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3715611 - G/L Line Item without Tax code is posted even when "Posting Without Tax Allowed" is set to "No" - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

  • The system ignores validation logic and posts documents without tax codes to G/L account with "Posting Without Tax Allowed" set to "No".
  • The "Tax Code" field in the "G/L Account Items" tab is non-editable for this G/L account.
 
 
 

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Attempt to post a supplier invoice using the "Create Supplier Invoice" app.
  2. Verify that the "Tax Code" field in the "G/L Account Items" tab is non-editable and empty
  3. Confirm that the system successfully posts a document without a tax code to an account where "Posting Without Tax Allowed" is set to "No."
 
 
 

Cause

  • Tax Category for the affected G/L account is Blank (not tax-relevant). This value has several effects on Tax processing for this G/L account:
    • In app Create Supplier Invoice, Tax Code field is disabled for this G/L account in G/L tab
    • In app Create Supplier Invoice (Advanced), Tax Code is still editable. However, the content will be cleared on save and message "Account is not tax-relevant, tax code will be ignored" is shown.
    • The "Posting Without Tax Allowed" - "No" setting is ignored, and Journal entry will be posted even without Tax Code

Resolution

If the G/L account need to be restricted to only be post with Tax Code, ensure that the "Tax Category" field for the G/L account is set to a value other than Blank to make the account tax-relevant.

    See Also

    • KBA 3168742 - "Posting without tax allowed" indicator does not work - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
    • KBA 2705101 - No taxes on sales/purch.are allowed for account & &, & is not allowed
    • SAP Help Page Specifications in G/L Accounts.

    Keywords

    posting without tax allowed, supplier invoice, create supplier invoice app, tax category blank, tax code non-editable, tax code validation logic, journal entry, g/l account master data, sap s/4hana cloud , KBA , FI-FIO-AP-2CL , Fiori UI for Accounts Payable (Public Cloud) , FI-GL-GL-F-2CL , Value Added Tax (VAT) (Public Cloud) , Problem

    Product

    SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions