Navigating your local tax regulations can be a tricky matter. Luckily, our self-service tax module makes it easy for you to have complete control over your tax situation.

NOTE: Before making any changes to your tax structure, be sure to brush up on your local tax regulations and understand how to properly calculate and compound taxes in your area. Treez will not be held liable for tax discrepancies caused by incorrectly structured tax models. We recommend consulting a tax professional before making any alterations to your tax structure.

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Our self-service tax module is designed with the flexibility to organize and compound state and local taxes to any level of complexity. By understanding your individual tax rates, what types of products or customers they apply to, and how they compound, you can be sure you’re always charging customers the exact right amount for your area.

To access the tax module, navigate to Configuration > Config Page > Taxes.

This section allows you to set the current market rates being used to calculate excise tax and sales tax. Tip: Some fields may only be visible to California operators.

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This section lets you configure your taxes to any degree of complexity for both medical and/or adult-use customers. Multiple tax types can be added to different layers in order to achieve the exact tax requirements for your local area.

The state you operate in will determine what tabs are visible to you in this section — ‘Medical’ and/or ‘Adult-Use’. If your state allows both customer types, then both will be visible, regardless of what type of license you hold

NOTE: Clicking on each tab will allow you to configure your taxes differently for the separate groups. If you only sell to one of the customer groups, then you only need to configure your taxes for that type. If you sell to both customer types, then both will need to be configured.

Creating layers allows you to dictate which taxes should be compounded together and which should be calculated independently of each other.

To create a new layer, tap Edit, then click the icon to the left of the module.

Some local taxes may be calculated off the subtotal or exclude other taxes in their calculations. By placing multiple tax types in the same layer, you’re saying these taxes should not compound together when being calculated. Instead, their totals will be calculated independently from each other based on the information in the layer above. If these taxes appear in the first layer, then their totals will be calculated off the subtotal.

For example, this photo displays both Excise Tax and a local City Tax in the first layer. Meaning, both taxes are calculated directly off of the subtotal and do not compound together.

For example, let’s assume you’re selling a $10 cannabis item. Here’s how the taxes would be calculated when both taxes appear in the same layer:

*Using a non-arm's length transaction.

Some state and local taxes require you to calculate their total based on the compounded amounts of the tax layers that came before them. By creating a new layer, you’re saying it should use the preceding layer’s total as the new amount to calculate the new layer's taxes off of i.e. the second layer compounds on the first layer.

For example, this photo displays Excise Tax and a local City Tax in the two different layers. Meaning, the excise tax will be calculated off the subtotal, and the city tax will be calculated off the subtotal + excise tax.

For example, let’s assume you’re selling the same $10 arm’s length cannabis item. Here’s how the taxes would be calculated when the taxes appear in separate layers:

*Using a non-arm's length transaction.

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There are three fields for every tax type that are used to determine how much tax is charged to whom, and what type of products it's charged on. Some fields will auto-populate based on others, while some can be customized.

Standard tax types are included in the ‘Tax Label’ drop-down. Adding these taxes to different layers will allow you to dictate exactly what taxes are enabled and how each of them is being compounded and calculated. You can only use each tax type once per customer group (medical vs. adult-use), regardless of what layer it appears in.

NOTE: For compliance reasons, we recommend brushing up on your local tax requirements before making any adjustments to your tax structure.

While there are a variety of sales tax options to choose from, you’ll only be choosing one for each of your medical and adult-use tax structures. Which option you choose will depend on which customer groups you serve (medical or adult-use) and whether or not you offer delivery.

Some cities and/or counties have enacted measures requiring that cannabis businesses located in their jurisdictions pay additional local taxes. You can create up to 5 custom taxes through the ‘Custom Tax’ section. Once created, these custom taxes will populate in the ‘Tax Label’ drop-down.

This menu allows you to choose what type of products each of your taxes should be applied to. While some taxes, like sales tax, is applied to all products, some local and state taxes may only apply to certain types of cannabis or non-cannabis products.

This field allows you to set the taxable rate for each tax type you’ve selected. Some of these rates are predetermined, while others can be edited to meet local requirements.

