Tax jurisdiction data contains information about the "place" for the location. A "place" is a geographic area defined on the basis of population criteria that vary by state; or, an area recognized as significant because it is located in an incorporated municipality. Places are used to determine tax jurisdiction.
The following table lists the output fields that contain tax jurisdiction data. To include tax jurisdiction data in the output,
set GeoTAXOutputRecordType
Option.GeoTAXOutputRecordType = T
. To include tax jurisdiction data in the output, click on the
Output tab, then under Include
data, select the Tax Jurisdiction
check box.
columnName Field Name Response Element | Max. Field Length with null terminator | Description |
---|---|---|
GeoTAXKey |
10 |
The value in this field varies depending on the option you specified in the TaxKey Option.TaxKeySales tax cross-reference key option: If you specified TSovos,
GeoTAXKey contains the
proprietary codes used in Sovos tax compliance software. You can
use this code in your Sovos application to find out the tax rate
for the jurisdiction. The Sovos jurisdiction code formats are as
follows:
If you specified V
Vertex,
|
GeoTAXKey.MatchCode |
2 |
Return code denoting the level of match obtained against the Vertex or Sovos cross reference files.
|
GeoTAXKey.MatchLevel |
12 |
A description of the value returned in the GeoTAXKey.MatchCode field.
|
GNISCode |
10 |
Unique nine-digit Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) code. Note: This field is always included in the output regardless of
whether or not you choose to include census data in the
output.
|
Place.ClassCode |
3 |
Place class code. Place class codes are used to determine the proper taxing jurisdictions Note: This field is always included in the output regardless of
whether or not you choose to include tax jurisdiction data in
the output.
|
Place.Code |
6 |
Five-digit Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) place code. A "place" is a geographic area defined on the basis of population criteria that vary by state. Or, an area recognized as significant because it is located in an incorporated municipality. Note: This field is always included in the output regardless of
whether or not you choose to include tax jurisdiction data in
the output.
|
Place.IncorporatedFlag |
8 |
Indicates whether the address is located in an incorporated or unincorporated place. A "place" is a geographic area defined on the basis of population criteria that vary by state. Or, an area recognized as significant because it is located in an incorporated municipality. Note: This field is always included in the output regardless of
whether or not you choose to include tax jurisdiction data in
the output.
|
Place.LastAnnexedDate |
8 |
Last annexed date, in the format MM/YYYY, representing the month and year of the most recent boundary change or the most recent available boundary information. Note: This field is always included in the output regardless of
whether or not you choose to include tax jurisdiction data in
the output.
|
Place.LastUpdatedDate |
8 |
Last updated date, in the format MM/YYYY, reflecting the month and year when TomTom updated the database to reflect attribute (name change, FIPS change, etc.) or boundary edits to the Place. Note: This field is always included in the output regardless of
whether or not you choose to include tax jurisdiction data in
the output.
|
Place.LastVerifiedDate |
8 |
Last verified date, in the format MM/YYYY, representing the month and year that TomTom verified municipality change information. Note: This field is always included in the output regardless of
whether or not you choose to include tax jurisdiction data in
the output.
|
Place.Name |
41 |
The name of the "place" for the location. A "place" is a geographic area defined on the basis of population criteria that vary by state. Or, an area recognized as significant because it is located in an incorporated municipality. Note: This field is always included in the output regardless of
whether or not you choose to include tax jurisdiction data in
the output.
|
Place.PointStatus |
2 |
Returns the result for a comparison between the matched geocode location to the polygon defined by the Place.txb file. For more information on buffers, see Buffering.
|
Place.DistanceToBorder |
10 |
Returns the distance in feet between the matched address point to the polygon defined by the Place.txb file. |