How To Fix 5U299 - An entry after the exempt entry exists. Please update/delete it.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5U - HR US: Messages

• Message number: 299

• Message text: An entry after the exempt entry exists. Please update/delete it.

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

Purpose
In accordance with <ZH>Employee's Withholding Certificate - Form W-4</>
- published by the <ZH>Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue
Service</>, to claim exemption from withholding, certify that you meet
both of the conditions specified in the <ZH>General Instructions </>on
Form W-4 in the <ZH>Exemption from withholding </>section.

What causes this issue?

You have created an exemption form for 2020 for an employee who already
has a nonexempt form valid before 2020.

System Response

When you create a new exemption entry which is valid for a given period
in 2020, the system will create a third entry as another exemption
record with an end date, which is incorrect. You have created a 2020 W-4
Exemption from withholding entry for an employee who already has a
valid/active record that is not exempt from withholding in 2019.

How to fix this error?

According to the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service, an
exemption record is only valid for one year period, and employees will
need to submit a new Form W-4 by February 16 of next year. Since an
entry exists after this exempt entry, it may be necessary to:
Update the end date of the exemption entry or update the entry that
starts in the future.
Delete the entry that ends the validity period after 2020.
Example
The employee has the following record:
Start Date: 01.01.2019
End Date: 31.12.9999
Exempt:
You create an exempt record for 2020. After that the system will have
the following records.
Start Date: 01.01.2019 ,,,,
End Date: 31.12.2019,,,,
Exempt:,,
Start Date: 01.01.2019 ,,,,01.01.2020,,
End Date: 31.12.2019,,,,15.02.2021,,
Exempt:,,X
<ZH>NOTE:</> In the example above, the third record will be equal to the
first one. User has to review the third record and adjust the necessary
information (e.g.: Filing Status from first record may not be valid for
the third record).

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5U299 - An entry after the exempt entry exists. Please update/delete it. ?

  The SAP error message 5U299 ("An entry after the exempt entry exists. Please update/delete it.") typically occurs in the context of tax determination or tax reporting within the SAP system. This error indicates that there is a conflict in the tax entries related to exempt transactions. Specifically, it suggests that there is an entry that follows an exempt entry in the tax records, which is not allowed according to the tax configuration.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exempt Entry Followed by Taxable Entry: The error usually arises when there is a taxable entry that comes after an exempt entry in the same transaction or document. This is often against the rules of tax reporting, as it can lead to incorrect tax calculations.
  Incorrect Configuration: The tax configuration in the system may not be set up correctly, leading to conflicts in how tax exemptions are applied.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual data entry errors can also lead to this situation,