Vendor master - Control data

[Former Member]

Hi,

Could someone please explain me what each of the fields in control data of vendor master control especially Tax data. Is there a validation on these fields ? Is there any validation performed on data entry? Are there any processes that rely on the data in these fields? Why do US vendors identification go in Tax number fields but others go in VAT field?

There isn't a lot of information available out there about these tax related field. Any explanation that anyone has to offer is much appreciated !!

[Former Member]

Hi Swetha,

Which tax numbers goes where is mostly dependent on how you set up the system. The tax numbers in each field that is suggested by SAP can be discovered by doing an F1 on the fields. Eg, TAX No1 is suggested to be the SSN for US, TAX NO2 is the Employer Identification number.

The VAT fields are mainly for EU countries. Here there is some transactional relevance, if a VAT number exists for the shipping and delivering country, the delivery will be tax exempt. This check rule is hardcoded and cannot be changed.

Please take a look at this discussion also: