How To Fix FOT_B2A408 - Company code & for taxes on sales/purchases group & does not exist

FOT_B2A408 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FOT_B2A - Messages Administration Report Electronic Data Transmission

• Message number: 408

• Message text: Company code & for taxes on sales/purchases group & does not exist

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FOT_B2A408 - Details

• The SAP error message FOT_B2A408 typically indicates that there is an issue with the configuration of the company code and the tax on sales/purchases group in the system. This error usually arises when the system cannot find a valid entry for the specified company code and tax group combination in the relevant configuration tables.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The most common cause is that the tax on sales/purchases group has not been defined for the specified company code in the system.
  Incorrect Company Code: The company code specified in the transaction may not exist or may not be correctly entered.
  Inactive Tax Group: The tax group may be inactive or not properly set up in the system.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may be inconsistencies or missing entries in the configuration.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code OBYZ (or SPRO -> Financial Accounting -> Financial Accounting Global Settings -> Tax on