---
id: ADR-ACC-PRD-011
title: Existing Product Tax Records Await the Commerce Transfer
product_area: accounting
module: products
revision: 3
status: proposed
design_intent: confirmed
source_sha:
  services-accounting: f47cb263875bbc0c5640fba7dae6785ec32695f8
  react-console: baf6dae382d6f41dce976c7f848667ccc37e076f
decision: The approved realignment transfers tax classes, product-kind defaults and product assignments to
  Commerce, with Accounting retaining existing records until the cutover is implemented.
constrains:
- DOM-ACC-PRD-004
- SVC-ACC-PRD-products
- SCR-ACC-PRD-004
- RESP-ACC
origin: services-accounting:docs/milestones/plans/ACCT-realignment-2026-10-22.md#D-T2 (Andrew, 2026-10-22)
alternatives:
- option: Keep product tax classification permanently in Accounting.
  why_not: The approved boundary assigns tax configuration and determination to Commerce.
consequences:
- Existing kind defaults remain documented outside Accounting's future scope.
- Stored assignments need a migration plan.
- The architecture reports different default handling at quote and issue.
supersedes: []
evidence:
- 'services-accounting at f47cb263: docs/architecture/realignment-2026-10-22/ownership.md, contracts.md; docs/accounting/products.md
  (Tax class).'
---

# Existing Product Tax Records Await the Commerce Transfer

## Context

Tax determination and financial treatment have separate owners under the realignment. Existing assignments require a controlled transfer between them.

## Decision

The approved realignment transfers tax classes, product-kind defaults and product assignments to Commerce, with Accounting retaining existing records until the cutover is implemented.

## Alternatives Considered

Keep product tax classification permanently in Accounting. The approved boundary assigns tax configuration and determination to Commerce.

## Consequences

Implementation preparation must settle assignment migration and the reported consumer discrepancy. The observed Accounting screen does not establish that the transfer has already happened.