Using and Troubleshooting Tax Exemptions in R 12 E-Business Tax (EBTax)
(Doc ID 750064.1)
Last updated on MAY 16, 2023
Applies to:
Oracle Receivables - Version 12.0.0 and laterOracle Payables - Version 12.1.3 to 12.1.3 [Release 12.1]
Oracle E-Business Tax - Version 12.0 and later
Oracle iStore - Version 12.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
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Purpose
EBTax Information Center > EBTax Features (Setup & Troubleshooting) > Exemptions > Note 750064.1.1
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This note was written to assist users in identifying why a tax exemption is not working as expected after it has been defined. The note is not intended to explain how to set up a tax exemption. For more information on setting up exemptions, please refer to the Release 12 documentation library and the eBTax users guide
Troubleshooting Steps
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In this Document
| Purpose |
| Troubleshooting Steps |
| 1. THE BASICS: WHAT ARE THEY? |
| A. What is a Tax exemption? |
| B. How is a tax exemption different from a tax exception? |
| 2. TROUBLESHOOTING |
| A. Most Common Cause: Make Sure You Defined the Exemption On The Proper Location |
| B. How to troubleshoot an exemption that is not automatically applied to a transaction |
| a. Enter an Invoice and identify the following: |
| b. Make sure the tax handling method on the invoice line or order line is set properly |
| c. Validate Ship-To Site Party Tax Profile |
| d. Validate the exemption at the Party level |
| e. Check for Multiple Exemptions |
| f. - Defaults and Controls: Application Tax Options |
| g. Defaults and Controls: Configuration Owner Tax Options |
| h. Confirm that the applicable event class allows exemptions. |
| i. Verify that your Regime to Rate Flow Allows Exemptions |
| j. Is a Partner Calculating Tax? |
| k. Is the Problem in Order Management? |
| l. Invalid tax exempt reason code (TAX_EXEMPT_REASON_CODE) |
| 3. MANUAL EXEMPTION ENTRY TROUBLESHOOTING |
| A. Manual exemptions cannot be entered |
| B .Manual Tax Lines Calculate Despite Exemption |
| C. Exempt reason codes not showing up in LOV |
| 4. ISSUES WITH EXISTING EXEMPTIONS |
| A. Certificate numbers are not defaulting to transactions |
| B. Unable to update an exemption |
| C. Exemptions are setup and applied but the tax amount calculated is not correct |
| D. Party level Exemptions not honored if ship to is a different party |
| 5. GETTING TECHNICAL |
| A. What source code is used to evaluate exemptions? |
| 6. ALTERNATIVES TO EXEMPTIONS |
| A. Tax Exemptions vs Tax Rules? |
| 7. UPGRADES |
| A. Upgrade issues and Differences with Tax Exemptions |
| 8. API & INTERFACES |
| A. Is there an API to copy or mass create exemptions? |
| 9. USING TAX PARTNERS (EX: Vertex, Taxware, etc) |
| a. Changes to Partner Exemption Handling for Vertex O Series |
| b. READ THIS before you load a Tax Rate file (Vertex/Taxware/Others) |
| c. Partner Sourced Exemption Details Not Displayed On Transactions and Reports |
| d) Vertex Exemptions not Interfaced to Oracle |
| 10. BUGS |
| A. Other Bugs and Notes to consider reviewing |
| References |