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The a-melding guide

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The a-melding guide
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
    • Legal organisation number and organisation number for enterprises
      Which number should you use when submitting the a-melding
    • Organisation number in public sector
      Applies to public sector
  • 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
      • 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
      • Wage seniority
      • Pay grade
      • Occupation code
      • Employment ID
      • Remuneration type
      • Leave
      • Layoffs
    • Special circumstances
      Changing payroll system, merger, acquisition, merger of two municipalities, 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
      • Municipality and county mergers
  • 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
  • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Withholding tax on pensions
      Tax on pension payments for persons who are not tax resident in Norway
    • Net salary
      For employers who have employees with net salary
    • Jan Mayen and the Norwegian dependencies
      For persons who are covered by the Jan Mayen Tax Act
    • Svalbard
      For persons who are covered by the Svalbard Tax Act
  1. The a-melding guide
  2. Error messages (MAGNET/EDAG) and feedback
  3. Overview of error messages (MAGNET/EDAG)
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Invalid ID for declarant

  • Updated: 1/15/2018

F103 / MAGNET-000096

    Why am I receiving this error message

    The number you used to identify the party you are submitting the a-melding for (declarant) does not belong to a legal entity or person.

    This may be because you have:

    • entered the organisation number for the enterprise (sub-entity) rather than the legal organisation number

    Declarants must be identified via an organisation number, national identity number or D number.

     

    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. Check the number you used and change it to a valid number. Valid numbers are legal organisation numbers, national identity numbers or D numbers.

    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.

     

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