How To Fix 5N858 - Tax classes 4 and 5 not valid for married persons

5N858 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5N - HR NL: Error Messages for Infotype Module Pools (NL)

• Message number: 858

• Message text: Tax classes 4 and 5 not valid for married persons

What causes this issue?

You have entered tax class 4 or 5 for a married employee in field
<LS>Tax Class </>. These tax classes are, however, not applicable to
married persons and do not, therefore, apply to the information entered
in field <LS>Marital Status</> in this infotype record.

System Response

The infotype record cannot be saved.

How to fix this error?

Check the tax class specified on the employee's individual employment
tax statement and the value in the field <LS>Marital Status </> and
make the necessary changes. Save the infotype record.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

5N858 - Details

• The SAP error message 5N858 indicates that there is an issue with the tax classification for married persons in the payroll or personnel administration module. Specifically, it states that tax classes 4 and 5 are not valid for married individuals. This error typically arises in the context of payroll processing when the system is trying to calculate taxes based on the employee's marital status and the associated tax classes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Tax Class Assignment: The employee may have been assigned tax classes 4 or 5, which are typically used for married individuals, but there may be a configuration issue or a mismatch in the employee's marital status.
  Missing Configuration: The tax classes may not be properly configured in the system for the specific country or region.
  Employee Master Data: The employee's master data may not be correctly set up, particularly the marital status or tax information.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Employee Master Data:
  
  Go to the employee's master data