SAP Note 26852 - Information on cross-company code transactions

Symptom:

In the case of cross-company code postings, the tax codes are always checked against the "initiating" company code and are posted there also. The initiating company code is always the company code of the first line item. It is displayed for control purposes following the tax codes for the items of the other company codes.

Cause and prerequisites

As of Release 2.2, the restriction no longer exists that the involved company codes must set up a taxable entity for cross-company code transactions (that is, the advance return for tax on sales/purchases was carried out through one company code for all other company codes). Therefore the taxes are now only posted to the initiating company code; consequently, the other company codes are not debited by tax.
Thus, the tax information for the entire transaction is stored only in the initiating company code and also only occurs in the advance return for tax on sales/purchases of this company code.

Also compare Release Note FI_22A_STEUERN for reference.

Solution

If you want to pass on the tax debit to other company codes, this must be done manually by document breakdown; generally the involved organizations must be invoiced for such transactions - at least as a matter of form - for legal reasons.

If you make the clearing entries manually, the transaction is to be split into two documents manually, and these documents are also to be entered separately.

1. Receivable in CCode 0001 from CCode 0002 with output tax

and

2. Payable in CCode 0002 to CCode 0001 with input tax