How To Fix J3RFREGINV090 - Leave gross and tax amounts empty when VAT is paid by Tax Agent

J3RFREGINV090 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: J3RFREGINV - Invoice Registration Journal

• Message number: 090

• Message text: Leave gross and tax amounts empty when VAT is paid by Tax Agent

What causes this issue?

You labeled this invoice's VAT liability as VAT Paid by Tax Agent but
you also entered a gross amount or tax amount.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Leave the gross and tax amount fields empty for invoices where VAT is
paid by tax agent.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

J3RFREGINV090 - Details

• The SAP error message J3RFREGINV090 typically occurs in the context of VAT (Value Added Tax) processing in the SAP system, particularly when dealing with tax agents. This error indicates that the gross and tax amounts should be left empty when the VAT is being paid by a tax agent. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, solution, and related information for this error:
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Tax Agent Configuration: The error arises when the system detects that the VAT is being handled by a tax agent, but the gross and tax amounts are still populated in the invoice. In such cases, the system expects these fields to be empty because the tax agent is responsible for the VAT payment.
  
  
  Invoice Entry: When entering invoices, if the user mistakenly fills in the gross and tax amounts while the tax agent is responsible for VAT, the system will trigger this error.
  
  
  Incorrect Settings: There may be incorrect settings in