How To Fix FIEU_SAFT053 - Maintain tax percentage

FIEU_SAFT053 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FIEU_SAFT - FIEU_SAFT

• Message number: 053

• Message text: Maintain tax percentage

What causes this issue?

You have not specified tax code relevant settings.

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?

To maintain tax code relevant settings, do one of the following:
On the <ZK>SAP Easy Access </>screen, choose <ZK>Accounting -> Financial
Accounting ->General Ledger -> Reporting -> SAFT -> General -> SAFT
Settings -> Specify Tax Code Details</>
Select the <ZK>Define Settings </>radio button on the <ZK>Standard Audit
File for Tax Purpose (SAF-T) </>(<NP>RPFIEU_SAFT</>) report and choose
<ZK>Specify Tax Code Details</>

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FIEU_SAFT053 - Maintain tax percentage ?

  The SAP error message FIEU_SAFT053 typically indicates that there is an issue with the tax percentage configuration in the system. This error often arises when the system is unable to find a valid tax percentage for a specific tax code or when the tax percentage is not maintained correctly in the relevant tax configuration settings.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Tax Percentage: The tax percentage for the specified tax code is not maintained in the system.
  Incorrect Tax Code: The tax code being used may not be correctly configured or may not exist in the system.
  Invalid Date Range: The tax percentage may not be valid for the date range of the transaction being processed.
  Country-Specific Configuration: The tax percentage may not be set up for the specific country or region in which the transaction is taking place.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Maintain Tax Percentage:
  
  Go to the SAP transaction code OB40 (or the relevant transaction for your version) to maintain tax codes and