How To Fix 8N1013 - Company & has invalid Tax Nr (AFM) & (see long text)

8N1013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 8N1 - Messages for Accounting (Greek Localization)

• Message number: 013

• Message text: Company & has invalid Tax Nr (AFM) & (see long text)

What causes this issue?

In company's &V1& definition, the Tax Nr (AFM) entry, may be missing or
the specified AFM &V2& may be invalid or may cannot be found by the
calling program.

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?

Use transaction OBY6 to define or correct the company's AFM.
Use transaction J2GFMC to alter the location (DB field), where the
program tries to find the company's AFM (by default this is the VAT
Registration number field, T001-STCEG+2(9)).

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 8N1013 - Company & has invalid Tax Nr (AFM) & (see long text) ?

  The SAP error message 8N1013 indicates that there is an issue with the tax number (AFM - "Algemene Fiscale Nummer") associated with a company in the system. This error typically arises when the tax number is either invalid, missing, or not properly formatted according to the requirements of the tax authority.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Tax Number: The tax number entered does not conform to the expected format or is not recognized by the tax authority.
  Missing Tax Number: The company may not have a tax number assigned in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: The tax number may not be configured correctly in the company’s master data.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been a typographical error when entering the tax number.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Verify Tax Number: Check the tax number for accuracy. Ensure that it is correctly formatted and valid according to the local tax authority's requirements.
  Update Master Data: If the tax number is missing or incorrect, update the company’s