How To Fix 3W242 - Payroll was run since last generation of Tax Certificate on & at &

3W242 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3W - HR: Message Class South Africa

• Message number: 242

• Message text: Payroll was run since last generation of Tax Certificate on & at &

What causes this issue?

The payroll result for this employee has changed since the last tax
certificate was generated on &V1& at &V2&.

System Response

In the case of a LIVE run, the old certificate has been cancelled, and
a new certificates generated.

How to fix this error?

In the case of a reprint, a new certificate has been generated, and
this might not contain the same information as the original
certificate. You should cancel the old certificate and regenerate tax
certificates for this employee.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 3W242 - Payroll was run since last generation of Tax Certificate on & at & ?

  The SAP error message 3W242 indicates that payroll has been processed since the last generation of the tax certificate. This typically occurs in the context of payroll processing and tax reporting, particularly when generating tax certificates (like the IRP5 in South Africa) for employees.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to generate a tax certificate while there have been changes in payroll data since the last time the tax certificate was generated. This means that the payroll run has been executed after the last generation of the tax certificate, which can lead to discrepancies in the data reported.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Payroll Runs: Verify if there have been any payroll runs after the last generation of the tax certificate. You can do this by checking the payroll logs or reports.
  
  
  Re-run Payroll: If there have been changes or corrections made to payroll data, you may need to