How To Fix F5787 - & items have not been activated due to inconsistent withholding tax info

F5787 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F5 - Document Editing

• Message number: 787

• Message text: & items have not been activated due to inconsistent withholding tax info

What causes this issue?

The open items display different withholding tax information from the
relevant business partner master record. For example, the number of
withholding tax types in the open item could differ from the number of
withholding tax types in the master record.

System Response

Items are not activated.

How to fix this error?

Change the withholding tax data for the open item in question.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message F5787 - & items have not been activated due to inconsistent withholding tax info ?

  The SAP error message F5787 indicates that items have not been activated due to inconsistent withholding tax information. This error typically arises in the context of financial transactions where withholding tax is applicable, such as vendor invoices or payments.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Inconsistent Withholding Tax Data: The withholding tax information for the vendor or the transaction may not be consistent. This can happen if:
  
  The withholding tax type is not correctly defined for the vendor.
  The withholding tax codes used in the transaction do not match the vendor's settings.
  There are missing or incorrect entries in the withholding tax master data.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of withholding tax settings in the SAP system, such as:
  
  Incorrect tax jurisdiction settings.
  Missing tax codes or incorrect assignment of tax codes to the relevant accounts.
  
  
  
  Document Type Restrictions: Certain document types may have specific requirements for withholding tax that are not being met.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Vendor Master Data: 
  
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