{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 255,
      "errorMessage": {
        "type": "Tax rate name must be a string",
        "minLength": "Tax rate name cannot be empty",
        "maxLength": "Tax rate name cannot exceed 255 characters"
      }
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "pattern": "^(\\*|[A-Z]{2})$",
      "errorMessage": {
        "type": "Country must be a string",
        "minLength": "Country cannot be empty",
        "pattern": "Country must be either '*' (all countries) or a valid 2-letter ISO code (e.g., US, CA, GB)"
      }
    },
    "province": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 255,
      "errorMessage": {
        "type": "Province/state must be a string",
        "maxLength": "Province/state cannot exceed 255 characters. Use '*' for all provinces"
      }
    },
    "postcode": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 20,
      "errorMessage": {
        "type": "Postcode must be a string",
        "maxLength": "Postcode cannot exceed 20 characters. Use '*' for all postcodes"
      }
    },
    "rate": {
      "type": ["string", "number"],
      "pattern": "^\\d+(\\.\\d{1,2})?$",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100,
      "errorMessage": {
        "type": "Tax rate must be a number or numeric string",
        "pattern": "Tax rate must be a valid number with up to 2 decimal places (e.g., 10, 15.5, 20.75)",
        "minimum": "Tax rate cannot be negative",
        "maximum": "Tax rate cannot exceed 100%"
      }
    },
    "is_compound": {
      "type": ["string", "number", "boolean"],
      "enum": [0, 1, "0", "1", true, false],
      "errorMessage": {
        "type": "Compound tax flag must be a number, string, or boolean",
        "enum": "Compound tax flag must be 0, 1, true, or false"
      }
    },
    "priority": {
      "type": ["string", "number"],
      "pattern": "^[0-9]+$",
      "minimum": 0,
      "errorMessage": {
        "type": "Priority must be a number or numeric string",
        "pattern": "Priority must be a non-negative integer",
        "minimum": "Priority cannot be negative"
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": true,
  "required": ["name", "rate"],
  "errorMessage": {
    "type": "Request body must be an object",
    "required": {
      "name": "Tax rate name is required",
      "rate": "Tax rate is required"
    }
  }
}