How To Fix FKBPTAX015 - Tax number category &1 does not exist in Customizing

FKBPTAX015 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FKBPTAX - Tax Numbers for Business Partner

• Message number: 015

• Message text: Tax number category &1 does not exist in Customizing

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

If necessary, create a new tax number category in the IMG activity
<DS:SIMG._CABP_TAXNUMTYPE>Maintain Tax Number Categories.</>

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FKBPTAX015 - Tax number category &1 does not exist in Customizing ?

  The SAP error message FKBPTAX015 indicates that the tax number category specified in the system does not exist in the Customizing settings. This error typically arises when trying to process transactions that involve tax numbers, such as vendor or customer master data, and the system cannot find the relevant tax number category.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The tax number category has not been defined in the system's Customizing settings.
  Incorrect Tax Number Category: The tax number category being referenced in the transaction does not match any of the categories defined in the system.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was recently transported from another system, it may not have been included or may not have been activated properly.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Customizing Settings:
  
  Go to the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (IMG) by using transaction code SPRO.
  Navigate to Financial Accounting (New) > Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable > Master Data > Define Tax Number Categories.
  Verify if the tax number category in