AWS awsaccountbilling documentation change
Summary
Added documentation about tax settings behavior when using billing transfer between AWS Organizations, including limitations for tax exemptions on individual linked accounts
Security assessment
Changes clarify billing transfer tax management processes but do not address security vulnerabilities or introduce security features. Focuses on operational procedures for tax configuration.
Diff
diff --git a/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-account-payment.md b/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-account-payment.md index 0e0faf735..c387061cf 100644 --- a//awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-account-payment.md +++ b//awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-account-payment.md @@ -10,0 +11,2 @@ You can use the **Tax settings** page under **Preferences and Settings** in the +When you use billing transfer, the bill transfer account controls the tax settings of the AWS Organizations (management and linked accounts) that transfer their bill. The management account of the AWS organization that transfers its bill (bill source account) can still configure tax settings for its AWS organization. However, these settings don't apply while billing transfer is active. + @@ -60,0 +63,2 @@ You can use your tax registration information with your member accounts by turni + * If you use billing transfer, tax inheritance works across multiple AWS Organizations. By default, the bill transfer account's tax information applies to invoices of AWS Organizations that transfer their bills. The bill transfer account can use the invoice configuration functionality to assign different tax settings to AWS Organizations that transfer their bills. + @@ -113,0 +118,2 @@ For an example IAM policy, see [Allow IAM users to view US tax exemptions and cr + 3. If you use billing transfer and logged in as the billing transfer account, you can add a tax exemption that applies to all AWS Organizations that transfer their bills by adding the exemption to your bill transfer account. To apply a tax exemption to only some AWS Organizations that transfer their bills, use invoice configuration to assign a linked account under your bill transfer account as the invoice receiver. Then add a tax exemption to that linked account. + @@ -122,0 +129,4 @@ For an example IAM policy, see [Allow IAM users to view US tax exemptions and cr +###### Note + +Billing transfer currently doesn't support tax exemption for individual linked accounts in AWS Organizations that transfer their bills. To add a tax exemption for a specific linked account, the bill source account owner must remove the account from its AWS organization and create a separate AWS organization with that account. After creating the new AWS organization, the owner can set up billing transfer and add the tax exemption using the standard billing transfer process. + @@ -131 +141 @@ You will be notified through a support case contact if your exemption was reject -Follow this procedure so that the [Tax Settings API](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/latest/APIReference/API_Operations_Tax_Settings.html) has permission to send your tax documents to an Amazon S3 bucket. You can then download the tax document from your Amazon S3 bucket. You only need to do this procedure for the following countries that require a tax registration document: +Follow this procedure so that the [Tax Settings API](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/latest/APIReference/API_Operations_Tax_Settings.html) has permission to send your tax documents to an Amazon S3 bucket. If you use billing transfer, you can use the tax settings API with your bill transfer account to send tax documents to your Amazon S3 bucket for AWS Organizations that transfer their bills. You can then download the tax document from your Amazon S3 bucket. You only need to do this procedure for the following countries that require a tax registration document: