How To Fix FOT_TXA016 - Documents with different tax calculation settings are not supported.

FOT_TXA016 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FOT_TXA - Tax abroad messages

• Message number: 016

• Message text: Documents with different tax calculation settings are not supported.

What causes this issue?

The documents have tax countries with different tax calculation
settings. They cannot be posted together. Documents may only be posted
in groups if the tax countries in the documents have the same tax
calculation settings.

System Response

How to fix this error?

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_TXA016 - Details

• The SAP error message FOT_TXA016 indicates that there are documents involved in a transaction that have different tax calculation settings, which is not supported by the system. This typically occurs in scenarios where multiple documents (like invoices, credit memos, etc.) are being processed together, and they have inconsistent tax settings.
  Causes:
  
  Different Tax Codes: The documents may be using different tax codes that have different tax calculation settings.
  Tax Calculation Methods: The documents might be using different tax calculation methods (e.g., tax on sales, tax on purchases).
  Different Tax Jurisdictions: The documents may belong to different tax jurisdictions that have different tax rules.
  Document Types: Different document types may have different tax settings configured in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be inconsistencies in the configuration of tax settings in the SAP system.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Review Tax Codes: Check the tax codes used in the documents and ensure they are consistent. If necessary, change the tax codes to match.
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