Symptom
Error in external tax system:External: 5099 - VertexApplicationExceptionNo TaxAreas found. Verify the
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Reproducing the Issue
When address is updated in the Maintain Business Partner, the message in the External Tax is shown
Cause
Tax area in Vertex means jurisdiction code, this means the jurisdiction code is not found by vertex.
Resolution
- Update correct jurisdiction in Business Partner data.
- Check also if the business partner has a relationship to another business partner.
- It is a standard design that during a BP update, the relationship BP is also validated if the related BP has an expired tax jurisdiction code this must also be updated.
- Check Contacts in Business Partner.
- Recommendation:
Use External Tax Jurisdiction Code Mass Update on a regular basis to ensure that tax jurisdiction information is up to date.
This function requires proper iflow configuration and implementation from your respective tax partner. Please verify with your partner that they can support this function before using it.
See Also
Keywords
Iflow. vertex, BUT050, BUT051, SAP_COM_0177 , KBA , XX-PART-TIF , Tax Interface (USA) , Problem