How To Fix HRPAYUS_BSI017 - Employee is using Basic Local Reciprocity

HRPAYUS_BSI017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYUS_BSI - Payroll US BSI Interface

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Employee is using Basic Local Reciprocity

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HRPAYUS_BSI017 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYUS_BSI017 indicates that an employee is using Basic Local Reciprocity (BLR) in the context of payroll processing. This error typically arises when there are issues related to the employee's tax setup, particularly concerning local taxes and reciprocity agreements between states.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Tax Configuration: The employee's tax configuration may not be set up correctly in the system, particularly regarding local taxes and reciprocity agreements.
  Missing or Incorrect Local Tax Information: The employee may not have the correct local tax information entered in their master data.
  Reciprocity Agreement Issues: The employee may be working in a location that has a reciprocity agreement with another jurisdiction, but the system is not recognizing it properly.
  Employee's Work and Residence State Mismatch: The error can occur if the employee's work state and residence state have different tax rules and the system is not configured to handle this.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Employee Master Data: Check the employee's master data