How To Fix 5Q446 - Pension payment &1 in contribution year &2 not permitted

5Q446 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 446

• Message text: Pension payment &1 in contribution year &2 not permitted

What causes this issue?

A pension payment &V1& was calculated although pension due to incapacity
to work is included in the bonus-relevant income of the previous year as
of contribution year 2008 (?86a Para. 1 Sentence 2 No. 4 EStG).

System Response

The BZ01 notification is not created.

How to fix this error?

Check the Customizing of the cumulation wage type ?VERS? (
<DS:SIMG.OHADOE_ZFA_005>Define Cumulation Wage Types for BZ01
Notifications</>).
The wage type assignment is only valid as of January 01, 2007.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5Q446 - Pension payment &1 in contribution year &2 not permitted ?

  The SAP error message 5Q446, which states "Pension payment &1 in contribution year &2 not permitted," typically occurs in the context of payroll processing, particularly when dealing with pension contributions and payments. This error indicates that there is an issue with the pension payment being processed for a specific contribution year.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Invalid Contribution Year: The contribution year specified in the error message may not be valid for the pension payment being processed. This could happen if the year is outside the allowed range or if the payment is being processed for a year that has already been closed.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that restrict pension payments for certain years or under certain conditions.
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect data entry in the payroll or pension processing module could lead to this error. For example, if the payment type or amount is not aligned with the expected values