How To Fix FOT_TXA005 - Tax Procedure was not found in the buffer for country &1.

FOT_TXA005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FOT_TXA - Tax abroad messages

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Tax Procedure was not found in the buffer for country &1.

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FOT_TXA005 - Details

• The SAP error message FOT_TXA005 indicates that the tax procedure for a specific country is not found in the buffer. This typically occurs in the context of tax calculations in SAP, particularly when dealing with financial transactions that require tax determination.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Tax Procedure: The tax procedure for the specified country is not defined in the system or is not loaded into the buffer.
  
  Configuration Issues: The tax configuration for the country may not be set up correctly in the SAP system.
  Buffer Issues: The tax procedure may not have been loaded into the memory buffer, possibly due to a recent change or update in the configuration.
  Incorrect Country Code: The country code specified in the transaction may be incorrect or not recognized by the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Tax Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code OBYZ (or SPRO -> Financial Accounting -> Financial Accounting Global Settings -> Tax on Sales/Purchases -> Basic Settings -> Define Tax Procedures).
  Ensure