How To Fix 5Q445 - Pension due to incapacity to work is only relevant for bonuses as of 2008

5Q445 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5Q - Error Texts for Public Sector

• Message number: 445

• Message text: Pension due to incapacity to work is only relevant for bonuses as of 2008

What causes this issue?

As of contribution year 2008, pension due to incapacity to work is
included in the bonus-relevant income of the previous year in accordance
with ?86a Para. 1 Sentence 2 No. 4 EStG.

System Response

For contribution years before 2008, no previous year?s pension is
reported.

How to fix this error?

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

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 5Q445 - Pension due to incapacity to work is only relevant for bonuses as of 2008 ?

  The SAP error message 5Q445 indicates that there is an issue related to the processing of pension contributions due to incapacity to work, specifically in the context of bonuses that are relevant for the year 2008 and onwards. This error typically arises in the payroll processing module of SAP when the system encounters a situation where the pension calculation is not applicable or is incorrectly configured for the specified period.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The error may be caused by incorrect configuration settings in the payroll schema or the infotype settings related to pension contributions.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be incorrect or missing data in the employee's master data or payroll infotypes that are required for the pension calculation.
  Legislative Changes: Changes in legislation regarding pension contributions may not have been updated in the SAP system, leading to discrepancies in how bonuses are treated.
  Time Period Restrictions: The system may be set to only consider