How To Fix FOT_TXA017 - Documents with different tax jurisdiction settings are not supported.

FOT_TXA017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FOT_TXA - Tax abroad messages

• Message number: 017

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

What causes this issue?

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

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FOT_TXA017 - Details

• The SAP error message FOT_TXA017 indicates that there is an issue with tax jurisdiction settings in the documents you are trying to process. This error typically arises when you are attempting to post or process documents that have different tax jurisdiction codes, which is not allowed in certain scenarios, such as when creating a tax return or during tax reporting.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Tax Jurisdictions: The documents involved have different tax jurisdiction codes, which means they are subject to different tax rules or rates.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the tax settings in your SAP system, leading to inconsistencies in how tax jurisdictions are defined or applied.
  Document Types: The types of documents being processed may not be compatible with each other due to differing tax jurisdiction settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Document Jurisdictions: Check the tax jurisdiction codes for all documents involved in the transaction. Ensure that they are consistent and align with the requirements