How To Fix 1F605 - Account &1 / &2 has reference acct for balancing; use not possible

1F605 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 1F - BKK: Beziehungen

• Message number: 605

• Message text: Account &1 / &2 has reference acct for balancing; use not possible

What causes this issue?

Account &v1& / &v2& has a reference account for balancing and for this
reason cannot be used as subordinate account for interest compensation.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 1F605 - Account &1 / &2 has reference acct for balancing; use not possible ?

  The SAP error message 1F605 indicates that there is an issue with the account specified in the message, which has a reference account for balancing. This typically occurs in the context of financial transactions where the system is trying to post to an account that is not allowed due to its configuration.
  
  Cause:
  The error message 1F605 is triggered when:
  
  You are trying to post a transaction to an account that is set up as a reference account for balancing.
  The account is configured in such a way that it cannot be used for direct postings, often due to its role in the financial structure (e.g., it may be a reconciliation account or a special purpose account).
  The account may be part of a group of accounts that require specific handling or balancing entries.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Account Configuration:
  
  Go to the account master data in SAP (transaction code FS00).
  Verify