How To Fix HRPAYCH01012 - Cannot determine no. of children based on withholding tax scale &1

HRPAYCH01012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYCH01 - Messages for Payroll Switzerland

• Message number: 012

• Message text: Cannot determine no. of children based on withholding tax scale &1

What causes this issue?

The report for creating the withholding tax accounting data determines
the number of children based on the withholding tax scale. However, the
number of children is not specified for withholding tax scale &v1&.

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?

Carry out the <DS:SIMG.PAY_CH_QSTVD_0050> Assign Number of Children to
Withholding Tax Scale</> Customizing activity.

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 HRPAYCH01012 - Cannot determine no. of children based on withholding tax scale &1 ?

  The SAP error message HRPAYCH01012 indicates that the system is unable to determine the number of children for a specific employee based on the withholding tax scale provided. This error typically arises in the context of payroll processing in the SAP HR module, particularly in Switzerland, where withholding tax calculations may depend on the number of dependent children.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing or Incorrect Data: The employee's master data may not have the necessary information regarding the number of children or dependents. This could be due to missing entries in the infotype (e.g., Infotype 0021 - Family/Dependents).
  Incorrect Tax Scale: The withholding tax scale referenced may not be correctly configured or may not correspond to the employee's data.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the withholding tax settings in the system, which could lead to the inability to determine the number of children.
  Data Consistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data that