Good day,

The tax extract and reporting for the 2022-2023 Tax Year End Submission has been enhanced and updated with the latest requirements as per South African Revenue Authority (SARS) Business Requirements Specifications (BRS). The updated functionality will be delivered in HR U9.0.30 (version 9) and 2023 R1 (12.0.33) (version 12). 

We recommend that customers be updated to the following versions before the Tax Year End Submission patches are loaded:

• Version 9: HR U9.0.28

• Version 12: 12.0.32 (2022 R4) 

If the customer is unable to update to the recommended version/s, it will remain their responsibility to ensure all previous Tax Extract patches are integrated. Please also ensure that all statutory pay plan patches as provided up to date have been integrated. 

Changes included in the updated patches: 

• Updated tax extract and validations for the 2022-2023 tax year.
• Updated tax certificates for the 2022-2023 tax year.
• Updated IRP5 recon report for the 2022-2023 tax year. 

Attached is the following: 

• V9_Tax Year End_2022-2023.zip: This is a Zip file containing all patches to be integrated in sequence. All files must be integrated to both the reference and daughter folders.
• V12_Tax Year End_2022-2023.zip: This is a Zip file containing all patches to be integrated in sequence. All files must be integrated to both the reference and daughter folders.
• Sage X3 HR and Payroll – RSA Tax Year End Submission 2022-2023.pdf: Detailed pdf document. 

It is important to read through the documentation before applying the patches. 

Please distribute to all relevant stakeholders.

This is our last planned statutory update for the South African legislation