How To Fix HRPAYDEST401 - There is no employment tax data to collect

HRPAYDEST401 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYDEST - Message Class: Taxes Germany

• Message number: 401

• Message text: There is no employment tax data to collect

What causes this issue?

To collect employment tax data, this data must be available with status
"New" or "New Transfer".

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPAYDEST401 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYDEST401, which states "There is no employment tax data to collect," typically occurs in the context of payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that the system is unable to find the necessary employment tax data for the employee in question, which is required for payroll calculations.
  Causes:
  
  Missing Tax Data: The employee may not have any tax data maintained in their master data (infotypes) such as IT0012 (Additional Actions) or IT0207 (Tax Data).
  Incorrect Tax Configuration: The tax configuration for the employee's location or tax type may not be set up correctly in the system.
  Employee Status: The employee may be in a status that does not require tax data collection (e.g., inactive or on leave).
  Data Entry Errors: There may be errors in the data entry for the employee's tax information, leading to the absence of required data.
  Payroll Area Issues: The payroll area