How To Fix FWTM152 - Company code &1: &2 vendors with no withholding tax code

FWTM152 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FWTM - Messages: Withholding Tax Changeover

• Message number: 152

• Message text: Company code &1: &2 vendors with no withholding tax code

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FWTM152 - Details

• The SAP error message FWTM152 indicates that there are vendors in a specific company code that do not have a withholding tax code assigned. This can lead to issues when processing payments or invoices that are subject to withholding tax, as the system needs to know how much tax to withhold.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  Vendors are created or maintained without assigning a withholding tax code.
  The withholding tax configuration for the vendor is incomplete or incorrect.
  The vendor master data is not updated after changes in tax regulations or company policies.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FWTM152 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify the Vendors:
  
  Use transaction code SE16N or SE11 to access the vendor master data table (LFA1 for general data, LFB1 for company code data).
  Filter by the company code mentioned in the error message and check for vendors without a withholding tax code.
  
  
  
  Assign Withholding Tax Codes:
  
  Go to transaction code XK02 (Change Vendor) or FK02 (Change