How To Fix F5A437 - Splitting is not possible for multi-levelled tax codes

F5A437 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F5A - Document Editing

• Message number: 437

• Message text: Splitting is not possible for multi-levelled tax codes

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F5A437 - Details

• The SAP error message F5A437 indicates that there is an issue with splitting transactions involving multi-level tax codes. This typically occurs in the context of financial postings where tax codes are defined in a way that does not allow for the splitting of tax amounts across different line items or accounts.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Multi-Level Tax Codes: The tax code being used is defined as a multi-level tax code in the system. Multi-level tax codes are designed to handle complex tax calculations, but they may not support splitting across different line items.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for tax codes or the account determination may not be set up correctly, leading to conflicts when trying to split the tax amounts.
  
  
  Document Structure: The structure of the document being processed may not be compatible with the requirements for splitting tax codes. For example, if the document is