diff --git a/apps/quickbooks_online/utils.py b/apps/quickbooks_online/utils.py
index 9a30c258..ce38ee80 100644
--- a/apps/quickbooks_online/utils.py
+++ b/apps/quickbooks_online/utils.py
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ def sync_tax_codes(self):
                             'display_name': 'Tax Code',
                             'value': '{0} @{1}%'.format(tax_code['Name'], effective_tax_rate),
                             'destination_id': tax_code['Id'],
+                            'active': True,
                             'detail': {
                                 'tax_rate': effective_tax_rate,
                                 'tax_refs': tax_rates
@@ -333,6 +334,7 @@ def create_vendor_destionation_attribute(self, vendor):
             'display_name': 'vendor',
             'value': vendor['DisplayName'],
             'destination_id': vendor['Id'],
+            'active': vendor['Active'],
             'detail': {
                 'email': vendor['PrimaryEmailAddr']['Address'] if 'PrimaryEmailAddr' in vendor else None
             }
@@ -386,7 +388,8 @@ def sync_employees(self):
                 'display_name': 'employee',
                 'value': employee['DisplayName'],
                 'destination_id': employee['Id'],
-                'detail': detail
+                'detail': detail,
+                'active': True
             })
 
         DestinationAttribute.bulk_create_or_update_destination_attributes(
diff --git a/apps/quickbooks_online/views.py b/apps/quickbooks_online/views.py
index d178b212..02e81926 100644
--- a/apps/quickbooks_online/views.py
+++ b/apps/quickbooks_online/views.py
@@ -898,15 +898,12 @@ class DestinationAttributesView(generics.ListAPIView):
 
     def get_queryset(self):
         attribute_types = self.request.query_params.get('attribute_types').split(',')
-        active = self.request.query_params.get('active')
         filters = {
             'attribute_type__in' : attribute_types,
-            'workspace_id': self.kwargs['workspace_id']
+            'workspace_id': self.kwargs['workspace_id'],
+            'active': True
         }
 
-        if active and active.lower() == 'true':
-            filters['active'] = True
-
         return DestinationAttribute.objects.filter(**filters).order_by('value')