---
title: "Create taxation items for a debit memo"
method: POST
path: "/v1/debit-memos/{debitMemoKey}/taxation-items"
tags: ["Debit Memos"]
---

# Create taxation items for a debit memo

`POST /v1/debit-memos/{debitMemoKey}/taxation-items`

**Note:** This operation is only available if you have [Invoice Settlement](https://docs.zuora.com?resourceId=billing-invoice-settlement) enabled. The Invoice Settlement feature is generally available as of Zuora Billing Release 296 (March 2021). This feature includes Unapplied Payments, Credit and Debit Memo, and Invoice Item Settlement. If you want to enable Invoice Settlement, see [Invoice Settlement Enablement and Checklist Guide](https://docs.zuora.com?resourceId=billing-invoice-settlement-migration-checklist-and-guide) for more information.

Creates taxation items for a debit memo.

## Path parameters

- `debitMemoKey` string, required

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string
- `Accept-Encoding` string
- `Content-Encoding` string
- `Zuora-Track-Id` string
- `Zuora-Entity-Ids` string
- `Zuora-Org-Ids` string
- `Zuora-Version` string

## Request body

- POSTTaxationItemListForDMType
  - `taxationItems` POSTTaxationItemForDMType[] — Container for taxation items.
    - `exemptAmount` number, double — The calculated tax amount excluded due to the exemption.
    - `financeInformation` object — Container for the finance information related to the taxation item.
      - `salesTaxPayableAccountingCode` string — The accounting code for the sales taxes payable.
    - `jurisdiction` string, required — The jurisdiction that applies the tax or VAT. This value is typically a state, province, county, or city.
    - `locationCode` string — The identifier for the location based on the value of the `taxCode` field.
    - `memoItemId` string — The ID of the debit memo that the taxation item is created for.
    - `name` string, required — The name of the taxation item.
    - `sourceTaxItemId` string — The ID of the taxation item of the invoice, which the debit memo is created from. If you want to use this REST API to create taxation items for a debit memo created from an invoice, the taxation items of the invoice must be created or imported through the SOAP API call. **Note:** - This field is only used if the debit memo is created from an invoice. - If you do not contain this field in the request body, Zuora will automatically set a value for the `sourceTaxItemId` field based on the tax location code, tax jurisdiction, and tax rate.
    - `taxAmount` number, double, required — The amount of the tax applied to the debit memo.
    - `taxCode` string — The tax code identifies which tax rules and tax rates to apply to a specific debit memo.
    - `taxCodeDescription` string — The description of the tax code.
    - `taxDate` string, date — The date when the tax is applied to the debit memo.
    - `taxRate` number, double, required — The tax rate applied to the debit memo.
    - `taxRateDescription` string — The description of the tax rate.
    - `taxRateType` 'Percentage' | 'FlatFee', required — The type of the tax rate applied to the debit memo.

## Response `200`

OK

- GETTaxationItemListType
  - `success` boolean — Returns `true` if the request was processed successfully.
  - `taxationItems` GETTaxationItemTypewithSuccess[] — Container for taxation items.
    - `createdById` string — The ID of the Zuora user who created the taxation item.
    - `createdDate` string — The date and time when the taxation item was created in the Zuora system, in `yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss` format.
    - `exemptAmount` number, double — The calculated tax amount excluded due to the exemption.
    - `financeInformation` object — Container for the finance information related to the taxation item.
      - `accountsReceivableAccountingCode` string — The accounting code for accounts receivable.
      - `accountsReceivableAccountingCodeType` string — The type of the accounting code for accounts receivable.
      - `salesTaxPayableAccountingCode` string — The accounting code for the sales taxes payable.
      - `salesTaxPayableAccountingCodeType` string — The type of the accounting code for the sales taxes payable.
    - `id` string — The ID of the taxation item.
    - `invoiceItemId` string, nullable — The ID of the invoice associated with the taxation item.
    - `jurisdiction` string — The jurisdiction that applies the tax or VAT. This value is typically a state, province, county, or city.
    - `locationCode` string, nullable — The identifier for the location based on the value of the `taxCode` field.
    - `name` string — The name of the taxation item.
    - `taxAmount` number, double — The amount of the tax applied to the invoice.
    - `taxCode` string — The tax code identifies which tax rules and tax rates to apply to a specific invoice.
    - `taxCodeDescription` string, nullable — The description of the tax code.
    - `taxDate` string, date — The date when the tax is applied to the invoice.
    - `taxMode` 'TaxInclusive' | 'TaxExclusive' — The tax mode of the invoice item, indicating whether the amount of the invoice item includes tax.
    - `taxRate` number, double — The tax rate applied to the invoice.
    - `taxRateDescription` string, nullable — The description of the tax rate.
    - `taxRateType` 'Percentage' | 'FlatFee' — The type of the tax rate applied to the invoice.
    - `updatedById` string — The ID of the Zuora user who last updated the taxation item.
    - `updatedDate` string — The date and time when the taxation item was last updated, in `yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss` format.

## Other responses

- `500` — Internal Server Error
- `4XX` — Request Errors

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