# Fishbowl: "Sales tax name missing"

> Fishbowl tried to sync a sales tax to QuickBooks but the tax name field is blank.

## What it means

Fishbowl attempted to create or update a sales tax in QuickBooks, but discovered the tax name is blank. QuickBooks requires all sales taxes to have a name, so it rejected the sync.

## What to check

- In Fishbowl, locate the sales tax record that triggered this error (check your sales tax setup or list area)
- Verify the name field contains a value—it should not be empty
- If blank, enter a descriptive name (for example, "State Sales Tax" or "Local Sales Tax")
- Retry the sync to QuickBooks

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*From Israel Lopez Consulting (ILC). Custom Fishbowl Inventory integrations and software, and Fishbowl experts since 2015. Written by Israel Lopez. Questions about this topic, or want to reach the people who wrote it? Visit https://israellopezconsulting.com/contact*