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Troubleshooting SARS e@syFile Import Errors for Mid-year

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Alternative Identification Number should have format CCYY/NNNNNN/NN when Alternate Identification Type is 1 - code 3066

Cannot save certificate: Error # 1009

Certificate Number (Transaction Year) does not match

Code 4120 is mandatory

Code 4472 is completed, then code 3817 and/or 3867 and code 4001 must be completed

Code 4473 is completed, then code 3825 and code 4003 must be completed

Code 4475 is completed, then code 3828 and code 4006 must be completed

Control Character Found on Employee

Date Employed To cannot be earlier that the date completed in 'date employed from' (code 3170) Period Employed From Date cannot be after Period Employed To Date - 3180

e@syFile could not change to the selected employer Error #1009

e@syFile Payroll Import

Employer NOT updated Error code is 3115

Employer SEZ Code invalid - code 2083

Employer SIC7 Code mandatory

Employer Trade Classification (2035), this field must not be completed form 2021 Transaction year (code 2031)

Employment Tax Incentive Indicator (3026) must be 'N' if Employment date (3190) is not completed - Code 3026

Employment Tax Incentive indicator is 'Y' and Nature of person (3020) must be A or C or R or M; Code 3026

If certificate type is IRP5, code 4101, code 4102 and/or 4115 must have a value - code 3015

If ETI qualifying 12 month period indicator (code 7005) is 1

If ETI qualifying 12 month period indicator (code 7005) is 2

If Monthly calculated ETI (code 7004) greater than zero

Invalid format ... for code...

IRP5 cannot be indicated

Monthly Calculated ETI (7004): If Year of Assessment (3025) is 2021 and ETI Month (7006) is 04, 05, 06 or 07 and ETI qualifying 12 month cycle indicator (7005) is 1 or 2, then value MUST be greater than zero (0.00), (YoA3025=2021...

Payroll CSV Export Operation Import unsuccessful

Payroll file import failed

Period Employed To Date cannot be greater than current date + 30 days - code 3180

SDL contribution (4142) is mandatory if SDL reference number (2022) is specified

Source Code 3615 not valid for Tax Year 2019

Source code 4582 must not be less than 20% or greater than 80% of the sum of codes 3701, 3802 and 3816

Source Code xxx not valid for tax year xxxx

The ETI Calculated reported on the EMP501 does not balance with the IRP5/IT3(a) certificates

The sum of amounts for 3696 + 3699 (n.nn) should be equal to the total Income (n.nn) for Years of Assessment from 2017

When Employment Tax Incentive indicator (3026) is Y then Employment Date (3190) must be on or after 01102013