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      Retail | California Tax Options Set Up

      How to Set Up California Tax Options. These tax options are only applicable to California shops.

      Please consult with your tax professionals when configuring BLAZE taxes!

       

      Currently proposed, effective July 1, 2025, the DCC will require a more granular level of detail in the data submitted to Metrc. Specifically, the DCC mandates the separate reporting of all pricing, applied discounts, and applicable taxes for each individual cannabis good sold. This necessitates a shift in how pricing and tax information is recorded and reported.

      To provide a more in-depth understanding of these upcoming proposed changes, please refer to the DCC’s proposed regulations scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2025. You can access the full text here:

      DCC Draft Regulations – October 2024 (PDF)


      Overview

      If you make changes to your Tax Options, make sure to update your Delivery tax Rates if you have any.  Setting Up and Managing Delivery Tax Rates

      Shop Information - State

      • Global Settings > Current Shop settings > Shop Information
      • Verify the state is set to California

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      Compliance Settings

      • Global Settings > Integrations > Compliance 
      • *Enable the following settings to post transaction details to Metrc for both Shop and Delivery
        • Post Delivery Transaction  
        • Post Detailed Transaction      

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      Excise Tax Settings

      • Global Settings > Current Shop Settings > Tax Option
      • Click on the edit button to make changes, and be sure to save changes. 
        • Includes California Excise Tax:  This option is used in California, where excise tax is charged to the consumer.

      NOTE:  One of the two options below must be enabled. Excise tax is REQUIRED to be shown on the receipt.  Only one of the two options below can be enabled at a time.  


          • Do you want to include Excise Tax as a line item in the customer's receipt?:  

            OR
          • Do you want the receipt to include "The cannabis Excise Taxes are included in the total amount of this invoice.":  
      NOTE: Update the " Manage Receipts" section within the current shop settings to confirm the receipt settings and ensure that Excise Tax is enabled to display on all customer receipts.  
      The California regulations state that the cannabis excise tax must be listed separately on the receipt or invoice provided to the retail purchaser on and after January 1, 2023.
       
      • State Excise Tax:  Ensure your state excise tax is entered accurately for BLAZE to apply.

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      • Calculate Excise Tax after City Tax: This option will calculate the excise tax on the Retail value of the product, less any discounts, plus the city tax amount. 
        ***This is required by the state of California***
      • Product prices include Excise Tax - Default: This option should be enabled when all your products have OTD / pre-tax pricing. This setting will include excise tax in the product's price for any products added to BLAZE after enabling the setting.  This setting will also update the Product price includes Excise Tax to "Yes" in the Product Profile for all new products after enabling.
      • Surcharge Fee subjected to Excise Tax:
        When enabled, the Surcharge Fee is subjected to Excise Tax
      • Click Save

      Shop Tax Settings


      Tax Mapping - Display Names
      • Display Names - Customize display names for each tax rate
      • *Tax Type - Specify the tax type to sync accurately with Metrc

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      Consumer Types Tax Rates

      Edit each consumer tax option with applicable tax rates and enable it as active

      • Adult Use
      • MMIC
      • Third-Party

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      If you make changes to your Tax Options, make sure to update your Delivery tax Rates if you have any.  Setting Up and Managing Delivery Tax Rates

      If you have further questions, please reach out to us at support@blaze.me!

       

       

      ***Always consult a Professional / CPA / Attorney before setting/changing your taxes ***

      BLAZE® is a complex and sophisticated SaaS platform that provides a series of individual tax settings for each client customer, subject to the advice of their tax advisor professional that enables the client customer to comply with local, state, and national government tax schemes. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR TAX SETTINGS. TAX RATES, NAMING CONVENTIONS, AND OPERATION ORDER FOR THOSE RATES VARY BY JURISDICTION AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. YOU AND YOUR TAX PROFESSIONAL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING, UPDATING, AND APPLYING THE SPECIFIC TAX SETTINGS, RATES, AND THE ORDER OF OPERATION FOR YOUR SERVICE AREA(S). THE COLLECTION, RETENTION, AND PAYMENT OF APPLICABLE TAX LIABILITIES TO APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY. BLAZE® MAKES NO WARRANTY NOR REPRESENTATION THE TAX SETTINGS, RATES, AND THE ORDER OF OPERATION YOU SELECT ARE APPROPRIATE AND CORRECT. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE BLAZE® SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR UNDER OR OVERCOLLECTION OF YOUR TAX LIABILITIES BASED UPON THE SETTINGS YOU SELECT.