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The a-melding guide

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)

Owner of a sole propretorship cannot sumbit an a-melding with information about oneself

  • Updated: 24 May 2024

F516/MAGNET_EDAG-516 

    Why am I receiving this error message

    You have provided information about income and employment details for the owner of a sole proprietorship in the a-melding.

    The owner of a sole proprietorship cannot be an employee in their own sole proprietorship. Therefore, you cannot register an employment relationship for the owner in the a-melding. Nor can you report the owner’s income in the a-melding. The owner of a sole proprietorship should report their income in the tax return for self-employed individuals.

    It is only persons who are employees in the sole proprietorship that you should submit an a-melding for.

    Exceptions: You can disregard this error message if you are reporting shares of catches or proceeds to the owner of a sole proprietorship engaged in fishing or hunting activities. The same applies if you report shares of catches or proceeds to the spouse of the owner of the sole proprietorship.

    The error message may be due to you having:

    • Entered the wrong national identity number
    • Registered salary and employment for the owner of a sole proprietorship.

    See who is obliged to submit a-meldings for more information. 

     

    Do I have to correct the error

    The a-melding has been submitted with information which may be incorrect. This applies if you have  provided information about the owner of the sole proprietorship. The exeption is only for proprietorshop that engage in fishing and hunting activities when they report shares of catches or proceeds in the a-melding.

    If there is an error, you must correct it by the deadline for submitting the a-melding for the calendar month in which you received the error message.

    Severity: Guideline

    See the overview of error severities

     

    How to correct the error

    1. Remove the information about the owner of the sole proprietorship and the owners spouse from the a-melding
    2. If the error is due to a typing error of the d-number or national identity number, change to the correct number.
    3. Once you have corrected the error, submit the a-melding. If you use a payroll system, check with the system provider if you are unsure how to correct in your system.

     

    Example

    A sole proprietorships submits an a-melding with information about income and employment for Turid, who runs a florist shop They receive error message MAGNET_EDAG-516 becauseTurid is the owner of the sole proprietorships. 

    The sole proprietorships submits a new a-melding without information about Turid.  

     

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