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3517152 - Error 'Tax number type GST Identification Number has already been assigned to country/region IN' while adding Tax Number Type GSTIN in Tax Data for India

Symptom

The error 'Tax number type GST Identification Number has already been assigned to country/region IN' appears when trying to add the GST Identification Number as the tax number type for India in the Supplier Master Data.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Payables work center.
  2. Go to the Suppliers view.
  3. Select the respective supplier ID and click Edit > Financial Data.
  4. Navigate to the Tax Data sub-tab.
  5. Enter the Tax number type as GST Identification Number for Country India.
  6. The error 'Tax number type GST Identification Number has already been assigned to country/region IN' occurs.

Cause

A line item with the Tax Number Type 'GST Identification Number' for India already exists.

Resolution

This is the expected system behavior.

Keywords

GST Identification Number, Supplier Master Data, Tax number type, India GSTIN , KBA , SRD-FIN-GLO-TAX , GLO - Tax Declaration , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions