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 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 Commerce Admin > Store > Configuration > Customers > Customer Configuration > Create New Account Options and set the Enable Automatic Assignment to Customer Group to 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 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 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 General group automatically.

Actual results:

The customer group is not changed to the default 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: Quality Patches Tool > Usage in the 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 Quality Patches Tool, refer to:

• 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 Quality Patches Tool in our support knowledge base.

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