SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3762729 - Posting without taxes allowed in Asset Acquisition Posting - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

In Manage Fixed Assets app, it is possible to post a G/L account without a tax code, although the G/L account has tax-relevant indicator, and Posting without taxes: No.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open the Manage Fixed Assets app.
  2. Choose an item, choose Post - Post Acquisition - Acquisition (Net).
  3. Simulate or post the document.
  4. Observe that no tax-related error (for example, FS214: "G/L account * requires a valid tax code) is issued and the posting proceeds.

Cause

The checks for error FS214 'G/L account * requires a valid tax code' are not executed in this scenario because the document is posted exclusively in the General Ledger (posting status U - Posting in General Ledger Only). As a result, the standard validation checks are bypassed during this posting process.

Resolution

This is expected system behavior: asset documents are generally not considered tax-relevant, and therefore, the corresponding tax checks are not performed for this document type.

See Also

  • KBA: 3095047 - Error FS214 "G/L account * requires a valid tax code" in posting transaction
  • KBA: 3168742 - "Posting without tax allowed" indicator does not work - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Keywords

asset acquisition, posting status u, general ledger only, tax check, fs214, gl account master, posting without tax allowed, tax category, manage fixed assets, simulation, no tax code, asset accounting, tax validation, gl posting, expected behavior , KBA , FI-FIO-GL-MD-2CL , Master Data Apps (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions