3431779 - Error "Valid from date of tax code XX is before valid from date in customizing" is raised in configuration activity Define Tax Codes for Sales and Purchases (ID 101016).

In configuration activity Define Tax Codes for Sales and Purchases (ID 101016) error "Valid from date of tax code XX is before valid from date in customizing" message no. FOT_TDT074 is raised.

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SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

1. Go to configuration activity Define Tax Codes for Sales and Purchases (ID 101016).
2. Enter Country/Region, Tax Code, Valid From and press the enter key.
3. Change the Tax Percentage Rate and click on save.
4. Error "Valid from date of tax code XX is before valid from date in customizing" is raised.

Using the 'Periods' function you can see that the valid from date of the latest period is after the valid from date entered in selection screen.

This is not allowed because, in this case, the new entry would overwrite the previous entry.

If there are no postings in the production system for the period that will be overwritten, you can modify the message setting using configuration activity Message Control in Tax Area (ID 103887) under the application area FOT_TDT (Time-dependent tax messages). You have the option to change the message setting to "W" (Warning) or "I" (Info). Alternatively, you can disable the message entirely using "-" (Deactivate).

Please note, however, that any change you make to the message status is valid for all users. That is, if you switch the message off, it will never show again, for any user, unless you use the configuration step to re-enable it with one of the statuses mentioned.

If the message type is set to "W" (Warning) or "I" (Info), the system will update the tax rate and delete the old tax rates. It is the responsibility of the user to re-create the lost tax rates.

If postings already exist in the production system, then the system will update the tax rate only if the valid from date of the new tax rate is later than the valid from date of the existing rates.

Valid from date of tax code XX is before valid from date in customizing, FOT_TDT074, Define Tax Codes for Sales and Purchases (ID 101016), S4_PC, S4_1C , KBA , FI-GL-GL-F-2CL , Value Added Tax (VAT) (Public Cloud) , Problem