Validation errors on the IRP5/IT3a report indicate that there are incomplete/incorrect information on the payroll. These errors will not allow the IRP5 file to be created successfully.

We have highlighted known possible errors with their solutions to guide you to resolve these errors.

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General Validation Errors:

• Amount for Medical Scheme Tax Credit is negative

• Amount for PAYE (Pay-As-You-Earn) is negative

• At least one income received code

• Bank account holder name mandatory

• Bank account holder relationship mandatory

• Business telephone number must start with 0

• Code 3718 Amount not equal to the Directive amount

• Code 3825 cannot have a value if code 4473 has no value

• Code 3817 cannot have a value if code 4472 has no value

• Code 3828 cannot have a value if code 4475 has no value

• 3901 Amount not equal to the Directive amount

• Code 3901 3915 3920 3921 3922 3923 mandatory if 4115 is specified

• Employee has ETI rebate but ETI Start Date is after Date Engaged

• Employee linked to a SEZ Code

• Employee with 3616 income may only be nature A or B

• ETI wage code xxxx not on file

• File: Travel Status 47,02

• From 2011 the value of 3810 must be equal to the value of 4474

• Gross remuneration linked to IRP5 not equal to total taxable income

• Income for previous tax year, no assessment year given

• No SDL reference number or Company is Exempt but SDL has been calculated for one or more employees

• Not all the Company Information is available

• Reimbursive travel 3702/3703 not equal to travel transactions

• Reimbursive travel 3702 3703 without an RT transaction

• SDL Reference Number Invalid

• Source code 3231 only permitted once per record

• Tax number invalid - 9xxxxxxxx

• The employee has tax without taxable remuneration

• The value of source code (4587) 'xxxxxxx' cannot exceed the lower of R1.25 mil or the total of the values declared under foreign service income codes 'xxxxxx') when source code 4587 exceeds R1.25 mil

• There is a company contribution on the tax line

• Validation Error: "Amount for NON-RFI on the IS Screen is negative(-xxxx.xx)"

• When Employment Tax incentive indicator(3026) is Y then Employment date(3190) must be on or after