# Sales Tax Amount The following table describes the sales tax amount data fields from the [Transactions API](https://app.gitbook.com/s/j9heLdoDRsfnChUQohvj/api/payments/cards/transactions) request code.

Name Data type Required? Length Description

Name	Data type	Required?	Length	Description
`sales-tax-amount`	String	Required	12	The sales tax amount which is added to the total purchase amount. For example, 90.00. Enter an amount of 0.01 or more in the `sales-tax-amount` field or set the `sales-tax-type` to `Tax_Exempt`.
`sales-tax-type`	String	Required	Not any	The type of sales tax. Available types are: `LOCAL_SALES_TAX`: Xplor Pay sets this type by default when the `sales-tax-amount` is 0.01 or more. `TAX_EXEMPT`: Xplor Pay sets this type by default when the `sales-tax-amount` is 0.00.

sales-tax-amount

String

Required

The sales tax amount which is added to the total purchase amount. For example, 90.00.

Enter an amount of 0.01 or more in the sales-tax-amount field or set the sales-tax-type to Tax_Exempt.

sales-tax-type

String

Required

Not any

The type of sales tax. Available types are:

LOCAL_SALES_TAX: Xplor Pay sets this type by default when the sales-tax-amount is 0.01 or more.
TAX_EXEMPT: Xplor Pay sets this type by default when the sales-tax-amount is 0.00.