Payroll
Payroll tax report corrections at Skatteverket
Here we have gathered examples of how to make corrections after you have sent the payroll tax report to Skatteverket.
When it comes to corrections of cash compensations, this can be done on the next pay. Read more about this under Arbetsgivardeklaration på individnivå - rättelser på skatteverket.se (in Swedish).
In the pay roll tax report, taxable benefits should be reported for the calendar month the benefits have been given to the employee. There are however certain exceptions. Read more about this under Reporting benefits in the payroll tax report at skatteverket.se (in Swedish).
We recommend that you wait with approving the payroll tax report at Skatteverket until a few days after the last pay run, so that any corrections which have been made for the current month will be included in the report. This is because you as an employer cannot change already reported and paid deducted taxes and get a return after the file has been sent to and approved at Skatteverket. The employer's contribution can however be adjusted in a reassessment.
Here you can read about how to make corrections for various scenarios.

You do not need to make any corrections on the original payroll tax report or pay run. The correction is instead done on the next pay run.
Example
Lisa has a monthly salary of 40 000 SEK. In April, Lisa receives a full salary despite having been off work for care of sick children for a week, which should result in an 8 000 SEK deduction. Register care of sick child
The payslip for April will look like this:
Salary |
40 000* |
Tax deduction (based on 40 000) |
-10 455* |
Net salary |
29 545 |
*Reported in the payroll tax report for April
The payslip for May will look like this:
Salary |
32 000** |
Tax deduction (based on 32 000) |
-7 707* |
Net salary |
24 293 |
**Reported in the payroll tax report for May

You do not need to make any corrections on the original payroll tax report or pay run. The correction is instead done on the next pay run.
Example
Sara has received a pay rise which applies from the April 1st. The salary increased from 32 000 to 33 000 SEK, but Sara only received 32 000 SEK on her April salary.
The payslip for April will look like this:
Salary |
32 000* |
Tax deduction (based on 32 000) |
-7 707* |
Net salary |
24 293 |
*Reported in the payroll tax report for April
The payslip for May will look like this:
Salary |
33 000** |
Retroactive salary | 1 000** |
Tax deduction (based on 34 000) |
-8 347** |
Net salary |
25 653 |
**Reported in the payroll tax report for May

You do not need to make any corrections on the original payroll tax report or pay run. The correction is instead done on the next pay run.

The car benefits should apply the entire year, so you cannot add 0 to the benefits at the end of the year. If you have not carried out the value decrease from the start of the year, you must correct all periods from January and forward at Skatteverket.
You edit the employee's benefit value on the individual statement at skatteverket.se. The tax cannot be edited since the preliminary tax is the tax payer's (whose income the tax deduction was made from) money. The employer's contribution will therefore be reassessed.
An employee who wants to pay less taxes at the end of the year must apply for a tax adjustment with Skatteverket on their own initiative (if too much taxes were withheld at the start of the year). The employee will otherwise receive a tax refund corresponding to the taxes they have overpaid in the income tax return.
If the employee instead has reported a benefit value that is too low, you follow the same procedure. Correct the benefits on the individual statement of the payroll tax reports from January and after. The tax cannot be adjusted here, but with the approval from the employee you can withhold more taxes during the year.

As an employer you can never lower the taxes without there being a decision made by Skatteverket regarding tax adjustment for that specific employee. You can however always withhold more taxes, but you need the employee's approval to do so.
Select Payroll - Employees, the Taxes tab and the field Additional taxes to increase the calculated preliminary taxes on the payslip. The amount will then be deducted each month on top of the usual taxation.

Benefits should be corrected in the month where the error occurs. If you need to make corrections for previous periods, you have to make the correction in the payroll tax report period at Skatteverket. Read more about this under Reporting benefits in the payroll tax report at skatteverket.se (in Swedish).
You should only correct the benefit value on the individual statement. The taxes cannot be edited. They should be handled in the employee's income tax report instead. The employer's contribution will be reassessed.


If you realise something is wrong after the payroll tax report has been sent and posted, you can click on the Undo button. You can then make adjustments and then create and send the payroll tax report again.
If you use Bookkeeping & Invoicing, the journal entry for the payroll tax report is corrected automatically. Additionally, recalculations are made if any changes or additions occur in the period after you've posted and sent the payroll tax report.

If you have submitted and approved the payroll tax report, and it turns out you need to submit a correction (for example if a salary was incorrect in your first report) before the period's last submission day, a reassessment needs to be done.
When a file has been approved, the only way to edit it is by reassessing it, even if it is before the last day of submission. During the reassessment you cannot lower the employee's taxes. Some information can instead be adjusted in the next pay run, for example care for sick children.
The file is valid until you approve it at skatteverket.se. When you have approved the file, Skatteverket will be able to see the information you have submitted and a few days after the approval, your employees will be able to view the information in their tax account.

You can adjust absence details even if it has been submitted to Skatteverket, but only if the payroll tax report has not been signed.
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