Tax Rate Programming
You can program up to three separate taxes on the ER-290. Set tax rate(s) here.
Programming Tax Rates and Status
1. Turn the control lock to the PGM position.
2. If the tax is a percentage rate, with a decimal. (0.000-99.999). It is not necessary to enter proceeding zeros. For example, for 6%, enter 06.000 or 6.000.
3. For the type of tax, enter:
0 if the tax is a percentage added to the sale (normal add on tax)
1 if the tax is a percentage value added tax
(VAT; calculated as part of the sale)
4. Enter 0 here for all taxes, unless if you are programming tax 4 as a Canadian GST. If the tax is a Canadian GST. Enter:
GST (tax 4) taxable by rate 1.
Yes = 1
No = 0
+ GST (tax 4) taxable by rate 2
Yes = 2
No = 0
+GST (tax 4) taxable by rate 3
Yes = 4
No = 0
+=
5. Enter:
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1 to set tax rate 1
2 to set tax rate 2
3 to set tax rate 3
4 to set tax rate 4
6. Press the TAX SHIFT key.
7. Press the CASH/TEND key to end programming.
Tax Rate Programming Flowchart
. TAX
SHIFT
Tax Rate Tax # (1-4) GST tax Info Tax type CASH/TEND
Tax Rate Examples
If tax 1 is 6 percent, enter: TAX SHIFT 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
If tax 4 is 8 percent Canadian GST and the GST is taxable, enter:
. TAX
SHIFT
8 0 0 0 0 7 4
Press the CASH/TEND key to end programming.
CASH/
TEND
The rates you have entered will display and print on the printer:

OK to make a little more simple here are your steps

1 Turn key to PGM
2 Enter 4.000001
3 Press Tax Shift
4 Press Cash

That will set the tax to 4% Percentage tax rate 1 no GST