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ERROR: Employer SEZ Code invalid - code 2083

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Summary

How to resolve the SARS e@syFile™ Employer import error 'Employer SEZ Code invalid - code 2083'. The error appears when you import an IRP5 file from Sage VIP Classic, Sage VIP Premier or Sage Payroll Professional.

Description

The error appears when you import the IRP5 file in the South African Revenue Services (SARS) e@syFile™ Employer software.

The error can appear during the Annual or Interim (mid-year) submission.

Details of the error display on the Import Payroll File Log in SARS e@syFile™ Employer.

Cause

The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) code linked on the company or employees is incorrect.

The list of approved zones as per SARS:

List of Special Economic Zones (SEZ).

Resolution

Review and correct company's Employment Tax Incentive setup.

  1. Review the company Employment Tax Incentive setup.
  2. From the main menu, go to Company, then select Basic Company Information.
  3. Click Employment Tax Incentive tab.
  4. Review the Special Economic Zone linked for the company.
  5. If the code is invalid, remove the code or correct the SEZ code. 

 

Review and correct the employee's Employment Tax Incentive setup.

 CAUTION: Any employee linked to an invalid SEZ code results in the ETI calculation ignoring the age of the employee. The system doesn’t validate codes captured by the user. It’s the payroll administrators responsibility to ensure that the SEZ code is correct. 

  1. Set up a Flexi Fixed layout to include Special Economic Zone code.
  2. Export and review the SEZ code per employee.
  3. The employee SEZ code must be the same as company's SEZ code.
  4. Correct the SEZ code on the impacted employees on the Basic Company Information screen.
  5. Select the Employment Tax Incentive tab to view the SEZ code.

Export the test run file

  1. Create a new test run file and import it into SARS e@syFile™ Employer.

NOTE:  There was a reported issue where the SEZ code returns after removing the code on the Basic Company Information Screen - Employment Tax Incentive tab. The result was that the same error occurred when importing the IRP5 file. If this occurs, the work-around as follows:

  • Access the IRP5 file in Notepad
  • Remove code 2083 (and the comma) and the SEZ code from the file.
  • Save the file and reimport into SARS e@syFile™ Employer.