When you create a Microsoft account, you can choose to sign in with any email account you currently use. We recommend using an email account that you monitor frequently. You’ll need access to this email address to sign in to your Xbox console. Simply type the email address in the field and we’ll walk you through the rest. When creating a Microsoft account, you can use:
- An email address with a Microsoft domain such as @live.com, @outlook.com, or @msn.com
- Any valid email address that you use and monitor regularly
Note If you use a non-Microsoft email address to create your account, we will send a validation email to that address to verify that you have access. Simply find the email and follow the instructions to complete validation.
If you don’t currently have an email address you can use, or if you’re setting up an account for a child who does not yet have an email account, you can opt to create a new Outlook.com email address during signup.
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Notes
- To sign up for a Microsoft account, see Create an account.
- If you need to change your Microsoft account email address, see How to change the email address associated with your Microsoft account.
- If you need help finding your Microsoft account email address or password, use the Lost Account Solution or the Lost Password Solution.
A billing account contains defining information about your organization.
Note
Billing accounts are available in Microsoft Store for Business, and M365 admin center preview. For more information, see aka.ms/aboutM365preview.
The Billing account page allows you to manage organization information, purchasing agreements that you have with Microsoft, and admin approvals. The organization information and payment options are required before you can shop for products that have a price.
Organization information
We need your business address, email contact, and tax-exemption certificates that apply to your country or locale.
Business address and email contact
Before purchasing apps that have a fee, you need to add or update your organization's business address, contact email address, and contact name.
We use the Business address to calculate sales tax. If your organization's address has already been entered for other commercial purchases through Microsoft Store, or through other online purchases such as Office 365 or Azure subscriptions, then we’ll use the same address in Microsoft Store for Business and Microsoft Store for Education. If we don’t have an address, we’ll ask you to enter it during your first purchase.
We need an email address in case we need to contact you about your Microsoft Store for Business and for Education account. This email account should reach the admin for your organization’s Office 365 or Azure AD tenant that is used with Microsoft Store.
To update billing account information
- Sign in to the Microsoft Store for Business or Microsoft Store for Education
- Select Manage, and then select Billing accounts.
- On Overview, select Edit billing account information.
- Make your updates, and then select Save.
Organization tax information
Taxes for Microsoft Store for Business purchases are determined by your business address. Businesses in these countries can provide their VAT number or local equivalent:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
These countries can provide their VAT number or local equivalent on their Billing account information.
Market | Tax identifier |
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Australia | ABN (optional) |
Brazil | CNPJ (required) |
India | GSTIN (optional), PAN ID (required) |
Isle of Man | VAT ID (optional) |
New Zealand | GST Registration number (optional) |
Monaco | VAT ID (optional) |
Taiwan | VAT ID (optional) |
Tax-exempt status
If you qualify for tax-exempt status in your market, start a service request to establish tax exempt status for your organization.
To start a service request
- Sign in to the Microsoft Store for Business.
- Select Manage, click Support, and then under Store settings & configuration select Create technical support ticket.
You’ll need this documentation:
Country or locale | Documentation |
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United States | Sales Tax Exemption Certificate |
Canada | Certificate of Exemption (or equivalent letter of authorization) |
Ireland | 13B/56A Tax Exemption Certificate |
International organizations that hold tax exemption | Certification / letter confirmation from local tax authorities |
Calculating tax
Sales taxes are calculated against the unit price, and then aggregated.
For example:
(unit price X tax rate) X quantity = total sales tax
(unit price X tax rate) X quantity = total sales tax
-or-
($1.29 X .095) X 100 = $12.25
Agreements
Each billing account includes access to the purchasing agreements your organization has signed with Microsoft. This could include:
- Microsoft Enterprise Agreement
- Select agreements
- Open agreements
- Microsoft customer agreement
If you there is an updated version of the Microsoft customer agreement for you to sign, you'll be prompted to on Agreements, or during a purchase.