Oracle R12: The problem with using Legal Entities for Tax!
So, here is my problem. We have a client who has a UK legal entity but has several locations globally that are registered for local indirect tax and some other reporting but are not legal entities in their own right. According to Oracle, these are legal entity Establishments.
Oracle Definition of Legal Entity Establishment
“Legal Establishment: First party legal entities identify your organization to the relevant legal authorities, for example, a national or international headquarters. First party legal establishments identify each office, service center, warehouse and any other location within the organization that has a tax requirement. When you create a legal entity, the system automatically creates a legal entity establishment. You can create additional legal establishments according to your needs. For each legal establishment there are one or more tax registrations, depending upon the tax requirements of the applicable tax authority.”
More can be found at note 1064366.1