Contractor tax on wholesale Optional #
Tax contractor sales on cost, not retail
Tax can be levied on wholesale cost rather than retail, set either per inventory item or per invoice, posting regular and contractor tax to separate ledger accounts.
Tax is part of Money & The Close in Windward System Five. System Five includes 4 documented capabilities here — 3 in the standard set and 1 optional.
These 4 capabilities sit within System Five's 1287-capability documented set — a selection, not a ceiling.
Tax contractor sales on cost, not retail
Tax can be levied on wholesale cost rather than retail, set either per inventory item or per invoice, posting regular and contractor tax to separate ledger accounts.
Handle customers who are tax exempt
Tax handling per customer can be run either as a list of taxes the customer must pay or, inverted, as a list of taxes they are exempt from, depending on which model suits the jurisdiction.
Charge the tax where goods are delivered
Several taxes can apply per line with per-line override, and tax zones or areas set the correct rate for the jurisdiction goods are delivered into rather than the store's own.
Charge and remit the right tax
Tax is calculated and posted to taxes payable as part of the sale, and payables procedures include posting the GST input credit at the time the bill is entered for Canadian businesses.
Yes. Several taxes can apply per line with per-line override, and tax zones or areas set the correct rate for the jurisdiction goods are delivered into rather than the store's own. This is optional in System Five.
Yes. Tax can be levied on wholesale cost rather than retail, set either per inventory item or per invoice, posting regular and contractor tax to separate ledger accounts. This is optional in System Five.
Yes. Tax is calculated and posted to taxes payable as part of the sale, and payables procedures include posting the GST input credit at the time the bill is entered for Canadian businesses. This is optional in System Five.
Every capability on this page is documented in the System Five capability index. Last updated 2026-11-05.