How To Fix JCOL002 - For company &.Extended Withholding Functionality is not active

JCOL002 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: JCOL - JCOL

• Message number: 002

• Message text: For company &.Extended Withholding Functionality is not active

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message JCOL002 - For company &.Extended Withholding Functionality is not active ?

  The SAP error message JCOL002 indicates that the Extended Withholding Tax functionality is not active for the specified company code. This error typically arises when you attempt to process transactions that require withholding tax calculations, but the necessary configuration for withholding tax is not set up in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Extended Withholding Tax Not Activated: The Extended Withholding Tax functionality has not been activated for the company code in question.
  
  Configuration Issues: The necessary settings for withholding tax may not be properly configured in the system.
  Company Code Settings: The specific company code may not have the required withholding tax settings enabled.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the JCOL002 error, you need to activate the Extended Withholding Tax functionality for the relevant company code. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to SPRO (SAP Project Reference Object) > SAP Reference IMG.
  
  
  
  Activate Extended Withholding Tax:
  
  Follow the path: Financial Accounting (New) >