SalesTax*Data Jr. - Melissa Data

SalesTax*Data Jr.
User’s Guide

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Chapter 1
Introduction
SalesTax*Data Jr. is a database of state, county and local sales taxes in a tab-delimited format.
The following databases are included:
• Sale Tax Rates (SalesTaxJr in ASCII, Microsoft Access, DBase and SQL formats).
SalesTax*Data Jr. is updated monthly to ensure that the data you receive is as current as possible.
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
• Minimum 7-MB of hard drive space
INSTALLATION
1 Close all applications that are open, including any anti-virus and e-mail software.
2 Download the SalesTax*Data, Jr. ZIP file to your desktop.
3 Unzip the file to a folder on your desktop.
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INTRODUCTION
4 Copy the files to the desired folder. SalesTaxData, Jr. comes in the following formats:
• ASCII
• SQL
• dBase
• Microsoft Access ®
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CART*DATA CHAPTER 1
USER’S GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
WINDOWS INSTALLATION
To install SalesTax*Data Jr., you should have a PC running Windows XP or newer.
1 Download the installer to your desktop.
2 Double-click the installer.
3 Click OK.
4 After the installer starts, click Next.
5 Read the License agreement and select the radio button to accept. Click Next.
6 Enter the password provided when you purchased the product. Click Next.
7 Select an installation directory or click Next to accept the current folder.
8 Select the type(s) of data header files to install. The options are:
• dBase headers
• SQL headers
• Microsoft Access ® templates
The data files ares installed regardless of the selection on the this screen.
9 Click Next.
10 Click Install.
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Chapter 2
Record Layouts
The SalesTax*Data, Jr. file is composed of a series of records, and each record is made up of fields.
SALES TAX DATABASE
The Sales Tax table contains information about the sales tax rates at the state, county and local level.
Field Description Length Type
Zip Unique five-digit ZIP Code 5 Character
State Two-letter state abbreviation. 2 Character
County County Name 50 Character
City City Name 50 Character
StateSalesTax
State sales tax rate, accurate to six decimal
places.
10 Character
StateUseTax State use tax rate, accurate to six decimal places. 10 Character
CountySalesTax
CountyUseTax
County sales tax rate, accurate to six decimal
places.
County use tax rate, accurate to six decimal
places.
10 Character
10 Character
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RECORD LAYOUTS
Field Description Length Type
CitySalesTax City sales tax rate, accurate to six decimal places. 10 Character
CityUseTax City use tax rate, accurate to six decimal places. 10 Character
TotalSalesTax Total sales tax, accurate to six decimal places 10 Character
TotalUseTax Total use tax, accurate to six decimal places 10 Character
TaxShippingAlone
TaxShippingAndHandlingTogether
Y = Apply this tax to shipping charges.
N = Do not apply tax to shipping charges.
Y = Apply this tax to shipping and handling
charges.
N = Do not apply tax to shipping and handling
charges.
1 Character
1 Character
FipsState The two-digit FIPS code for the state. 2 Character
FipsCounty The three-digit FIPS code for the county. 3 Character
FipsCity The five-digit FIPS code for the city. 5 Character
FipsGeocode The ten-digit FIPS geocode. 10 Character
StateEffectiveDate
CountyEffectiveDate
CityEffectiveDate
The date on which the state tax rate became
effective, in MM/DD/YYYY format.
The date on which the county tax rate became
effective, in MM/DD/YYYY format.
The date on which the city tax rate became
effective, in MM/DD/YYYY format.
10 Character
10 Character
10 Character
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