Employer Interim Reconciliation Declaration (EMP501) submission period, or as some refer to it, the Bi-Annual Submissions period closes on 31 October 2021.
During this period, employers are required to reconcile the payroll tax liabilities (PAYE, SDL and UIF) declared on their monthly Employer Declarations (EMP201) for the first six months of a reconciliation year (1 March 2021 to 31 August 2021).
The tax values of the interim IRP5/IT3(a) certificates are then generated to contain accurate payroll information, payroll tax payments made to SARS. This information is then completed on the Employer Reconciliation Declaration (EMP501) and submitted to SARS.
Important Note:
SARS have released e@syFile Version 7.18 this week. We urge all employers, tax practitioners and payroll services providers to update to the latest version to avoid rejections and submission failures and to ensure submissions comply with the latest BRS (Business Requirements Specifications) as released by SARS.
How to install SARS e@syFile Employer Version 7.18
- Go to Control Panel in Windows.
- Click on Programs.
- Click on Programs and Features.
- Find e@syFile Employer and e@syFile FW and proceed to uninstall.
- Uninstall all the versions of Java that can be found in Control Panel.
- Download the e@syFile software from the www.sarsefiling.co.za by clicking on the e@syFile for Employers image/icon. Important: Select Save As and not Run when the download starts.
- Go to the location where you have saved the software and double click on the file you have downloaded.
- Proceed to install.
- Install Java when prompted to install Java.
Please note: This will place two SARS e@syFile icons on your desktop. One named FW(Form Viewer) and then the normal SARS e@syFile Employer icon. Click on the normal SARS e@syFile Employer icon to open and use e@syFile.
Important note on the Form Viewer: Once you have installed SARS e@syFile Version 7.18, you will need to do the following in order for the Form Viewer to work.
- Login to SARS e@syFile Version 7.18.
- Go to Utilities.
- Go to the System Configuration Tab.
- Click on Install.