How To Fix 5G183 - Selection period does not cover a tax year

5G183 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5G - HR: Messages for Britain

• Message number: 183

• Message text: Selection period does not cover a tax year

What causes this issue?

The time period you have entered does not cover a complete tax year.
This report must be run for a complete tax year.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5G183 - Selection period does not cover a tax year ?

  The SAP error message 5G183 indicates that the selection period specified in your report or transaction does not cover a complete tax year. This error typically arises when you are trying to generate reports or perform actions that require data for a full tax year, but the date range you have selected does not encompass the entire year.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Date Range: The selection period you have entered does not start from the first day of the tax year and end on the last day of the tax year.
  Partial Year Data: You may be trying to process data that only covers part of the tax year, which is not acceptable for certain reports or calculations.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in your SAP system that define the tax year differently than what you are using in your selection.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Adjust the Date Range: Ensure that the selection period you are using covers the