---
title: "Creates a Tax rate"
method: POST
path: "/api/2026-10-01/resources/finance/tax_rates"
tags: ["Finance > TaxRate"]
---

# Creates a Tax rate

`POST /api/2026-10-01/resources/finance/tax_rates`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.factorialhr.com`
- URL: `https://api.factorialhr.com/api/2026-10-01/resources/finance/tax_rates`
- Auth: one of:
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://id.factorialhr.com/oauth/authorize`
    - Token URL: `https://id.factorialhr.com/api/oauth/token` scopes: `finance`
  - API key in header `x-api-key`

Creates a Tax rate

## Request body

- object
  - `description` string: An optional text describing the tax rate's purpose or context.
  - `rate` number: Specifies the numerical percentage for the tax rate between -1 and 1.
  - `tax_type_id` string: The identifier of the related TaxType record.
  - `external_id` string: The external id of the tax rate.

## Response `201`

CREATED

- FinanceTaxRate
  - `id` string, required: Factorial id
  - `rate` number, required: Specifies the numerical percentage for the tax rate between -1 and 1.
  - `description` string: An optional text describing the tax rate's purpose or context.
  - `tax_type_id` string, required: The identifier of the related TaxType record.
  - `external_id` string: The external id of the tax rate.
  - `updated_at` string, required: Last update date of the tax rate.

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `83ac9aa1de50`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/factorialhr/apis/factorial-api/changes/api/2026-10-01/resources/finance/tax_rates/post.md)

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