How To Fix FOT_TDT008 - Time dependent taxes: tax date has to be filled from caller

FOT_TDT008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FOT_TDT -

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Time dependent taxes: tax date has to be filled from caller

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FOT_TDT008 - Details

• The SAP error message FOT_TDT008 indicates that there is an issue with time-dependent taxes, specifically that the tax date needs to be provided from the calling function or transaction. This error typically arises in scenarios where tax calculations are dependent on specific dates, and the system requires a tax date to determine the applicable tax rates.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Tax Date: The most common cause of this error is that the tax date is not being passed to the function or transaction that is trying to calculate the tax.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the tax settings that do not allow the system to determine the correct tax date.
  Custom Code: If there is custom code involved, it may not be correctly passing the required parameters, including the tax date.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Input Parameters: Ensure that the calling function or transaction is providing the tax date. This may involve checking the code or configuration