SAP Note 15412 - Taking over balances for tax accounts

Symptom:

Customer wants to configure balances in the tax accounts within the framework of tranferring old data from another system.

Cause and prerequisites

System changeover

Solution
The same transaction is used that reposts the tax payable.
This is transaction FB41.
The transaction is in the menu path:
General ledger -> Periodic tasks -> Monthly closing -> VAT -> Post tax payable.
Because the posting is made to a closed period, you can also perform a normal transfer posting.
In this case, the "Only automatic posting" indicator must be temporarily deactivated in the tax account.
You can then make the posting with the tax amount for transfer, a valid tax indicator, and the automatic calculation for the tax base.