Error message: ‘Tax status of summary BP is not permitted [Business Partner – BP Summary] ‘BPcode’ [Message 3502-8] is received when attempting to add a business partner master data record.

Solution (Note 1110814):

For payment consolidation, the tax status of father and sons must be the same. The error message highlights a discrepancy. To avoid receiving the error message, ascertain that the tax status of father and son are the same:

1. Go to Business Partners => Business Partner Master Data => Find the father BP => Tab ‘Accounting’ => Subtab ‘Tax’.

2. Go to Business Partners => Business Partner Master Data => Find the son(s) BP => Tab ‘Accounting’ => Subtab ‘Tax’.

3. Ascertain that the VAT Statuses and the VAT codes are the same.

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