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description: When you configure the manual Salesforce tax solution for a B2B store, you assign a geo state to a tax rate to specify which state or province the tax rate applies to. Create a geo state for each state and province that you want to specify a tax rate for. The geo state is the state or province to which a product is shipped, not from where the order was placed.
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# Create Geo States for the Manual Salesforce Tax Solution

When you configure the manual Salesforce tax solution for a B2B store, you assign a geo state to a tax rate to specify which state or province the tax rate applies to. Create a geo state for each state and province that you want to specify a tax rate for. The geo state is the state or province to which a product is shipped, not from where the order was placed.

### Required Editions

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[Which Salesforce Commerce Product Do I Have?](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_what_product.htm&language=en_US)

Before adding a geo state, configure the states, countries, and territories in Setup and create geo countries for your store. See [Let Users Select States, Countries, and Territories from Picklists](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.admin_state_country_picklists_overview.htm&language=en_US) and [Create Geo Countries for a B2B Store](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_create_geocountries.htm&language=en_US).

1. From the App Launcher, search for and select **Geo States**.
2. Click **New**.
3. Enter the two-character ISO code for the state or province. For example, enter CA for California.
4. Select the geo country that the state or province is in.
5. Enter a description, and click **Save**.
    
    ![Add the ISO code and name for the new geo state.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-commerce-comm-264-0-0-production-enus/d863e308-482a-4dfa-8d20-2a94737d394a/comm/images/tax_geo_state.png)