Print the EMP501 Validation report

How to generate the EMP501 Validation report to reconcile possible amount differences on Sage VIP Classic and Sage VIP Premier.

This report is a tool to assist when the values according to your payroll don’t balance with payments made to the South African Revenue Service (SARS). The report creates in Excel format to review.

We record and display the differences when you printed payslips, and when you started a new pay period. This assists you to find possible changes on the payroll after declarations.

To generate the EMP501 Validation report: 

1. Access your company from the Company Listing screen.
2. From the Main Menu, go to History, then select Reports.
3. Select EMP501 Validation.
4. Select employee range to include.
5. Select the pay periods to compare.
   The system compares periods within in the current tax year only.
   The system insicates if the date selection includes pay periods for previous years
6. Click Continue.
   The system generates the report in your browser.
   A CSV file creates in your payroll system directory folder.
7. Click OK to return to the Main Screen.
8. Access the Excel report to review.

Next steps - Review the EMP501 Validation report differences

The report displays records where the saved values (during a Start of New Period) and when you printed payslips differs.

The processing periods where there are differences, and the affected definition line display:

• Earn - Earnings
• Ded - Deductions
• CC - Company Contributions
• Perk - Perks

The difference amounts indicate that values changed. You can focus your investigation on these pay periods using the following reports:

• 12 Month report
• 52 Week Period Analysis report (wage companies only)
• 12 Month History report
• Log File
• Audit Trail report