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# The tax object

> This object represents a customizable tax rate applicable  to either the organization or a specific customer.

<RequestExample>
  ```json The tax object
  {
      "tax": {
          "lago_id": "8a3b83f1-39d1-4579-b1a6-51435fb8f498",
          "name": "TVA",
          "code": "french_standard_vat",
          "rate": 20.0,
          "description": "French standard VAT",
          "applied_to_organization": true,
          "customers_count": 0,
          "created_at": "2023-07-10T12:00:02Z"
      }
  }
  ```
</RequestExample>

## Attributes

<ResponseField name="tax" type="object">
  <Expandable title="object" defaultOpen="true">
    <ResponseField name="lago_id" type="string" required>
      Unique identifier of the tax created by Lago.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="name" type="string" required>
      Name of the tax.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="code" type="string" required>
      Unique code used to identify the tax associated with the API
      request.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="rate" type="float" required>
      The percentage rate of the tax
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="description" type="string | null">
      Internal description of the tax.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="applied_to_organization" type="boolean" required>
      Set to `true` if the tax is used as one of the organization's default.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="customers_count" type="integer" required>
      Number of customers this tax is applied to (directly or via the organization's default).
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="created_at" type="string" required>
      Creation date of the tax.
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>