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2672516 - No tax item exists for period DD.MM.YYYY to DD.MM.YYYY

Symptom

No meaningful result is displayed in the VAT Return run. Only one information message:

'No tax item exists for period DD.MM.YYYY to DD.MM.YYYY (DD.MM.YYYY represents the period the VAT Return is created for).'

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign.

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Tax Management work centre.
  2. Go to the Periodic tasks view.
  3. Go to the VAT Return Runs sub view.
  4. Show All Tax Return Runs and search for VAT Return Run XYZ (XYZ represents the VAT Return Run ID).
  5. Under Details VAT Return Run XYZ, Select Application Log ID: XXX (XXX represents the Application Log ID).
  6. Select Results tab.

There is an information message: No tax item exists for period DD.MM.YYYY to DD.MM.YYYY

  1. Click on the Run ID: XYZ

Under Tax Return Details, Tax Return type is: 999 Tax Return.

Cause

Tax Return Type: 999 - Tax Return is a generic Tax Return Type which has been delivered for Non Localized Countries. It picks all tax codes.

Resolution

If the country is a Localized Country, specific VAT Return has been delivered. Need to choose the specific Tax Return Type which has been delivered to the country.

To check whether it is a Localized Country, refer to KBA 3388229 - Localization - Countries/Regions Where SAP Delivers Tax Content for SAP Business ByDesign

Keywords

VAT Return, Tax Return, Tax Return type: 999 Tax Return. , KBA , SRD-FIN-TAX , Tax Management , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions