why does the tax item field on vendor not appear

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

The Tax Item field on a Vendor record in NetSuite may not appear due to several reasons: 1. Subsidiary Settings: If you have multi-subsidiary vendors, the tax code is usually located in the subsidiary sublist. If the vendors are not set up in this way, the tax item field may not appear. 2. Tax Functionality: The visibility of tax fields can depend on the tax functionality enabled in your NetSuite account. For example, if you do not have SuiteTax enabled, US purchases will not have a tax component, and thus the tax fields may not be visible. 3. Nexus Settings: Tax fields can also depend on Nexus settings. If the Nexus is not set up correctly, the tax fields may not appear. 4. Customization: If you are trying to customize the form and the tax fields are greyed out, it could be because you are trying to show fields that are part of a customization introduced by a partner bundle. These fields may have the same name as native fields but behave differently. Please check these settings and configurations in your NetSuite account to ensure they are set up correctly. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******