How To Fix FOT_ETAX_US222 - Tax reduction in complaint document leads to wrong external tax postings

FOT_ETAX_US222 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FOT_ETAX_US - Message for External US Tax Calculation

• Message number: 222

• Message text: Tax reduction in complaint document leads to wrong external tax postings

What causes this issue?

Your tax treatment setting for invoice reduction is ?Tax reduction in
complaint document?. This means that tax update calls are not triggered
when you post an invoice reduction for a supplier invoice.

System Response

Because the tax update calls are not triggered, the tax information in
the invoice is not passed to the tax system.

How to fix this error?

Please contact SAP Cloud Operations to change your Tax Treatment in
Invoice Reduction for Company Code &V1& to ?Tax reduction in original
document?.

What causes this issue?

Your tax treatment setting for invoice reduction is ?Tax reduction in
complaint document?. This means that tax update calls are not triggered
when you post an invoice reduction for a supplier invoice.

System Response

Because the tax update calls are not triggered, the tax information in
the invoice is not passed to the tax system.

How to fix this error?

Please change your Tax Treatment in Invoice Reduction for Company Code
&V1& to ?Tax reduction in original document?.
Customizing activity:
<DS:SIMG.OLMRIRTAX>Tax Treatment in Invoice Reduction</>
Please note that the Prepayment function in the Supplier Invoice can
only be used if the customizing setting for tax treatment in Invoice
Reduction is ?Tax reduction in complaint document?. Once you change the
Tax Treatment in Invoice Reduction to ?Tax reduction in original
document?, you will not be able to use Prepayment function anymore.

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_ETAX_US222 - Details

• The SAP error message FOT_ETAX_US222 indicates that there is a tax reduction in a complaint document that is leading to incorrect external tax postings. This error typically arises in the context of tax calculations and postings in SAP, particularly when dealing with tax adjustments or complaints related to invoices.
  
  Cause:
  
  Tax 
  Configuration Issues: The tax codes or tax calculation procedures may not be correctly configured in the system, leading to discrepancies in tax calculations.
  Document Type Mismatch: The document type used for the complaint may not be compatible with the tax settings, causing incorrect tax postings.
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect data entry in the complaint document, such as wrong tax amounts or codes, can lead to this error.
  Inconsistent Tax Rates: If the tax rates have changed and the system has not been updated accordingly, it can lead to incorrect postings.
  Custom Code Issues: If there are any custom developments or enhancements in the tax calculation