How To Fix FKKINV040 - Grouping of tax items only for tax-relevant items

FKKINV040 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FKKINV - Invoicing in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable

• Message number: 040

• Message text: Grouping of tax items only for tax-relevant items

What causes this issue?

In a billing document item, you have entered
<DS:DE.TAX_GROUP_KK>grouping of tax items</> &v1&, even though the item
is not relevant for tax (that is, is not <DS:DE.POSTREL_KK>relevant for
posting</> and has no <DS:DE.PRINT_SUBSTITUTE_KK>substitute group for
invoice printing</>).

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?

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 FKKINV040 - Grouping of tax items only for tax-relevant items ?

  The SAP error message FKKINV040 ("Grouping of tax items only for tax-relevant items") typically occurs in the context of invoicing and tax processing within the SAP system, particularly in the area of contract accounts receivable and payable (FI-CA). This error indicates that there is an attempt to group tax items that are not marked as tax-relevant.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Non-Tax-Relevant Items: The invoice or document being processed contains items that are not classified as tax-relevant. In SAP, only items that have tax codes assigned and are relevant for tax calculations can be grouped together for tax reporting.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the tax determination or invoice processing that are not set up correctly, leading to items being incorrectly classified.
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect data entry during the creation of the invoice or document can lead to items being marked incorrectly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the