How To Fix FIOM_LOC036 - Extended withholding tax functions are not active for company code &1

FIOM_LOC036 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FIOM_LOC - Oman Localization

• Message number: 036

• Message text: Extended withholding tax functions are not active for company code &1

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FIOM_LOC036 - Details

• The SAP error message FIOM_LOC036 indicates that the extended withholding tax functions are not activated for the specified company code. This error typically arises when you attempt to process transactions that require extended withholding tax functionality, but the necessary configuration has not been completed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Extended Withholding Tax Not Activated: The primary cause of this error is that the extended withholding tax functionality has not been activated for the specified company code in the SAP system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be incomplete or incorrect configuration settings related to withholding tax in the Financial Accounting (FI) module.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FIOM_LOC036 error, you need to activate the extended withholding tax functions for the relevant company code. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Configuration Settings:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to SPRO (SAP Project Reference Object) > SAP Reference IMG.
  
  
  
  Activate Extended Withholding Tax:
  
  Follow the path: Financial Accounting (New) > Accounts Payable > Withholding