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POST
/
taxes
Create a tax
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api-m.paypal.com/v1/commerce/billing/taxes \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "name": "Standard VAT",
  "code": "standard_vat",
  "rate": "20.00"
}'
{
  "id": "1a901a90-1a90-1a90-1a90-1a901a901a90",
  "name": "Standard VAT",
  "code": "standard_vat",
  "description": "Standard Value Added Tax",
  "rate": "20.00",
  "created_at": "2023-07-06T14:35:58Z"
}

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Use the /v1/oauth2/token endpoint to obtain an access token and pass it as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

Body

application/json

Tax creation request

Request body for creating a new tax Base schema for tax request/response objects

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name
string
required

Name of the tax

Example:

"TVA"

​
rate
string
required

The percentage rate of the tax applied to transactions. A decimal amount from 0.01 to 100.00 inclusive, always with exactly two decimal places, no leading zeros except 0.xx.

Example:

"20.00"

​
code
string
required

Unique code used to identify the tax. Must contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens.

Example:

"standard_vat"

​
description
string

Detailed description of the tax for internal reference

Example:

"French standard VAT"

Response

Successfully created tax

Represents a customizable tax rate that can be applied to invoices and fees Base schema for tax request/response objects

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name
string
required

Name of the tax

Example:

"TVA"

​
rate
string

The percentage rate of the tax applied to transactions. A decimal amount from 0.01 to 100.00 inclusive, always with exactly two decimal places, no leading zeros except 0.xx.

Example:

"20.00"

​
description
string

Detailed description of the tax for internal reference

Example:

"French standard VAT"

​
code
string

Unique code used to identify the tax. Must contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens.

Example:

"standard_vat"

​
id
string<uuid>

Unique identifier of the tax

Example:

"1a901a90-1a90-1a90-1a90-1a901a901a90"

​
created_at
string<date-time>

Date and time in ISO 8601 format. The effective start date of the subscription; can be past, current, or future. Date must be provided in ISO 8601 format

Example:

"2025-06-01T00:00:00Z"

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