How To Fix VVSCCHECK118 - &1: Cannot determine G/L account for external tax line

VVSCCHECK118 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VVSCCHECK - Payment Plan: Checks

• Message number: 118

• Message text: &1: Cannot determine G/L account for external tax line

What causes this issue?

You want to create externally calculated tax lines for a payment plan
item.
You are <ZH>not</> able to determine the general ledger account for the
tax data with position type &V4&.
Determine the general ledger account using posting area 0010, which is
used for sales taxes.
The following data is included in the posting area:
Chart of Accounts: &V2&
Company Code / Other Tax Code &V3&
Procedure: &V4&

System Response

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How to fix this error?

Check your entries for the company code, tax code, and transaction.
Check Customizing for posting area 0010. In <LS>Contract Accounts
Receivable and Payable </>, choose <ZK>Basic Functions > Postings and
Documents -> Document -> Define Account Assignments for Automatic
Postings -> Automatic G/L Account Determination ->
<DS:SIMG._FICABFDP_FQZ8>Define Accounts for Sales/Purchase Tax</></>.

Procedure for System Administrators

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Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

VVSCCHECK118 - Details

• The SAP error message VVSCCHECK118 indicates that the system is unable to determine a General Ledger (G/L) account for an external tax line during the processing of a transaction. This typically occurs in the context of tax calculations and postings, particularly when dealing with external tax providers or tax codes that require specific G/L account assignments.
  Causes:
  
  Missing G/L Account Assignment: The tax code used in the transaction may not have a corresponding G/L account assigned in the configuration.
  Incorrect Tax Code: The tax code may be incorrectly configured or not set up for the specific transaction type.
  Tax 
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the tax configuration settings in the SAP system, such as missing or incorrect settings in the tax procedure.
  External Tax Provider Issues: If you are using an external tax calculation service, there may be issues with the integration or configuration of that service.
  Document Type Restrictions: Certain document types may