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  • 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
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      Two ways of submitting an a-melding when you have to make corrections
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Information in the a-melding does not correspond with the information in the Register of Legal Entities

  • Updated: 1/22/2018

F142 / MAGNET_EDAG-142

    Why am I receiving this error message?

    You have entered an organisation number for the enterprise (sub-entity) which is not linked to a legal organisation number in the Register of Legal Entities for the period that the a-melding concerns.

    This may be because you have:

    • entered an incorrect number

     

    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

    1. Check the number you entered and change it to a valid number. You must use an organisation number for an enterprise which is linked to the legal organisation number (declarant) for which you are submitting the a-melding. You will find the enterprise number concerned at www.brreg.no.

    2. 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

    Enterprise A submits an a-melding for August and receives error message MAGNET_EDAG-142 because the error message for the enterprise is not linked to the legal organisation number it entered. It entered an incorrect organisation number for the enterprise.

    How to correct the error
    The company changes the organisation number for the enterprise to:
    Enterprise  organisation number for enterprise A

    It also enters other obligatory information.

     

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