Integration for SAP Enhanced Global (Global Next) & BREXIT
What are the changes required on SAP ERP, Global Next integration, and ONESOURCE Indirect Tax to enable indirect tax calculations when the United Kingdom redraws from the European Union?
This article seeks to address some of the changes required on SAP, Global Next, and Indirect Tax (Determination) to enable indirect tax calculation when the United Kingdom redraws from the European Union.
SAP has published a list of SAP notes to be implemented for BREXIT. This list is not conclusive, and only covers what is known at the time of publication of this article. Review and implement the following list of SAP notes that best suit your business requirements and processes:
OSS Note Number | Title |
|---|---|
2768412 | Recommendations for Brexit in FI |
2766031 | Tax number check and tax number entry (STCEG) in FI after EU withdrawal |
2998790 | Northern Ireland: XI VAT registration Number Tax Category |
SAP Changes and Impact to ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Integration For SAP (Global Next)
- Company code registration numbersUK (GB): No impact. Based on your current mapping for registration numbers, you would be able to provide a proper set of registration numbers to Determination to make tax calculation decisions.Northern Ireland: If you are going with the SAP recommendation to use table T001Z (utilizing parameter XIVATN) to store the XI VAT registration numbers, you would need to create a User Exit Based Field Mapping to include this field on your XML Request. Refer to the section USER-EXIT IN FIELD MAPPER in the Install guide
- Customer/ Vendor registration numberUK (GB): If you are using the standard delivered field mapping for Registrations (KNA1/LFA1 - STCD1-5), the customer/ vendor registration numbers would be populated on the XML request to DeterminationNorthern Ireland: If you are going with the SAP recommendation to use fields KNA1-STCD6 and LFA1-STCD6, create a User Exit Based Field Mapping to include this field on your XML Request. Refer to the section USER-EXIT IN FIELD MAPPER in the Install guide
- Tax CodesDepending on your ERP_CODE_MAPPINGS setup in Determination, you may be required to create a new set of tax codes to account for BREXIT for assignment of tax codes and tax G/L accounts.