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Table of content

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
    • Organisation number for the main entity and sub-entities Which number should you use when submitting the a-melding
    • Organisation number in public sector Applies to public sector
  • Pension scheme arrangement (mandatory occupational pension scheme) Private arbeidsgiver skal oppgi pensjonsselskap eller pensjonskasse det er inngått avtale om sparing med
  • 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
      • Cause of 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
      • Type of appointment
      • Wage seniority
      • Pay grade
      • Occupation code
      • Employment ID
      • Leave
      • Layoffs
      • Remuneration type
    • Special circumstances Changing payroll system, merger, acquisition 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
      • Changes in municipal or county structure
  • 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
  • Attachment of earnings How to state obligation to attachement of earnings, calculate and pay attachment of earnings
  • 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
    • Employer’s Additional 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
    • Net salary For employers who have employees with net salary
    • The PAYE scheme
    • Withholding tax on pensions Tax on pension payments for persons who are not tax resident 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
    • Svalbard For persons who are covered by the Svalbard Tax Act
    • Jan Mayen and the Norwegian dependencies For persons who are covered by the Jan Mayen Tax Act
  1. The a-melding guide
  2. Error messages (MAGNET/EDAG) and feedback
  3. Overview of error messages (MAGNET/EDAG)

Leave description has been changed from the previous report

  • Updated: 11 January 2024

F276 / MAGNET_EDAG-276

    Why am I receiving this error message

    Leave description or layoff description differs from that in the previous month.

    You may have received the error message because:

    • you entered an incorrect description last month and you have attempted to change it to the correct description this month
    • you entered a different type of leave description because the leave or layoff has actually changed since the previous month

     

    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 leave or layoff for which you have received an error message. If you accidentally entered a different description from the one you entered last month, you must change the description to the correct one. description.

    2. If the leave of absence or layoff has changed, terminate the existing leave of absence or layoff, and create a new period of leave of absence or layoff with the new description. 

    3. 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 – the employee has changed type of leave

    An architectural firm submits an a-melding for February with information concerning Anne's education leave (statutory).

    In the a-melding for March, the firm specifies the same leave of absence for Anne, but the leave description has been changed to other statutory leaves. It has not changed any other information concerning the leave of absence.

    The firm receives error message MAGNET_EDAG-276 because information concerning the leave description has changed since the previous month.

    It is correct that the leave description has changed.

    The architectural firm specifies the following information concerning Anne’s education leave (statutory):
    Leave description  Education leave (statutory)
    Leave end date 15 February

    It also enters other obligatory information.

    The architectural firm specifies the following information concerning other statutory leaves:
    Leave ID 20
     Leave description Other statutory leaves
    Leave start date 16 February
    Leave percentage  80.00

     It also enters other obligatory information.

    Example – employer has specified the wrong type of leave

    A store submits an a-melding for March containing information about Nil’s other non-statutory leaves.

    In the a-melding for April, they specify the same leave for Nils, but the leave description has been changed to education leave (non statutory). They have not changed any other information concerning the leave.

    The store receives error message MAGNET_EDAG-276 because information on the leave description has changed since the previous month.

    They reported the wrong kind of leave in March. It should have been welfare leave from the start

    The store provides the following information concerning incorrectly reported other non-statutory leaves:
    Leave ID 10
    Leave description Other non-statutory leaves
    Start date of the leave 1 March
    End date of the leave 1 March
    Leave percentage 0

    They also enter the other obligatory information.

     

    The store provides the following information about Nils's educational leave (non statutory):
    Leave ID 20
    Leave description Educational leave (non statutory)
    Start date of the leave 1 March
    Leave percentage 80.00

    They also enter the other obligatory information.

    For more details concerning how to delete leave, see information on how to delete a leave.

     

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