How To Fix HRPAYCN081 - This function does not work when 'Tax Paid by Employer' is selected

HRPAYCN081 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYCN - Message Class China Payroll

• Message number: 081

• Message text: This function does not work when 'Tax Paid by Employer' is selected

What causes this issue?

If you enter the allowances on which the employer pays the income tax in
the infotypes such as Recurring Payments/Deductions (0014), Additional
Payments (0015), and Additional Off-Cycle Payments (0267), and also you
select the Tax Paid by Employer checkbox in Income Tax (0531) infotype,
then the function CNTXR does not work.

System Response

The Payroll Driver (HCNCALC0) terminates.

How to fix this error?

You deselect the Tax Paid by Employer checkbox in infotype 0531.
Alternative, you do not enter the allowances mentioned above in
Infotypes 0014. 0015. 0267.

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 HRPAYCN081 - This function does not work when 'Tax Paid by Employer' is selected ?

  The SAP error message HRPAYCN081 indicates that a specific function cannot be executed when the option for "Tax Paid by Employer" is selected. This error typically arises in the context of payroll processing in SAP, particularly in the Chinese payroll module.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs because the payroll function or calculation you are trying to execute is not compatible with the "Tax Paid by Employer" setting. This setting is used in scenarios where the employer is responsible for paying certain taxes on behalf of the employee, and it may restrict certain payroll calculations or functions that assume the employee is responsible for their own tax payments.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can consider the following steps:
  
  
  Review Payroll Configuration: Check the payroll configuration settings to ensure that the "Tax Paid by Employer" option is correctly set up. If this option is not needed for the specific payroll run, you may consider deselecting it.
  
  
  Adjust Payroll