Advance attachment of earnings for income recipient is incorrect
F296 / MAGNET_EDAG-296
Why am I receiving this error message
You have declared a positive amount in attachment of earnings to cover taxes for an income recipient for the month.
You may have received the error message because you have:
- used the wrong prefix for the amount you specified for attachment of earnings. The attachment of earnings for the income recipient for a month must be a negative amount or 0.
Do I have to correct the error
Yes, the a-melding contains errors and/or omissions which you must correct.
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: Immediate
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How to correct the error
- Change the advance attachment of earnings for the income recipient for the month to a negative amount. See how you correct attachment of earnings.
- Submit the a-melding when you have corrected the error. If you use a payroll system, check with your system supplier if you are unsure how to make corrections in your system.
If you have submitted several a-meldings for the month, it may be a good idea to extract a reconciliation report (A06/A07). This will give you an overview of the amounts that have been reported for the month, both as totals and per income recipient.
Example
A shop submits an a-melding for February. You have declared NOK 5,000 in attachment of earnings for Kari and NOK 5,000 advance attachment of earnings for Per (positive amounts).
They will receive error message MAGNET_EDAG-296 because the amounts declared for Per and Kari are positive.
The shop submits an a-melding and adjusts the attachment of earnings for Per and Kari: |
|
Attachment of earnings for Per | - 10 000 |
Attachment of earnings for Kari | - 10 000 |
The also enter other obligatory information.
In total for February, they have now declared attachment of earnings for Kari amounting to NOK -5,000 (5,000-10,000) and attachment of earnings for Per of NOK -5 000 (5,000-10,000).