How To Fix WS533 - Tax code via price determination cannot be determined, check Customizing

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 533

• Message text: Tax code via price determination cannot be determined, check Customizing

What causes this issue?

The pricing for line item &V2& of document &V3& could not determine an
&V1& code. This means that the line item is not created properly.

System Response

The system does not save document &V3& and terminates processing.

How to fix this error?

Check the tax code determination for the current master data. If
necessary, create a new tax condition.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS533 - Tax code via price determination cannot be determined, check Customizing ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WS533: "Tax code via price determination cannot be determined, check Customizing":
  
  Error Message:
  WS533 - Tax code via price determination cannot be determined, check Customizing
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs during sales order processing or billing when the system tries to determine the tax code automatically based on the pricing procedure, but it fails to find a valid tax code. The root causes typically include:
  
  
  Missing or Incorrect Tax Condition Records:
  
  The tax condition type (e.g., MWST) is not maintained properly in the pricing procedure.
  No valid tax condition record exists for the combination of country, tax classification, or other relevant fields.
  
  
  
  Incorrect or Incomplete Customizing Settings:
  
  Tax determination settings in SD (Sales and Distribution) or FI (Financial Accounting) are incomplete or inconsistent.
  The tax procedure assigned to the country or company code is not maintained correctly.
  The tax code determination procedure is not properly configured.
  
  
  
  Price Determination Issues:
  
  The pricing procedure does not include the tax condition type.
  The system cannot find a tax code from the pricing procedure because the tax condition type is missing or not linked.
  
  
  
  Master Data Issues:
  
  Customer or material master data missing or incorrect tax classification.
  Incorrect country or region data in the sales document.
  
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WS533 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Pricing Procedure:
  
  Verify that the pricing procedure assigned to the sales document includes the tax condition type (usually MWST).
  Transaction: V/08 (Maintain Pricing Procedures)
  
  
  
  Maintain Tax Condition Records:
  
  Ensure that tax condition records exist for the relevant tax condition type.
  Transaction: VK11 (Create Condition Records)
  Check that the tax condition records are valid for the sales area, country, and tax classification.
  
  
  
  Verify Tax Procedure and Tax Code Determination:
  
  Check the tax procedure assigned to the company code and country.
  Transaction: OBYZ (Assign Tax Procedure to Country)
  Verify tax code determination settings in SD:
  
  Transaction: FTXP (Maintain Tax Codes)
  Transaction: OBQ1 (Assign Tax Codes to Tax Categories)
  
  
  Ensure that the tax codes are correctly assigned to the tax condition types.
  
  
  
  Check Customer and Material Master Data:
  
  Verify that the customer master (transaction XD02 or VD02) has the correct tax classification.
  Verify that the material master (transaction MM02) has the correct tax classification.
  Ensure the country and region data are correct.
  
  
  
  Check Pricing Procedure Determination:
  
  Ensure the pricing procedure is correctly determined based on sales area, document pricing procedure, and customer pricing procedure.
  Transaction: V/08 and V/07
  
  
  
  Test the Pricing and Tax Determination:
  
  Use transaction VA01 to create a sales order and check if the tax code is determined.
  Use transaction VK13 to display condition records and verify tax conditions.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Notes:
  
  This error is common when implementing new tax codes or changing tax procedures.
  Sometimes, the error can be caused by missing or incorrect tax jurisdiction codes if your system uses jurisdiction-based tax.
  If you are using SD Pricing with automatic tax determination, the tax condition type must be included in the pricing procedure.
  If you are using FI tax determination, ensure that the tax codes are correctly maintained in FI and linked to SD.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  Missing or incorrect tax condition records, incomplete tax customizing, or pricing procedure issues.
  
  
  Solution
  Maintain tax condition records, verify pricing procedure includes tax condition type, check tax procedure and tax code determination, verify master data.
  
  
  Key Transactions
  V/08, VK11, OBYZ, FTXP, OBQ1, VA01, VK13
  
  
  Related Areas
  Pricing procedure, tax condition records, tax procedure, customer/material master data.
  
  
  
  
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