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The a-melding guide

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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)

Sign-on period information is missing

  • Updated: 01 January 2026

F519B / MAGNET_EDAG-519B 

    Why am I receiving this error message 

    You specified a sign-on period in the last month which you have not included in this month. 

    You must repeat the sign-on period every month. Only once you have specified the sign-off date for the sign-on period and the sign-off date has passed should you stop specifying sign-on period information. 

     

    You may have received the error message because you have: 

    • Forgotten to specify the sign-on period in this a-melding 
    • Forgotten to set a sign-off date  
    • Entered two or more sign-on periods last month for an employee who only has one sign-on period, and you have forgotten to cancel the other sign-on periods.  

      

    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. Find the sign-on period which is missing from the a-melding. This is a sign-on period for which you have not specified a sign-off date. 

      You will see which sign-on period ID the error applies to in the automated feedback A03. 

    2.  Specify the sign-on period which has not ended or specify the sign-off date of the sign-on period if the employee has signed off.  
       
    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 1 – forgot to repeat sign-on period

    A shipping company submits an a-melding for February with information concerning Henrik’s sign-on period which started 20 February. The a-melding for March contains no information about this sign-on period for Henrik.  

    They receive error message MAGNET_EDAG-519B because information on Henrik’s sign-on period is missing from the a-melding for March. 

    The shipping company submits the following information about Henrik’s sign-on period:  

     

    Vessel ID 

    touristship4 

     

    Sign-on period ID 

    touristship4period1 

     

    Sign-of date 

    20 Februar 

     

    Sign-off date 

     

     

     

    Occupation per sign-on period 

    8141110 

     

    No. of hours per occupation per sign-on period 

     

    It also enters other obligatory information. 

    Example 2 - forgot to set a sign-off date for a sign-on period which has ended

    A well boat company submits an a-melding for September with information concerning Stine’s sign-on period. Stine ended the sign-on period 25 September, but the well boat company forgot to submit a sign-off date. The a-melding for October contains no information about Stine’s sign-on period.  

    They receive error message MAGNET_EDAG-519B because information on Stine’s sign-on period is missing from the a-melding for October. 

    The well boat company submits the following information about Stine’s sign-on period:  

     

    Vessel ID 

    Wellboat2 

     

    Sign-on period ID 

    Wellboat2period9 

     

    Sign-on date 

    1 September 

     

    Sign-off date 

    25 September 

     

     

    Occupation per sign-on period 

    3141109 

     

    No. of hours per occupation per sign-on period 

    120 

    It also enters other obligatory information. 

     

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