How To Fix WES_OUTBOUND135 - No tax data maintained for material &1 and plant &2

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WES_OUTBOUND - Messages for Outbound Services

• Message number: 135

• Message text: No tax data maintained for material &1 and plant &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WES_OUTBOUND135 - No tax data maintained for material &1 and plant &2 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WES_OUTBOUND135 No tax data maintained for material &1 and plant &2
  
  Meaning / Cause:
  This error occurs when the system tries to process outbound delivery or billing documents (often in SD or LE modules) and cannot find the required tax data for the specified material (&1) in the specified plant (&2). Tax data is essential for calculating taxes correctly during sales, delivery, or billing processes.
  The root cause is that the tax classification or tax-related master data for the material in the given plant is missing or incomplete.
  
  Where it occurs:
  
  During outbound delivery creation or processing.
  During billing document creation.
  In integration scenarios where tax data is mandatory for tax calculation.
  In scenarios involving tax determination for sales or distribution processes.
  
  
  Cause Details:
  
  The material master does not have tax classification data maintained.
  The tax classification is maintained but not for the relevant plant.
  The tax condition records or tax codes are missing or not assigned properly.
  The tax procedure or tax determination settings are incomplete or incorrect.
  Customizing for tax determination is incomplete for the country or region.
  
  
  How to check / verify:
  
  
  Material Master Tax Data:
  
  Go to transaction MM03 (Display Material).
  Enter the material number (&1).
  Navigate to the Sales: Sales Org. 1 or Sales: General/Plant views.
  Check the Tax Classification fields.
  Verify if tax classification is maintained for the relevant plant (&2).
  
  
  
  Plant-specific Data:
  
  Check if the tax classification is maintained for the specific plant.
  Sometimes tax classification is maintained at the sales organization level or plant level depending on configuration.
  
  
  
  Tax Condition Records:
  
  Use transaction VK13 to check tax condition records.
  Verify if tax codes and tax rates are maintained for the relevant country, region, and tax classification.
  
  
  
  Tax Procedure and Configuration:
  
  Check the tax procedure assigned to the sales area.
  Verify tax determination settings in SPRO under:
  Sales and Distribution -> Basic Functions -> Tax on Sales/Purchases -> Basic Settings -> Check Calculation Procedure
  
  
  
  
  Solution / Resolution:
  
  
  Maintain Tax Classification in Material Master:
  
  Use transaction MM02 to maintain tax classification for the material.
  Ensure the tax classification is maintained for the relevant plant (&2).
  Save the changes.
  
  
  
  Maintain Tax Condition Records:
  
  Use VK11 to create or update tax condition records.
  Ensure tax codes and rates are correctly maintained for the country and tax classification.
  
  
  
  Check and Correct Tax Procedure:
  
  Verify that the tax procedure assigned to the sales area is correct.
  Ensure all necessary tax codes and condition types are maintained.
  
  
  
  Reprocess the Document:
  
  After maintaining the tax data, retry the outbound delivery or billing document creation.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Notes:
  
  This error is common in cross-plant or cross-country sales scenarios where tax data varies by plant or region.
  Sometimes, the error can also occur if the material master was recently created or changed and tax data was not maintained yet.
  If the system uses external tax calculation (e.g., Vertex, SAP Tax Service), ensure integration and master data synchronization is correct.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Error
  No tax data maintained for material &1 and plant &2
  
  
  Cause
  Missing tax classification or tax data for material in plant
  
  
  Solution
  Maintain tax classification in material master (MM02) for plant; maintain tax condition records (VK11); verify tax procedure
  
  
  Transactions
  MM03, MM02, VK11, VK13, SPRO (tax config)
  
  
  
  
  If you need, I can also provide step-by-step instructions or screenshots for maintaining tax data. Just let me know!