How To Fix 5G671 - Entered duration of tax credit award is more than standard length

5G671 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 671

• Message text: Entered duration of tax credit award is more than standard length

What causes this issue?

Tax credits are normally issued for 26 weeks. The end date you have
entered for the tax credit is more than 182 days after the start
date.

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 5G671 - Entered duration of tax credit award is more than standard length ?

  The SAP error message 5G671 indicates that the entered duration of a tax credit award exceeds the standard length defined in the system. This error typically occurs in the context of managing tax credits or incentives within the SAP system, particularly in modules related to financial accounting or tax management.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the duration you have entered for the tax credit award is longer than what is allowed by the system's configuration. Each tax credit award has a predefined standard length, and if the entered duration exceeds this limit, the system will trigger this error message.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Standard Length Configuration:
  
  Review the configuration settings for tax credit awards in your SAP system. This can usually be found in the customizing settings (transaction code SPRO).
  Navigate to the relevant section for tax credit management and check the standard duration settings.
  
  
  
  Adjust