3597072 - System Defaults Tax Code 521 while Creating Down Payment Invoice Requests for Companies Located in the US

When creating Down Payment Invoice Request for a US company, in the Tax Code field, system only allows to select Tax Code: 521 - Outgoing Down Payment Invoice.

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1. Go to Customer Invoicing work center.
2. Select Invoice Requests view.
3. Click on New then Down Payment Invoice Request.
4. Enter the respective Account ID which is located in the US.
5. Go to Tax Details section
6. Under Tax Code section, the only Tax Code available is 521 - Outgoing Down Payment Invoice.

When the seller is located in the US, the Tax Code defaults to 521 when creating Down Payment Invoice Requests.

This is the current system behaviour.

In case this Tax Code is not intended, as a workaround, a new Tax Code can be created by following the below steps:

1. Go to Business Configuration Work Center.
2. Select the Implementation Projects view.
3. Show All Activities.
4. Search and open the Activity Tax on Goods and Services.  
5. Select the option Define Tax Codes.
6. Click Add Row button.
7. Select a Country in which this Tax Code is valid from the dropdown list.
8. Enter an ID for the Tax Code of your specific tax use case.
9. Enter a description.
10. Enter a date for the start and the end of the validity period.
11. Select a Tax Event from the dropdown list that characterizes the Business Transaction from a taxation point of view.
12. Select a Tax Type from the dropdown list that is used for this Tax Code.
13. Select a Tax Rate Type from the dropdown list that is used.
14. Save your entries.

To create a new Tax Code, maintain the following settings:

• Country
• Tax Code
• Description
• Valid-From Date
• Valid-To Date
• Tax Event
• Tax Type
• Tax Rate Type

2697486 - Not Able to Change Tax Code Description

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