e@syFile Validation error: Reason code for IT3(a) (4150), Value 4 or 04 is only valid from transaction year = 2024 if directive information has been completed or the value of source code 3696 is greater than zero and the value of 3699 is zero.

Reason Code for IT3(a) Value 4
The South African Revenue Services (SARS) have published the latest SARS PAYE BRS version 22.1.2, effective from 1 March 2023 specifying the validations for the September 2023 Interim PAYE
Reconciliation for tax year 2023/2024.
The use of Reason Code Value “4” for IT3(a) certificates has been amended to only be used if the Income IRP5 codes are non-taxable or have nil tax directives.
• Employees with Tax Status set to “No Tax”, with income for Taxable IRP5 codes and with YTD+ Tax equal to zero, have been exported with Reason Code Value 4 until now.
This is no longer permitted and will be recorded on the Validation Report as follows:
"Tax Status ‘No Tax’ only valid if all income is Non-Taxable".
• Lumpsum Directive against IRP5 codes: 3608; 3614; 3707; 3718; 3719; 3720; 3721; 3723; 3901; 3907 or 3908 till now exported with Reason Code Value 2.
This is no longer permitted and will now export with Reason Code Value 4.

The IRP5.24 file is not in the correct format to import into e@syFile.

The payroll system must be updated to the latest update Release 6.1a.

What is included in this update?

• New Runtime 10.5.0
• South Africa
  • 2023/2024 IRP5 changes for Interim EMP501 Reconciliation submissions
  • MIBFA Personal Details Export file
• Employment Verification Service

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 NOTE: e@syFile must be updated to the latest version