Validation Error: "Amount for PAYE (Pay-As-You-Earn) is negative"

You are generating the IRP5 files for either the Annual or Interim SARS Submission and instead of creating the IRP5 files the system informs you there is mandatory information outstanding. A report will then print with a list of errors and this error is in the report.

• You will need to determine why the tax YTD is negative (could be manual tax adjustments or employees transferred in incorrect periods or between different payment cycles). It is possible that there is a value on the Add Tax line which is in a negative. Read more here.
• If the error appears when running the Interim SARS Submission (March to August) History Screen adjustments will be need to be made - this will affect the PAYE and declaration

NOTE: This query could require investigation if it is not easily recognizable what the cause for the negative tax is. If you are unable to identify the cause you can log your query using our Web Forms and inform the consultant what you have checked so they can further guide you. To submit a query for Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional click here and for Sage 200c, Sage Classic and Premier, click here.