India 

Purpose

This country version is designed for use by businesses with operations in India. As well as the generic SAP system functions, it comprises functions designed for laws and business practices particular to India, and a country template to help you customize the system according to local requirements.

This documentation explains how the country-specific functions work and what Customizing settings are made by the country template. It does not cover the generic functions, which are described in the rest of the SAP Library.

Features

Country-Specific Functions

Most of the country-specific functions for India relate to Financials and Logistics. The main areas are as follows:

·        Excise duty and the central value-added tax system (CENVAT)

·        Withholding tax (also known as tax deducted at source)

·        Sales tax

·        Maintenance and printing of statutory excise registers

All of the menu paths given in this document are based on the India Localization role, with the exception of functions in withholding tax, whose menu paths are given from the SAP Easy Access menu.

Country Template

To allow you to customize your Indian company codes more quickly, you can use the Indian country template in the Country Installation Program.