How To Fix FKKBIX285 - No tax code defined for other taxes in country &1

FKKBIX285 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FKKBIX - Conv.Inv.: Billing (Invoice Preprocessing)

• Message number: 285

• Message text: No tax code defined for other taxes in country &1

What causes this issue?

During processing of other taxes in billing, only those <DS:DE.STRKZ_KK>
tax codes for other taxes</> are allowed for which the indicator
<DS:DE.XKSCHL_KK>Categories Used for Tax Items</> is set. In your system
there are no tax codes with this setting for country &v1&.

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?

Define tax codes for other taxes where the indicator <LS>Categories Used
for Tax Items</> is set.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FKKBIX285 - No tax code defined for other taxes in country &1 ?

  The SAP error message FKKBIX285 indicates that there is no tax code defined for "other taxes" in the specified country. This error typically arises when you are trying to process a transaction that involves tax calculations, and the system cannot find a valid tax code for the specified country.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Tax Code: The primary cause of this error is that the tax code for "other taxes" has not been defined in the system for the specified country.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of tax settings in the SAP system, particularly in the Financial Accounting (FI) module.
  Country-Specific Settings: The error may also occur if the country-specific settings for tax codes are not properly maintained.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Define Tax Code:
  
  Go to the SAP transaction code OBYZ (or navigate through the menu: SPRO > Financial Accounting > Financial Accounting Global Settings > Tax on Sales/Purchases >