Hello Angelique van Dam,

SARS will not see it like that, as the dates on the certificates will be the IRP5 start date (as on the Statutory tab on the Employee Infomration screen).

You can use the original date of employment (for calculation of service periods and leave), and then enter the salary payroll record IRP5 start date as the day following the end date on the wage payroll record.

See our example below:

Wage Payroll

• Date engaged 2024/01/01
• IRP5 start date: 2025/03/01
• Termination date: 2025/09/30 (reason Transfer)

Salary Payroll

• Date engaged 2024/01/01
• IRP5 start date: 2025/10/01
• Termination date: -

Take note that if you have the Equity Module, the new salary record will need to be updated with Equity history, and the wage record should be deactivated (EQD).

Great, thank you. This answer clarified everything.