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Support Newsflash for October 2025

Francois Brand
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Welcome to our latest Support Newsflash on our Community Hub! We offer more interactivity, better engagement, and plenty of opportunities to connect with the content - and each other.

Focus in October
In this month's edition, we’re covering the latest software update release and patch file, information related to mid-year submissions and parental leave changes for South African employers, the latest legislative news and changes, and setting up your forum email notifications.

Join the conversation
Whether you’re here to catch up on the latest updates or actively share your thoughts, the Community Hub is the place to be! Connect with fellow Sage users, exchange insights, and get answers to your most pressing questions — all in one place.

Your voice matters
Your feedback and ideas help us improve the Support Newsflash and make it more useful for everyone. Share your insights or questions in the comments below — let’s build a stronger community together!

Software news: Release 6.5a now available on the Sage Portal

Update to the latest release for your payroll. This is a mandatory software update for all users.  

South African employers need to install this software before generating their IRP5 files for mid-year submissions. See details

Patch file available: ODBC reporting fix for Windows 11 

A patch file to solve the recent ODBC reporting issue is now available on the Sage Portal. 

Find out more

South Africa: Interim Employer Reconciliation deadline

Complete your submission before the deadline to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) on 31 October 2025. 

For more information or resources to complete your submission, visit the Mid-year Centre.

South Africa: Parental leave changes 

In a recent judgment the South African Constitutional Court declared sections of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) and the Unemployment Insurance Act (UIA) unconstitutional for unfairly discriminating between parents based on gender and parental status.

Read more how this impact employers

Legislative changes

Review the latest legislative changes for your payroll, employees and software for this month. 

See the latest news and changes

Stay informed when we share new information

Get the latest news in your mailbox when we post new notices, articles and information related to your payroll.  How to set up email notifications

Help and support

For assistance, visit Sage.com/Resources. This includes links to the Sage Knowledgebase, Sage University and more.
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  • Morning

    I have 4 employees that do not have tax numbers and have since left no forwarding contact numbers. I cannot log into e filing as i am having some issues.  My test file failed because of the missing tax number. Will i still be able to import the live file.

    Thanks

    Carol

  • in reply to Churchyard Carol

    Hello Carol, yes, for midyear submissions tax numbers aren't mandatory, but will be for tax year-end submissions. This provides you with some time to obtain the numbers from SARS, before the next submission period April to May 2025.

    On the test run, the validation does indicate missing tax numbers, however you can still generate a test file if you select "yes".

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  • in reply to Churchyard Carol

    Hello Carol, yes, for midyear submissions tax numbers aren't mandatory, but will be for tax year-end submissions. This provides you with some time to obtain the numbers from SARS, before the next submission period April to May 2025.

    On the test run, the validation does indicate missing tax numbers, however you can still generate a test file if you select "yes".

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