SAP A053 Taxes Using Jurisdiction Code Table data and field list

A053 is a standard SAP Pooled Table which is used to store Taxes Using Jurisdiction Code data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The A053 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Taxes Using Jurisdiction Code data available in SAP. These include KAPPL (Application), KSCHL (Condition type), ALAND (Departure country (country from which the goods are sent)), MWSKZ (Tax on sales/purchases code)... See below for full list along with technical details, documentation, text table, check tables, foreign key relationships, conversion routines, relevant tcodes and example ABAP select code etc. .

A053 pooled table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: A - Application table (master and transaction data)
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP A053 pooled table fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the A053 table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.
Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
KAPPLApplication KAPPLCHAR2T681AKAPPLKAP
KSCHLCondition type KSCHACHAR4T685KSCHLVKS
ALANDDeparture country (country from which the goods are sent) ALANDCHAR3T005LAND1VAL
MWSKZTax on sales/purchases code MWSKZCHAR2Assigned to domainMWSKZ
TXJCDTax Jurisdiction TXJCDCHAR15TTXJTXJCDTXJ
DATBIValidity end date of the condition record KODATBIDATS8DATUM
DATABValidity start date of the condition record KODATABDATS8DATUM
KNUMHCondition record number KNUMHCHAR10KNUMB

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP table A053 using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on A053 to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_A053 TYPE A053.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM A053
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_A053
WHERE...

How to access SAP table A053

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about A053 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).