ACSD-47004: VAT not applied to billing address without VAT ID

The ACSD-47004 patch fixes the issue where VAT is not applied to a billing address without a VAT ID. This patch is available when the [!DNL Quality Patches Tool (QPT)] 1.1.24 is installed. The patch ID is ACSD-47004. Please note that the issue is scheduled to be fixed in Adobe Commerce 2.4.6.

Affected products and versions

The patch is created for Adobe Commerce version:

• Adobe Commerce (all deployment methods) 2.4.4

Compatible with Adobe Commerce versions:

• Adobe Commerce (all deployment methods) 2.4.2 - 2.4.5-p1

Issue

VAT is not applied to a billing address without a VAT ID.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open the [!UICONTROL Commerce Admin] > [!UICONTROL Store] > [!UICONTROL Configuration] > [!UICONTROL Customers] > [!UICONTROL Customer Configuration] > [!UICONTROL Create New Account Options] and set the [!UICONTROL Enable Automatic Assignment to Customer Group] to [!UICONTROL Yes].

2. Set different groups for VAT ID validations. For example:

3. Register a new customer.

4. Add a new default address without VAT. For example:

   123 N University Dr
   Edmond, 73034
   Germany
   T: 0900000000
   

5. Verify that the customer's group remains [!UICONTROL General].

6. Edit this address and add a valid VAT number:

   123 N University Dr
   Edmond, 73034
   Germany
   T: 0900000000
   VAT: DE329376919
   

7. Make sure that the customer's group has changed to [!UICONTROL Retailer].

8. Edit the address and remove the VAT number:

   123 N University Dr
   Edmond, 73034
   Germany
   T: 0900000000
   

Expected results:

The customer group is changed to the default [!UICONTROL General] group automatically.

Actual results:

The customer group is not changed to the default [!UICONTROL General] group automatically.

Apply the patch

To apply individual patches, use the following links depending on your deployment method:

• Adobe Commerce or Magento Open Source on-premises: [!DNL Quality Patches Tool] > Usage in the [!DNL Quality Patches Tool] guide.
• Adobe Commerce on cloud infrastructure: Upgrades and Patches > Apply Patches in the Commerce on Cloud Infrastructure guide.

Related reading

To learn more about [!DNL Quality Patches Tool], refer to:

• [!DNL Quality Patches Tool] released: a new tool to self-serve quality patches in our support knowledge base.
• Check if patch is available for your Adobe Commerce issue using [!DNL Quality Patches Tool] in our support knowledge base.

For info about other patches available in QPT, refer to [!DNL Quality Patches Tool]: Search for patches in the [!DNL Quality Patches Tool] guide.