How To Fix >W071 - Parallel tax update for U.S. taxes is not active in FI-CA

>W071 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: >W -

• Message number: 071

• Message text: Parallel tax update for U.S. taxes is not active in FI-CA

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message >W071 - Parallel tax update for U.S. taxes is not active in FI-CA ?

  The SAP error message W071: Parallel tax update for U.S. taxes is not active in FI-CA typically occurs in the context of the Financial Accounting - Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA) module when there is an attempt to process tax updates that require parallel tax processing, but the necessary configuration is not enabled.
  
  Cause:
  
  Configuration Issue: The error indicates that the system is not set up to handle parallel tax updates for U.S. taxes in the FI-CA module. This could be due to missing configuration settings in the tax calculation or FI-CA settings.
  Tax Type Not Defined: The specific tax types that are required for parallel processing may not be defined or activated in the system.
  System Settings: The system may not be configured to support the necessary tax calculation methods for U.S. taxes.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (SPRO).
  Navigate to Financial Accounting