Import tax numbers from e@syFile to Pastel Payroll

The article provides a guideline on how to extract tax numbers on SARS e@syFile and import them on Sage Pastel Payroll.

How to export income tax numbers via SARS e@syFile

1. Log in to your SARS e@syFile application. Check the database for your previous PAYE reconciliation submission details.
2. Click On Synchronise Application. (This option will synchronise your SARS e@syFile with eFiling).
3. Enter your eFiling User Name and Password and click Login.
4. Select eFiling Profile and Employer Information, and then click Sync.
5. When the "Synchronisation complete" message appears, click OK.
6. Click Synchronise Application for a second time.
7. Enter your eFiling User Name and Password and click Login.
8. Select Taxpayer Income Tax Registrations, and then click Sync.
9. When the "Synchronisation complete" message appears, click OK.
10. View the registration details in the Notification Centre. Click Notification Centre on the left-hand pane of SARS e@syFile.

1. Click Import / Export Payroll File on the left-hand Pane of SARS  e@syFile to generate the file.
2. Select Export Payroll file.
3. Select the applicable Company from the dropdown menu and click Export.
4. Choose where to store the file.
5. The File name will start with the Company PAYE registration number, the date, and the time of the file's creation—for example, 7123457777_20230310_14h21_EXPORT.

How to import tax numbers into your payroll application

1. Click File; Import / Export.
2. Click the dropdown under selection.
3. Select the Import e@syfile tax numbers option.
4. Click the Browse button and search for the SARS file.
5. The file name will start with the Company PAYE number, followed by a date and time—for example, 7123457777_20230310_14h21_EXPORT.
6. Click Process.