How To Fix OB260 - Tax key &1 from HT &2 is not the same tax key &3 from HT &4

OB260 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OB - IS-OIL Downstream TDP messages

• Message number: 260

• Message text: Tax key &1 from HT &2 is not the same tax key &3 from HT &4

What causes this issue?

The tax status from Handling Type of goods receipt is not the
same tax status as from Handling Type of goods issue.

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?

As tax status of the handling type goods receipt and goods issue should
be
the same, change your handling type either for goods receipt or goods
issue.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

OB260 - Details

• The SAP error message OB260 indicates a mismatch between tax keys in the system. Specifically, it occurs when the tax key from one tax handling type (HT) does not match the expected tax key from another tax handling type. This can happen in various scenarios, such as during the posting of invoices, tax calculations, or when configuring tax settings.
  
  Cause:
  The error message OB260 is typically caused by one of the following issues:
  
  
  Configuration Mismatch: The tax keys defined in the tax configuration do not align with the tax keys used in the transaction. This can happen if the tax codes are not properly set up in the system.
  
  
  Incorrect Tax Code Assignment: The tax code assigned to a particular transaction may not correspond to the tax handling type expected by the system.
  
  
  Changes in Tax Configuration: If there have been recent changes to tax configurations or tax codes, it may lead to inconsistencies.
  
  
  Data Entry