note 112609 - how are tax codes transferred to conditions

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SAP Note 112609 - How are tax codes transferred toconditions ?

Note Language: English Version: 14 Validity: Valid Since 17.01.2002

Summary

SymptomIf a billing document is transferred to accounting the system displayserror messages. Transferring tax codes from tax conditions into the pricingconditions and discounts does not function as expected.

Other termsFF805, FF747, FF753, MWSKZ, MWSK1, tax code

Reason and PrerequisitesThe tax condition in the SD pricing procedure contains incorrect referencesteps, there are several tax conditions in the pricing procedure of whichthe tax codes overwrite each other or a program error exists.

SolutionIn the accounting document for a billing document, the different G/Laccount line items are provided with a tax code. The tax code of the G/Laccounts is transferred from the tax condition(s) of the billing document.How are the tax codes of the tax conditions transferred into the otherconditions of a billing document ?

Basically:The conditions of a billing document are read from top to bottom. As soonas an active tax (inactive = ' ') is read, the system transfers the taxcode of this tax into the non-tax conditions as follows:

1. The reference steps (From-step, To-step) are read (the reference stepsare defined in the pricing procedure).

2. The tax code is transferred into all conditions, for which

o the step number of the condition lies in the pricing procedurebetween "From-step" and "To-step",

o the condition is not inactive (exactly: the inactive flag is notequal to A (Condition exclusion), M (Inactive due to manual entry),or X (Incorrect)),

o the condition is not statistical (if it is no invoice listcondition),

o the condition is no tax condition.

After the transfer of the tax code the system searches for the next activetax. If further taxes are found, their tax code is again transferredaccording to the above procedure. If the reference steps of different taxesoverlap, tax codes that have already been transferred are overwritten. Toall non-tax conditions which in the pricing procedure stand after the lasttax condition the tax code of the last active tax condition is transferredif they are not statistical.

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Special features:

1. If the "From-step" of a tax condition refers to a subtotal of thepricing procedure, the tax code of the tax is not only transferredinto the conditions with step number between From-step and To-step butinto all non-tax conditions for which

o the step number of the condition in the pricing procedure is lowerthan the "To-step" of the tax condition.

o the condition is not statistical (if it is no invoice listcondition).

o the condition is not a tax condition.

2. If the "To-step" of the tax condition is smaller than the "From-step",then the system sets "To-step = From-step".

Notes:

1. As of Release 4.0 the tax code is no longer transferred in pricing butonly when the billing document is released to accounting.

2. If you use several taxes and tax codes and Customizing is incorrectfor the release of billing documents to accounting, among others thesystem may display error message FF747.

3. If there are several taxes in the pricing procedure refer to Notes72173 and 82091 for Releases 3.0D - 3.1G. For Release 3.1H, only note82091 is relevant.

4. For conditions which are transferred into accounting (thus notstatistical, not inactive conditions) and do not contain a tax code,the system searches for a default tax code which in AccountingCustomizing can be set depending on the company code (tax code fornon-taxable transactions). This applies to releases up to andincluding Release 4.5B. For Release 4.6, refer to Note 385127.

Header Data

Release Status: Released for CustomerReleased on: 17.01.2002 11:46:44Master Language: GermanPriority: Recommendations/additional infoCategory: Help for error analysisPrimary Component: SD-BF-TX Taxes

The Note is release-independent

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Related Notes

Number Short Text

971253 Causes for error message FF805 in SD

872449 Tax determination in Sales and Distribution

400766 Changes in accounting interface for Release 4.6

385127 SD/MM: Process for tax-exempt transactions changed

309773 AR: PRICING tax code, taxes with reference to VAT %

303694 Posting to a tax-relevant account without a tax code

141899 Transfer price: lines with zero posting in FI document

82091 Tax code in the billing document

72173 Incorrect tax code for several taxes