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Solved: My acct method is cash basis but QBO reports sales tax in accrual basis for me. I'm wanting ...

If you are using sales tax centers, it will default on a accrual basis to pick up that liability.  If you really don't have sales tax and things are ending up being tracked with zeros, you should be able to fix that and have all reports report out on a cash basis.