## Enable Taxes
To **enable** taxes:
1. **Activate** the 'sales tax should be calculated' check box.
2. **Choose** a service from the dropdown list.
3. **Enter** the requested information.
4. **Click** Update Sales Tax to apply changes.
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## Tuplo Basic
Tuplo Basic features in-store and web focused tax preferences.
Tuplo Basic offers straightforward rules and controls for managing sales tax on orders. This tool can be a helpful addition to your business's financial practices, allowing you to apply different tax rules and set specific percentages for each sale, thereby enhancing your business's tax standards. \
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However, please note that we are not tax professionals. Tuplo Basic has been developed for small to medium-sized companies as a supplementary resource alongside professional tax services.
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Medium and enterprise companies that work with Tuplo should consider one of our tax integrations. Avalara provides greater accuracy in tax calculations, allows for applying specialized tax codes to specific product groups, and enables the storage of tax exemptions in customer profiles.
Please refer to the [Avalara integration section](/tuplo-account-management-guide/integrations/avalara.md) for detailed instructions.
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### In-Store Sales
Adding taxes to In-Store Sales in Tuplo Basic.
You can add taxes to in-store sales. These taxes apply to products that do not require shipping to the customer.
To **create** a new tax:
1. **Activate** In-Store Sales by toggling the associated switch.
2. **Enter** a name.
3. **Set** a percentage.
4. **Click** the plus button.
5. **Click** Update Sales Tax to apply your changes.
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You can add more tax types by repeating steps 2-4 and remove tax types by clicking the minus button associated with the desired option.
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### Web Sales
Web Sales organized by state in Tuplo Basic.
Enable Web Sales to calculate and apply estimated tax amounts based on the shipping zip code.
To **collect** **tax** from orders placed on the web:
1. **Activate** Web Sales by toggling the associated switch.
2. **Find** the desired states or territories in the Web Sales list.
3. **Activate** the associated switch.
4. **Click** Update Sales Tax to apply changes.
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**Quick Tips!**
These preferences *only* activate estimated tax calculations for orders shipped to those locations.
To offer customers the option to ship to a specific location, enable any states, territories, or countries in the [Countries/States preferences](/tuplo-account-management-guide/your-tuplo-dashboard/preferences/countries-states.md).
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