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How to import the IRP5/IT3(a) electronic certificate into e@syFile

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Summary

How to import the IRP5/IT3a electronic certificate from Sage Pastel Payroll into e@syFile.

Description

How to import the IRP5/IT3(a) electronic certificate into e@syFile.

Resolution

 CAUTION: eFiling doesn’t allow for testing sites. We can’t support importing files into SARS eFiling.

  1. Open the e@syFile application, enter your Username and Password to log in.
  2. Select your company profile and open it.
  3. Click Import/Export Payroll file.
  4. Click Import Payroll File then OK.
  5. Browse to the location in your local disk where you saved your electronic certificate, select IRP5.25.
  6. Click OPEN then OK.
  7. Wait until the progress indicator is complete. It will tell you whether the file has Passed successfully, Passed Validation with warnings or has failed.
    • Passed Successfully – Click OK to continue
    • Passed Validation with Warnings – The warnings are due to the Tax reference numbers that are missing. Click Ok to continue.  To check the Warnings, you can go to Utilities, Import Payroll File log. Click the latest file and select the warnings tab for a list of warnings
    • Failed – click OK to Continue. Go to Utilities, Import Payroll File log. Click the latest file then click on the Error tab. You can export this tab and log a Sage request for assistance on how to correct it 
  8. After you’ve imported, we advise that you Edit your Employer screen. Under Employer Admin, View/Edit/Change. Click the Edit Employer option and the bottom of the screen and fill in all the fields.  (Refer to page 23 of the e@syFile Guide)

 NOTE: If you need more information regarding the importing the IRP5.25 file, refer to page 32-35 of the e@syFile guide. After the file imports successfully, we don’t assist with your e@syFile processing. For assistance on doing your declaration, refer to page 56-64 of the e@syFile Guide.