How To Fix FOT_ATR007 - Tax group &1 cannot be saved, because corresponding tax box was not found

FOT_ATR007 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FOT_ATR - Adv. Tax Reporting Messages

• Message number: 007

• Message text: Tax group &1 cannot be saved, because corresponding tax box was not found

What causes this issue?

In simple tax box mapping the tax group must be identical to the tax box

System Response

Data will not be saved

How to fix this error?

You must define the tax group identical to the tax box

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FOT_ATR007 - Details

• The SAP error message FOT_ATR007, which states "Tax group &1 cannot be saved, because corresponding tax box was not found," typically occurs in the context of tax configuration in SAP, particularly when dealing with tax codes and tax groups in the Financial Accounting (FI) module.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Missing Tax Box Configuration: The tax group you are trying to save does not have a corresponding tax box defined in the system. Tax boxes are used to categorize tax amounts for reporting purposes.
  
  
  Incorrect Tax Group Assignment: The tax group may not be correctly assigned to the relevant tax codes or may not be linked to the appropriate tax boxes.
  
  
  Inconsistent Tax Configuration: There may be inconsistencies in the tax configuration settings, such as missing entries in the tax determination tables.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Tax Box Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code OBYZ