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Depending on your city/county, you may have a variety of custom taxes that only apply in your area. These custom taxes often have specific nuances that dictate how they compound with other state and local taxes and what types of products (cannabis or non-cannabis) they apply to.

NOTE: It’s the responsibility of the operator to understand how their local taxes interact with other state and local taxes and what types of products they’re applied to. We recommend consulting a tax professional before making any adjustments to your tax structure Treez will not be held liable for incorrectly configured taxes.

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NOTE: Whether your new to Post-Tax pricing or not, you’ll need to contact [email protected] for us to enable this configuration and update your current prices to their new Post-Tax amounts.

This is an optional setting that makes it so your eCommerce and partner channel menus advertise the final price of products (all taxes included), instead of the price before taxes. This is a great option for shops that want to display the most transparent pricing on their menus or want to minimize coin change.

To enable Post-Tax, navigate to Configurations > Config Page > Taxes > Post-Tax. When enabled, the flat price/tier prices you have set for products (in Product Management) will become the out the door price the customer pays.

For example, with Post-Tax enabled, if you price an item at $10 our system automatically calculates how much the item is pre-tax so the customer is charged $10 for the item, all taxes included.

Before restoring pre-tax pricing, you will need to contact us so we can revert your post-tax prices to their former pre-tax amounts. Disabling this configuration without adjusting your prices in-line with this change will result in your customers being double charged for taxes! Alternatively, you can toggle Post-Tax off and update product prices by hand — outside of regular business hours, of course.

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There are a variety of factors that will determine how your taxes should be structured, including your business model (standalone retailer (arm’s length), micro business or vertically integrated (non-arm’s length), how you decided to structure your prices (excise tax broken out below the subtotal vs. excise tax baked in to the retail price), and what your local tax requirements are. These differences will determine what types of taxes need to be enabled, the order they should appear in, and how many layers you’ll need to create.

To learn more about the different tax types and how this module compounds and calculates taxes, see Navigating the Tax Module.

Breaking the excise tax out below the subtotal on a receipt means you can clearly itemize the taxes a customer is being charged without affecting the retail price of your products. This process ensures customers have a clear understanding of what costs are associated with your individual retail operation and which are mandatory taxes.

Step 1: Navigate to Configuration > Config Page > Tax Rates.

Step 2: Fill out the ‘Tax Rates’ drop-down card. These values will be used to calculate any taxes entered on the ‘Point of Sale Tax Setup’ card, below.

NOTE: The system will save any edits you make automatically. Tapping the Update Sales Tax button will reset the sales tax rate across all tax layers created in the ‘Point of Sale Tax Setup’ card, and should only be used if the sales tax rate for your area changes.

Step 3: If you have any custom taxes navigate down to the ‘Custom Tax’ section, where you can create up to 5 additional taxes by clicking the +Add New Tax button. If you don’t have any additional custom taxes, move on to step 4.

NOTE: The names added on these fields will be displayed on the customer’s receipt, so make sure you’re using short, descriptive names for each.

Step 4: Navigate back up to the ‘Point of Sale Tax Setup’ drop-down and click Edit to begin setting up your tax layers.

Step 5: Name your first layer and click Add Tax to begin populating different tax types in the layer.

Step 6: Start by selecting Excise Tax from the ‘Tax Label’ drop-down. In California, the excise tax should always appear as the first tax type in your primary tax layer. If you operate outside of CA, skip to step 7.

Step 7: If you’ve created any ‘Custom Taxes’, you’ll need to identify which should be calculated off the subtotal, versus which should be calculated off the subtotal + excise tax (or other custom state/local taxes for operators outside who don't utilize excise tax).

NOTE: Clicking on the icon will allow you to create a new tax layer. This icon will only show in edit mode.

Step 8: Once you’ve added any applicable custom taxes the appropriate layers, create a final layer by clicking on the icon. From here, select the appropriate sales tax option for your operation.

Step 9: Tap Save to lock in your new tax structure and begin properly calculating taxes. Then, repeat the steps above for the other customer type, if applicable.

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