Error in withholding tax
F173-2 / MAGNET_EDAG-173-2
Why am I receiving this error message
You have specified which differs from the sum of the withholding tax for all income recipients.
You may have received the error message because you have:
- forgotten to specify withholding tax information for certain income recipients
- had several payment dates and forgotten to specify withholding tax for all payment dates
- used the wrong prefix for the withholding tax (positive/negative amount).
The total withholding tax payable must be a positive amount; the withholding tax for an individual income recipient must be a negative amount.
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
See the overview of error severities
How to correct the error
- Check the amounts for the withholding tax per payment date and the withholding tax for the income recipients and change the information so that the sum of the withholding tax per payment date is equal to the sum of the individual withholding tax amounts you specified for the various income recipients.
- 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.
Important information
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 1 – forgotten to specify withholding tax
A retail store has submitted an a-melding for May containing information indicating that Peter has withholding tax of NOK -4,000, while Ola has withholding tax of NOK -5,000. The store forgot to specify withholding tax of NOK -1,000 for Kari. In total, it is specified NOK 10,000 in withholding tax per payment date.
The store receives error message MAGNET_EDAG-173-2 because withholding tax per payment date is NOK 1,000 more than the sum of the individual withholding tax amounts for Per, Ola and Kari.
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The store submits an a-melding with the missing withholding tax for Kari, so that the total withholding tax for the income recipients now corresponds to the total withholding tax per payment date. |
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Withholding tax for Kari |
- 1,000 |
It also enters other obligatory information.
In total for May, the store has now specified a total withholding tax amount for Per, Ola and Kari of NOK -10,000 (-4,000, -5,000 and -1,000) and total withholding tax payable of NOK 10,000.
Example 2 – used the wrong prefix
An architectural firm has submitted an a-melding for May with information indicating that the amount withheld for Stine is NOK 5,000, while the amount withheld for Lise is NOK 3,000. In total, it is specified that the firm has NOK 8,000 in total withholding tax payable.
It receives error message MAGNET_EDAG-173-2 because the total withholding tax per payment date differs from the total withholding tax for Stine and Lise. The firm has recieved the error message because they speified the withholding tax with a positive prefix.
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The architectural firm submits an a-melding and adjusts the amount withheld for Stine and Lise so that the total withholding tax for the income recipients corresponds to the total withholding tax per payment date. |
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Withholding tax for Stine |
- 10,000 |
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Withholding tax for Lise |
- 6,000 |
It also enters other obligatory information.
In total for May, the firm has now specified that the total amount withheld for Stine and Lise is NOK -8,000 (5,000 + 3,000 - 10,000 - 6,000) and total withholding tax payable of NOK 8,000.
Example 3 – deducted too much
A bakery has submitted an a-melding for May with information indicating that the amount withheld for Åge is NOK - 5,000. In total, it is specified that the bakery has NOK 8,000 in total withholding tax per payment date payable. The bakery discovers that the total withholding tax per payment date it has specified is too much.
It receives error message MAGNET_EDAG-173-2 because the total withholding tax per payment date differs from Åge’s withholding tax.
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The bakery submits an a-melding and adjusts the total withholding tax payable. |
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Total withholding tax payable |
-3,000 |
It also enters other obligatory information.
In total for May, the bakery has now specified Åge’s withholding tax as -5,000 and a total withholding tax per payment date of NOK 5,000 (8,000 - 3,000).
