX TO ALL SALES DIVISIONS

POINT OF SALE CONTROL > REVENUE CENTER > DIVISIONS...

- Double click on your first Division

- Click TAX

- Set TAX#1 to: HST

- Set TAX#2 to: Undefined

- Repeat this for ALL SALES DIVISIONS!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Q: Can I just rename my GST tax to HST and change the rate to 12?

A: If you rename your GST tax to HST and change the rate to 12, when you run a sales report for any time before July 1st, the TAX line will show HST instead of GST.

Q: Can I do the changes before July 1st and have the system automatically switch over?

A: If you are adding HST as a new tax you must do it on July 1st. If you are re-naming your GST tax to HST, you could use the "Upcoming" section in POINT OF SALE CONTROL > PAYMENTS > TAXES > GST > RATE and set the date to July 1st and the rate to 12. We do not recommend this as your previous sales report will show an HST line instead of a GST line.