How To Fix FOT_ATR008 - Tax group &1 cannot be saved, because corresponding tax box was deleted

FOT_ATR008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FOT_ATR - Adv. Tax Reporting Messages

• Message number: 008

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

What causes this issue?

You have deleted the corresponding tax box from the maintenance

System Response

Data will not be saved

How to fix this error?

In simple maintenance tax box and tax groups must be identical. If you
delete the tax box, then you must delete the corresponding tax group

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_ATR008 - Details

• The SAP error message FOT_ATR008 indicates that there is an issue with the tax group configuration in the system. Specifically, it means that the tax group you are trying to save cannot be saved because the corresponding tax box (which is likely a tax classification or tax code) has been deleted or is no longer available in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Deleted Tax Box: The tax box associated with the tax group has been deleted from the system, which means that the system cannot find the necessary tax information to save the tax group.
  Configuration Changes: Changes in tax configuration or updates to tax codes/tax classifications may have led to the deletion of the tax box.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data where the tax group references a tax box that is not valid anymore.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Tax Box Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code OBYZ (or the relevant transaction for tax configuration) to check