Invalid combination of salary and withholding tax description withholding tax on pensions
F508 / MAGNET_EDAG-508
Why are you receiving this error message?
You have entered an invalid combination of salary and advance tax deduction description withholding tax on pension. Advance withholding tax on pensions must only be used when reporting a pension.
You might have received the error message because the income recipient has salary. Then you must report the withholding tax as ordinary, but it has been reported with the description withholding tax on pensions.
Do you have to correct the error?
Yes, the a-melding contains serious errors or omissions you must correct. The a-melding has been rejected.
You must correct the error within the deadline for submitting the a-melding for the calendar month in which you received the error message.
Severity of the error: Rejection
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How to correct the error
Correct the a-melding for the calendar month containing the error.
- Withholding tax on pension is stated without pension being used as income description. Check what is the correct combination of description for withholding tax and income.
- When you have corrected the error, submit a new a-message. If you use a payroll system, check with the system provider if you are unsure how to correct in your system.
Example
An enterprise has a foreign employee. The employee is in the Pay As You Earn scheme (PAYE) due to a short work-related stay in Norway. The enterprise reports the fixed salary, but states the withholding tax with the description withholding tax on pensions.
They get the error message MAGNET_EDAG-508 because the withholding tax is stated with the description withholding tax on pensions. Income with this description should be pension, but you have stated fixed salary. This is an invalid combination of salary and withholding tax.
Benefit/Withholding tax | Description | Amount |
Cash benefit | Fixed salary | 10,000 |
Withholding tax | Withholding tax on pensions | - 2,500 |
How they correct the error:
The enterprise corrects the withholding tax for the calendar month that was incorrect by submitting a new a-melding. The withholding tax is stated as ordinary without a description.
Benefit/Withholding tax | Description | Amount |
Withholding tax | Withholding tax on pensions | 2,500 |
Withholding tax | - 2,500 |