How To Fix WS649 - Tax ID was changed from &1 to &2 according to pricing

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 649

• Message text: Tax ID was changed from &1 to &2 according to pricing

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS649 - Tax ID was changed from &1 to &2 according to pricing ?

  The SAP error message:
  WS649: Tax ID was changed from &1 to &2 according to pricing
  
  Meaning / Cause
  This message occurs during sales order processing or billing when the system detects a discrepancy between the Tax ID originally entered (or stored) and the Tax ID determined by the pricing procedure or tax determination logic.
  
  
  Cause:
  The Tax ID (Tax Classification or Tax Jurisdiction Code) initially entered on the document or master data differs from the one the system calculates or determines based on the pricing procedure or tax condition records.
  This can happen if:
  The tax condition records or tax determination logic have been changed or updated.
  The customer or material tax classification has changed.
  The pricing procedure or tax calculation logic overrides the initially entered Tax ID.
  There is a mismatch between the Tax ID maintained in the customer master and the one derived from pricing.
  
  
  
  The system automatically adjusts the Tax ID to the one consistent with the