On Sep. 16, RSA Tax said employer reconciliation open until Oct. 31.
RSA Tax employer interim reconciliation opened from Sep 16, 2024 to Oct. 31, 2024.
Enhancements
New source code added to IRP5/IT3(a) certificate: source code 3926 added relating to savings withdrawal benefit, specifically from retirement fund’s savings component.
Two source codes removed on IRP5/IT3(a) certificate: source code 2039, employer contact person fax number; and source code 3137, employee fax number.
Financial fields on IRP5 certificate: warning message will be displayed if all digits of a financial field are the same e.g. 4444.
Employer statement of account enhanced to display the status of payroll taxes.
The statement will now include Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) account balance.
EMP501 reconciliation process: directive validation module enhanced to allow for validation of multiple source codes for one directive number.
Employer prevented from requesting EMP501 reconciliation prior to interim filing season start date, e.g. if employer requests an interim EMP501 reconciliation on 20 Aug. 20, 2024 before the start date of Sep. 16, 2024, the request will be rejected.
Employer also be prevented from submitting the saved interim EMP501 reconciliation on eFiling if the final EMP501 reconciliation has been submitted already.
Notification will be issued where an IT3(a) certificate with Income Tax reference number is submitted, and PAYE should have been deducted.
Employer deregistration process: where amendments were made to the EMP501 reconciliation which is in the excessive liability change (ELC) process, deregistration of payroll taxes will not automatically be re-instated.
Coding date of de-registration will always be set to date later than date of last return.
ETI account: ETI refund and forfeit process has been enhanced.
Updated Guides
IT-easyFile-G01 – Third Party Appointment AA88 e@syFile™TC Employer Guide
