3168742 - "Posting without tax allowed" indicator does not work - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

A G/L account is set up with "Posting without tax allowed" for a company code, however the system still requires a tax code input.

Error message: G/L account && requires a valid tax code.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

This is a built-in check in the programming.

The flag "Posting without tax code allowed" is ignored when the indicator is set to > or < , because these are controversial settings. 'Posting Without Tax Allowed' flag only works for the tax categories '+', '-' and '*'."

Usually the error "Page & Line Item &:G/L account && requires a valid tax code" (Message number: FS214) occurs if the account maintained as a tax account in the G/L account master data, with tax category ">" Output or "<" Input tax account.

The flag "Posting without tax code allowed" is ignored when the indicator is set to > or <.

From the taxes point of view in this case the G/L account is a tax account and as such, it requires a tax code to make tax calculations.

Please check the settings of the G/L account.

Resolution:

1. Select a different account that is not a tax account.
2. Change the settings on the account. Setting the "Tax category" to blank.
3. Usage of the App Post Tax Payables (AppID: F1597) to post the balance to the tax payable account.

Please note: It is not possible to change the indicator when there is a balance.

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