How To Fix HRPAYDEST808 - Tax class must lie between 1 and 6

HRPAYDEST808 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYDEST - Message Class: Taxes Germany

• Message number: 808

• Message text: Tax class must lie between 1 and 6

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HRPAYDEST808 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYDEST808 indicates that there is an issue with the tax class assigned to an employee in the payroll system. Specifically, the error states that the tax class must be between 1 and 6. This error typically arises during payroll processing when the system encounters an invalid tax class for an employee.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Tax Class: The employee's tax class is set to a value outside the acceptable range (1-6). This could be due to incorrect data entry or a configuration issue.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, the tax class values may not have been correctly mapped to the SAP system.
  Configuration Errors: The tax classes may not be properly configured in the system, leading to invalid entries.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Employee Master Data:
  
  Go to the employee's master data (transaction code PA30).
  Verify the tax class assigned to the employee in the relevant infotype (usually IT 0012 - "Income Tax