How To Fix F5739 - Payment term & not permitted where tax base = net amount

F5739 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F5 - Document Editing

• Message number: 739

• Message text: Payment term & not permitted where tax base = net amount

What causes this issue?

Cash discount can be taken on installment items created according to
term of payment &V1&. This means that the net invoice value, which in
this case forms the tax base, is changed.
The calculated tax base amount is therefore wrong, and the document
cannot be posted.

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

System Response

Error message which prevents the document from being posted.

How to fix this error?

You can either enter a separate item for every installment or enter the
whole cash discount amount. However, the latter procedure is only
useful in situations where the same discount percentage rate applies to
all installments.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message F5739 - Payment term & not permitted where tax base = net amount ?

  The SAP error message F5739 ("Payment term & not permitted where tax base = net amount") typically occurs in the context of financial transactions, particularly when dealing with payment terms and tax calculations. This error indicates that the payment term being used is not compatible with the tax base being set to "net amount."
  
  Cause:
  
  Payment Terms Configuration: The payment term defined in the system may not be set up to allow for net amount calculations. This can happen if the payment term is configured to expect a gross amount instead.
  Tax Configuration: The tax settings in the system may not align with the payment terms. If the payment term is set to calculate tax based on the gross amount, but the transaction is set to use the net amount, this conflict can trigger the error.
  Document Type: The document type being used may have specific rules regarding payment terms and tax calculations that