Print the EMP501 Validation report

How to generate the EMP501 Validation report to reconcile possible amount differences on Sage Payroll Professional.

This report is a tool to assist when the values according to your payroll don’t balance with payments made to 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.

1. Access your company from the Company Listing screen.
2. From the Main Screen, go to History, then Reports.
3. Choose 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 download creates and downloads the report to your computer.
7. Click Finish to return to the Main Screen.
8. Access the Excel report to review.

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