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# Tax Name

The tax name object allows you to use any consistent name for a tax type and have Layer create and re-use a dedicated account.
This is particularly useful for situations where multiple jurisdiction-specific sales taxes may apply.

### Tax Name

<ParamField body="type" type="string">
  Always set to `Tax_Name` to indicate this is a `Tax_Name` object.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="name" type="string">
  The unique identifier string for the tax account. Any string can be used as long as it's used consistently
</ParamField>

```json Tax Name object example theme={null}
{
  "type": "Tax_Name",
  "name": "CALIFORNIA_VAT"
}
```