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Error message while posting Payment reconciliation journal

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I have this error message while posting payment reconciliation journal.

Have anyone had any idea?

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    Teagen Boll Profile Picture
    Teagen Boll 3,920 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    You may have entries in that table set as Normal Type for VAT in the background. If you're in Canada or the US I would just go to your VAT Posting Setup page and make sure the VAT Calculation Type = Sales Tax:

    You may need to delete that payment reconciliation journal and then recreate it in order to clear the Vat Type on the lines.

     

    If you're not in the US or Canada you need to populate a Sales and Purchase VAT Account in that VAT Posting Setup table.

     

    Best,

     

    Teagen Boll, CPA
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    Grigorios Mavrogeorgis Profile Picture
    Grigorios Mavrogeorgis 3,390 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    The error indicates that Business Central is trying to post a transaction where both the VAT Business Posting Group and VAT Product Posting Group are blank, and it cannot find a corresponding VAT Posting Setup.

    I would not create a blank VAT Posting Setup combination simply to get around the error. First, I would identify which transaction in the Payment Reconciliation Journal is causing the issue. Once you find the line, check the Account Type and Account No. that Business Central has assigned to it.

    If the transaction has been assigned to a G/L Account, open that G/L Account and check the VAT posting settings, particularly the VAT Product Posting Group. I would also check the Text-to-Account Mapping because the account may have been selected through the transaction text during the automatic application.

    The error is therefore likely related to the posting setup of the account selected for one of the transactions. I would need to see that particular journal line and the related G/L Account setup before confirming exactly what needs to be changed.

     

    Glad to help - follow up if anything is unclear.   

    ►  If this solved it, marking it verified helps others too.       

    Regards,
    Grigorios Mavrogeorgis
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    Saurav.Dhyani Profile Picture
    Saurav.Dhyani 14,479 User Group Leader on at

    Hi @STP ,

    The VAT Posting Setup in Business Central is crucial for accurately handling VAT on sales and purchases. It involves setting up VAT business and product posting groups, which combine to define the tax rate, calculation method, and G/L accounts for each combination. The setup determines which VAT accounts your transactions hit in the chart of accounts, pulling values from the VAT business posting group (who you are selling to or buying from) and the VAT product posting group (what you are selling or buying). This setup is essential for ensuring that VAT is calculated correctly and posted to the appropriate accounts.

    Set up value-added tax - Business Central | Microsoft Learn

    Regards,

    Saurav Dhyani

    https://www.youtube.com/@sauravdhyani

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    OussamaSabbouh Profile Picture
    OussamaSabbouh 19,571 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    Hello STP,

    The error means Business Central is trying to post VAT for one of the Payment Reconciliation Journal lines, but the line has VAT Bus. Posting Group = blank and VAT Prod. Posting Group = blank, so no corresponding VAT Posting Setup exists. Since Payment Reconciliation can map bank transaction text directly to G/L accounts, check the affected expense G/L account(s) and the journal line—especially Gen. Posting Type, VAT Bus. Posting Group, and VAT Prod. Posting Group. If the expense should carry VAT, assign the correct posting groups and make sure that combination exists under VAT Posting Setup; if the transaction should not calculate VAT, review why a Gen. Posting Type (Purchase/Sale) is being assigned and correct the account/mapping rather than creating a blank-to-blank VAT Posting Setup just to bypass the error.

    Regards,
    Oussama Sabbouh

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    Mansi Soni Profile Picture
    Mansi Soni 10,427 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    Hello @STP ,

    The error indicates that Business Central is trying to post the payment with blank VAT Business Posting Group and VAT Product Posting Group, but there is no corresponding VAT Posting Setup for the blank/blank combination. Check the G/L account being used on the Payment Reconciliation Journal line and verify its VAT Bus. Posting Group, VAT Prod. Posting Group, Gen. Posting Type, and the related VAT Posting Setup. If this is a direct G/L payment, either assign the appropriate VAT posting groups to the G/L account or ensure the required blank/blank VAT Posting Setup exists, depending on your tax requirements. The Payment Reconciliation Journal itself does not determine the VAT setup; the posting configuration of the account being used does.

    I hope this answer helps. If you find it helpful, please consider marking it as the verified answer.

    Regards,
    Mansi Soni

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    Mayank Jangid Profile Picture
    Mayank Jangid 79 on at

    Hi @STP ,
    According to the available error screenshot you need to check the VAT Posting setup. There should be recording with the combination of “VAT Business Posting Group” and “VAT Prod. Posting Group” Since in this scenario both values are blank then you should details on the Vendor Card for VAT Business Posting Group and for "VAT Prod. Posting Group" check Corresponding GL Account.

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    AndrewThomas81 Profile Picture
    AndrewThomas81 2,814 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    I would check if “Copy VAT Setup to Jnl. Line” is ticked.  This is usually an MS default.

     

    Kind Regards

     

    Andrew Thomas FCCA MCP

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