To successfully submit your Annual Employer Reconciliation (EMP501) SARS return for the 2022/2023 tax year, the Tax Year-end Copy Instance must be on Release 6.1b  (release November 2023) or Release 6.2a (released March 2024).

Important notice: The only difference between these software versions is that the OID report was changed on Release 6.2a to align with the 2023 Return of Earnings specifications. The OID report changes will also be deployed on all Tax Year-end Instances still  Release 6.1b by 18 March 2024.

One of the steps in the checklist is to validate your software version. Click here for more details.

Take note: If your live system is updated to a newer version while your companies are still in the previous tax year, and you do a Start of Period to a new tax year, the Tax Year Instances will reflect on different versions.