XML 2.0 - LEDES 2000

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We have to charge tax and more and more online services are not allowing us to submit with the tax line. I've been told XML 2.0 and Ledes2000 allow it, but I dont know how to set it up. I called support and they said they dont do it. Can anyone help? Its a big pain to have to remove tax, calculate, update, wait till we get paid, clear, and then add tax back. Please help or if anyone else has any work arounds please let me know. 

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    HKLFIRM:

    What version of Timeslips are you using? What jurisdiction are you in that you need to charge taxes? Are you charging taxes on fees, costs or both? Who is the audit house you submit the LEDES bill to? What format are you using now to submit that is getting rejected?

    Any of the Timeslips Certified Consultants should be able to help you with this, and provide such services via remote desktop.

    I'd be happy to do so myself if you would like.  Just contact me via telephone or email below.

    Nancy Duhon, Esq.
    Duhon Technology Solutions, LLC
    Master Certified Consultant for Sage Timeslips
    Providing individual Consultations and Third Party Remote Desktop Support - including older/unsupported versions.
    404-325-9779
    [email protected]

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    I have had the same problem for years also!  I live and bill for South Dakota attorneys.  Trying to bill tax on all legal fees and some legal expense (the ones that qualify are copies) are a nightmare!!!  I have had to enter the total tax on an expense line and remove tax off of the invoices completely, because apparently, the line that TS puts tax on shows up as a credit and so I've had to "fool" the system by removing it completely.  I have asked TS Customer service repeatedly also, and no one has ever suggested to bill using a different LEDES format.  I came into the billing clerk position with absolutely NO training and did not come from a law or billing clerk background.  All I have is the help menu, Sage City and YouTube videos, with that in mind, I think I have come a long way.  But I absolutely HATE billing anything with LEDES and the only one set up under our TS program of Premium was LEDES1998B, until today when I discovered-by accident that I can set up new LEDES versions through Audit House Setup.  I was in on a WebEx training yesterday for Legal-X and they stated that if you need to bill tax, then the LEDES2.0XML format was equipped for that.   So I started snooping on our TS system.  However, ours is called LEDES2000.XML.  Is that the same?  I would really LOVE to stop putting tax as an expense line as this is a pain because of the obvious reasons....but it is THEE only way to submit an invoice w/TS with tax.  Unless I manually enter, which I have done due to the many tears of rejected invoices in some instances.  So please share on how to bill tax correctly using LEDES files. 

    Kathy 

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    LEDESXML is the LEDES XML (v2.0) format, and if the Audit House accepts that format (some do not), you can utilize it in newer versions of Timeslips.

    There are some additional custom fields required for currencies, etc. - it is considered to be an international format - but otherwise the use of it is nearly identical to the LEDES 1998B format in Timeslips.