How To Fix 7Q021 - Withholding tax type & is not maintained for vendor &

7Q021 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 7Q - Messages for new withholding tax functions

• Message number: 021

• Message text: Withholding tax type & is not maintained for vendor &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 7Q021 - Withholding tax type & is not maintained for vendor & ?

  The SAP error message 7Q021 indicates that a specific withholding tax type is not maintained for a vendor in the system. This error typically arises during the processing of transactions that involve withholding tax, such as invoice postings or payments.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  The withholding tax type specified in the transaction is not assigned to the vendor in the vendor master data.
  The withholding tax type is not configured correctly in the system.
  The vendor is not set up to handle withholding tax for the specific type being used.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Vendor Master Data:
  
  Go to the vendor master record (transaction code XK03 or FK03).
  Check the withholding tax data for the vendor.
  Ensure that the relevant withholding tax type is maintained for the vendor.
  
  
  
  Maintain Withholding Tax Type:
  
  If the withholding tax type is not maintained, you can add it:
  Go to the vendor master record in change mode (transaction code XK02