How To Fix HRPAYRULOG027 - Tax debt of &1 for &2 &3 inactive tax authority exists in the system

HRPAYRULOG027 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYRULOG - Messages for HRUCALC0 logging

• Message number: 027

• Message text: Tax debt of &1 for &2 &3 inactive tax authority exists in the system

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

To eliminate the existing tax debt for the inactive tax authority,
perform the following steps:
Create two records in the <LS>Additional Payments (0015)</> infotype
with the <LS>MTDE </>subtype.
Set the first record to discharge a debt for the inactive tax authority:
Create the record for the period when the tax authority in question was
active.
Enter an amount that equals the debt amount with a reversed sign.
Set the second record to create a debt for the active tax authority
Create the record for the current period.
Enter an amount that equals the debt amount.

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 HRPAYRULOG027 - Tax debt of &1 for &2 &3 inactive tax authority exists in the system ?

  The SAP error message HRPAYRULOG027 indicates that there is an inactive tax authority in the system that has a tax debt associated with it. This error typically arises in the context of payroll processing when the system encounters a tax authority that is not currently active but still has outstanding tax debts.
  
  Cause:
  
  Inactive Tax Authority: The tax authority referenced in the error message is marked as inactive in the system, which means that it cannot be used for current payroll processing.
  Existing Tax Debt: There is a record of tax debt associated with this inactive tax authority, which prevents the payroll process from proceeding.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Tax Authority Status:
  
  Go to the relevant configuration in SAP (usually in the IMG under Payroll settings) and check the status of the tax authority mentioned in the error message.
  If the tax authority is indeed inactive and should not be, consider