Inland Revenue validation changes — MYOB Greentree (October 2025)
On 4 October 2025, Inland Revenue added five new validation checks to its payday filing upload service.
In addition to the new validation errors, any upload that fails a validation check will now be rejected. When this happens you will need to correct the error and try uploading again.
While our tests have shown that these scenarios are unlikely to occur in MYOB Greentree we have identified some validation rules that can be enhanced. The MYOB Greentree 2025.3.0 release included these enhanced validations to ensure that these errors are identified as early in the pay process as possible.
Validation errors
The following validation errors could be returned when uploading.
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Error |
Cause |
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Code: 177 “Sum of deductions greater than gross and ESS earnings”
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The total of any deductions exceeds the amount of gross earnings or schedular payments returned. Please note, this includes PAYE, Student Loan, KiwiSaver and Child Support deductions. Validation warning to be added in 2025.3.0 |
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Code: 178 “Earnings not liable for ACC greater than gross and ESS earnings.” |
The amount included in the earnings not liable for ACC earners levy exceeds the total of gross earnings, and ESS earnings returned. Validation warning to be added in 2025.3.0 |
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Code: 179 “KiwiSaver deductions or contributions with WT tax code” |
KiwiSaver employee deductions or KiwiSaver employer contributions have been returned for a contractor who uses the WT tax code. |
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Code: 175 “Family Tax Credits not allowed for this employer.” |
Amounts have been entered into the family tax credit return field, for employers who are not MSD. |
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Code: 176 “Tax Credit Payroll Donations greater than PAYE/schedular tax deductions” |
The amount of tax credit payroll donations is greater than the PAYE returned. Validation warning to be added in 2025.3.0 |
Check HR > System > Payroll > Inland Revenue Reporting Configuration to ensure that this is setup correctly.