The Minimum Purchase Based On setting defines the method used to determine the Minimum Purchase amount required before the Tax Formula applies.
Available options include:
Line Qty - Quantity of a single line item.
Line $ Amount - Extended Dollar Amount of a single line item.
Tax Code Qty - Total Quantity of items with the same Tax Code.
Price Code Amount - Extended Dollar Amount of items with the same Price Code.
Trans SubTotal - The SubTotal of a Sales Transaction (prior to Discount, Shipping, or Tax).
Price - The Price of an item (prior to Discount, Shipping, or Tax).
See:
Tax Tables - General Information
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