Setup step on the Harmonized sales tax dimensions page · Tax
Set up Harmonized sales tax dimensions
Used to decide which dimensions show the intent of a purchase, with the priority deciding which tax applies when more than one could.
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- Business process
- Develop tax strategy
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PSNTaxHSTDimensions- Main table
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- Setup steps
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Everyone
1What it is and why
| What it is | A setup page where you select and rank the financial dimensions, and the main account if needed, that Canadian Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) rules are based on. |
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| What you do here | Used to decide which dimensions show the intent of a purchase, with the priority deciding which tax applies when more than one could. |
| Example | For example, a Canadian public sector body uses dimensions on purchase lines to show the intent of a purchase, which decides how much of the HST it can recover. |
Functional consultant · Solution architect
2Where it fits
| Business process | Define accounting policies › Develop tax strategy |
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| Menu path | Tax › Indirect taxes › Sales tax › Harmonized sales tax dimensions |
| Set up first | General ledger parameters Microsoft Learn ↗ |
| Used next by | Harmonized sales tax rules Microsoft Learn ↗ |
| Related pages | — |
| In this process | ← Set up Sales tax exempt codes · Set up Harmonized sales tax rules → |
End user · Functional consultant
3How to do it
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Used to decide which dimensions show the intent of a purchase, with the priority deciding which tax applies when more than one could.
Microsoft's steps
- Go to Tax > Setup > Parameters > General ledger parameters and set Apply Canadian harmonized sales tax rules to Yes.
- Go to Tax > Indirect taxes > Sales tax > Harmonized sales tax dimensions.
- Select the financial dimensions, and the main account if needed, to use for HST.
- Set the priority of the selected dimensions.
Source: Microsoft Learn ↗
Field guide
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Functional consultant
4Setup decisions
| Setup step | Recommended value and why | Decision · common mistake · test |
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| Set up Harmonized sales tax dimensions | — | — |
Solution architect
5Design impact
| Shared or per company | — |
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| Can it be undone | — |
| Feature or country | — |
| If you change it later | Once HST rules exist, the selected dimensions can't be changed until all rules and their sales tax codes are removed. Microsoft Learn ↗ |
Technical architect
6Technical
| Menu item | PSNTaxHSTDimensions |
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| Form | — |
| Table | — |
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| Who can open it | — |
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Developer
7Developer
| Open it directly | https://<your-environment>/?mi=PSNTaxHSTDimensions |
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| Integrate with | — |
| Table definition | — |
Everyone
8Sources and checks
TAX-INDIRECT-060 — Set up Harmonized sales tax dimensions. Beyond ERP Atlas Hub, snapshot 2026-10-16, partly verified. https://www.beyonderp.cloud/atlas/step/TAX-INDIRECT-060