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The a-melding guide

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The a-melding guide

Table of content

Guidance cover page
  • Error messages (MAGNET/EDAG) and feedback List of error messages, feedback and how to make corrections
    • Overview of error messages (MAGNET/EDAG) Severity and how to correct mistakes
    • Feedback What is feedback
    • Replacement a-melding or new a-melding Two ways of submitting an a-melding when you have to make corrections
  • Organisation number Employer, pension company or others you're submitting the a-melding for
    • Organisation number for the main entity and sub-entities Which number should you use when submitting the a-melding
    • Organisation number in public sector Applies to public sector
  • Pension scheme arrangement (mandatory occupational pension scheme) Private arbeidsgiver skal oppgi pensjonsselskap eller pensjonskasse det er inngått avtale om sparing med
  • National identity number, D number or international ID (income recipient) Identifies employees, pensioners and others who receive salary and benefits
  • Employment Type of employment, start and end date, leave, change of payroll system, etc.
    • Type of employment Whether the employment is ordinary, maritime or other, and how to change in the event of an error
      • Ordinary employment Employee who receive salary (applies to the vast majority)
      • Maritime employment Employee who works at sea, on a vessel or a mobile installation
      • Exceptions for ordinary and maritime employment Examples of when you do not need to provide information about ordinary or maritime working conditions.
      • Pensions or other benefits Person who receives a pension and other benefits without being employed or on assignment
      • Freelancers, contractors and fee recipients Person who works on an assignment without being employed
      • Select the correct employment type When you're uncertain which employment type you should select
      • Change the employment type Examples of how to switch from one employment type to another.
    • Information on employment Start and end date, FTE percentage, leave and other information
      • Employment start date
      • Employment end date
      • Cause of end date
      • Percentage employment (FTE percentage)
      • Date of change in FTE percentage
      • Hours per week for a full-time position
      • Working hours arrangement
      • Date for change of salary
      • Type of appointment
      • Wage seniority
      • Pay grade
      • Occupation code
      • Employment ID
      • Leave
      • Layoffs
      • Remuneration type
    • Special circumstances Changing payroll system, merger, acquisition etc.
      • Employment in the case of salary to employee who has left
      • Change of payroll system
      • Change jobs with the same employer
      • Demerger
      • Mergers
      • Acquisition, change of owner or transfer of enterprise
      • Changes in municipal or county structure
  • Salary and benefits Cash benefit, expense allowances, payments in kind, national insurance contributions, pension, etc.
    • Overview of salary and other benefits Descriptions of salary and other benefits you can use
    • Correcting errors in salary and benefits Incorrect amount or description, paid too much or too little
  • Deductions Trade union fees , premiums for pension schemes and other deductions
    • Trade union fees
    • Premium for pension schemes
    • Premiums for foreign pension schemes
    • National Insurance premiums and education and development fund premiums
    • Portacabin rent
  • Withholding tax How to state obligation to deduct withholding tax, calculate and pay advance tax deduction
  • Attachment of earnings How to state obligation to attachement of earnings, calculate and pay attachment of earnings
  • Employer’s national insurance contributions and financial activity tax How to calculate, what you have to specify and pay
    • Employer’s National Insurance contributions Calculation codes, rates, zones and payment
    • Employer’s Additional National Insurance contributions Calculation codes, rates, zones and payment
    • Financial activity tax on salary Applies to the finance and insurance sector
  • Special groups International, seafarers, tax-free organisation, withholding tax on pensions, net salary, Jan Mayen and Svalbard
    • Abroad Foreign employers with assignments in Norway
    • Foreign relations Norwegian employers with employees abroad or with foreign employees in Norway
    • Net salary For employers who have employees with net salary
    • The PAYE scheme
    • Withholding tax on pensions Tax on pension payments for persons who are not tax resident in Norway
    • Special allowance for seafarers For seafarers who require a special allowance
    • Tax-free organisation How to specify salary and benefits for employees in tax-free organisations
    • Svalbard For persons who are covered by the Svalbard Tax Act
    • Jan Mayen and the Norwegian dependencies For persons who are covered by the Jan Mayen Tax Act
  1. The a-melding guide
  2. Error messages (MAGNET/EDAG) and feedback
  3. Overview of error messages (MAGNET/EDAG)

An a-melding which has been replaced cannot be replaced again

  • Updated: 24 January 2018

F166B / MAGNET_EDAG-166B

    Why am I receiving this error message

    The a-melding has already been replaced.

    You may have received the error message because you have:

    • attempted to replace an a-melding which has already been replaced by another a-melding
    • an error in your payroll system

     

    Do I have to correct the error

    Yes, the a-melding contains serious errors and/or omissions which you must correct. The a-melding has been rejected.

    You must correct the error by the deadline for submitting the a-melding for the calendar month in which you received the error message.

    Severity: Rejection

    See the overview of error severities 

     

    How to correct the error 

    1. Find out which a-melding you need to replace.

    2. If the a-melding you need to replace has already been replaced and the last a-melding you submitted contains an error, you must replace the most recent a-melding (see the example below). 

      A-meldings submitted for a month                                           How the recipient system interprets this
      A-melding 1   A-melding 1
      A-melding 2 as a replacement  for a-melding 1   A-melding 2 as a replacement for a-melding 1
      A-melding 3 as a replacement for a-melding 1  

      A-melding 3 is rejected, since a-melding 1 has been replaced already. A-melding 2 is kept.

      A-melding 3 is rejected with the following error message: F166B / MAGNET_EDAG-166B


      How to do it if you intended to replace a-melding 2

      A-meldings submitted for one month   How the receiving system interprets this
      Send a-melding 3 as a replacement for a-melding 2   A-melding 3


      How to do it if you intended to send an addition to a-melding 2

      A-meldings submitted for one month   How the receiving system interprets this
      Send a-melding 3   A-melding 2 and a-melding 3



    3. Submit the a-melding when you have corrected the error. If you use a payroll system, check with your system supplier if you are not sure how to make corrections in your system.

     

    Example

    A shop has submitted an a-melding for June (message ID 20). It contains errors, and they submit an a-melding (message ID 30) to replace message ID 20. Now, only message ID 30 is valid. The replacement a-melding (message ID 30) also contains errors, and the shop submits a new a-melding (message ID 40), which is meant to replace the original a-melding (message ID 20).

    They receive the error message MAGNET_EDAG-166B. This is because they’re trying to replace the original a-melding (message ID 20), which has already been replaced, with the latest replacement a-melding (message ID 40).

    The store submits a replacement a-melding with message ID 40:

    Message ID  40
    Replaces message ID  30

    It also enters other obligatory information.

     

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