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Support Newsflash March 2026

Francois Brand
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Welcome to the March Support Newsflash on the Community Hub!
We’re bringing the latest information and news, where you can interact, connect, and share ideas with peers.

What’s inside this month’s edition?

  • Latest software release
  • Known issues related to your software application
  • Patch file for South Africa
  • Year End Centre on Community Hub
  • Chat now available in your payroll application
  • Latest legislation changes
  • Setting up forum email notifications

Join the conversation!
Stay informed, share your expertise, and collaborate with others in our Community Hub—the ultimate space to learn and grow together.

Your voice matters!
Drop your feedback or questions in the comments and help us make the Newsflash even better.

Latest software update: Release 6.6a

Our latest version of our payroll software is now available to download on the Sage Portal. This is a mandatory update for all users.  

Known issues related to your software application

We're aware of a number of issues impacting your payroll software. Read more below:

South Africa: Patch file for IRP5/IT3a and OID report

We've released a patch file to align the statutory reports with the latest requirements. Even though tax number remain mandatory for employees with PAYE deductions, the patch will allow you to create and import your payroll file into SARS e@syFileTm Employer.

This patch file needs to be installed in your Tax Yar End copy system on Release 6.5a or 6.5b. If you've updated the copy system to Release 6.6.a, it already contains the latest reports.

Get the patch file

South Africa: Year End Centre 

We've updated our Community Hub Year End Centre with the latest information for the 2025/2026 tax year. This will assist you with preparing, reconciling, and submitting your EMP501 declaration and certificates to the South African Revenue Services (SARS).

Visit the Year End Centre

Access Chat from your payroll application

From Release 6.6a, you'll be able access Chats from within your payroll application. 

Read more

Our monthly compliance update

Review the most recent legislative changes and news affecting your payroll. 

Read the latest updates now

Get the latest announcements in your mailbox

Subscribe to email notifications on our forums and get news, tips, and updates when they're published. 

Activate notifications now and stay informed

Help and support

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

    I've done a full system back-up of the March payroll and I've noticed that the size of the back-up is double that of the previous months. The back-ups normally  average 5gigs, but the March back-up is 10 gigs. Are you aware of this and what may be causing the increase in size?

  • in reply to Jerome Naidoo

    Hi Jerome, when you do a backup, the system will backup the "Backups" folder. You are therefore backing up backups and so the size of the backups will increase each time. To prevent this, move some of the backups out of the VIP Backups folder to somewhere else outside of the VIP folder. Note that VIP requires a folder called "Backups" so don't delete that whole folder. However, you can move backups out of there to somewhere else.

  • in reply to Travis Sinclair

    Thank you, Travis! This is now sorted.

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