Important: South Africa Tax Year End 2020 Submission

Dear X3 HR and Payroll User, 

The tax extract and reporting for the 2020 Tax Year End Submission period 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 U9.0.17 and 2020 R2 (12.0.22).

 

SARS published a notice on their website for the annual EMP501 reconciliation submission dates which will be from 15 April and closes on 31 May 2020

Please click here to view the details on the website 

 

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

  • Version 9: HR U9.0.14
  • Version 12: 12.0.18 (2019R3)

 

If you are unable to update to the recommended versions, it will remain the customers responsibility to ensure the Tax Year End patches for 2019 were successfully integrated as well as the Bi-Annual patches for the 2020 submission year.

 

Changes included in the updated patches:

  • Enhanced Tax Year End validations
  • Grouping of Companies functionality added
  • Work address default enhancements
  • Updated tax certificates for 2020 tax year
  • Updated tax extracts to accommodate for changes

 

Attached to this notice you will find 

 

Version 9:

  • V9 Sage X3 HR and Payroll – TYE 2020This is a pdf document describing in detail all enhancements and changes to the TYE2020 submission. 

 

Version 12:

  • V12 Sage X3 HR and Payroll – TYE 2020This is a pdf document describing in detail all enhancements and changes to the TYE2020 submission. 

 

Please contact the support team for the enhancement patches you require and make sure to mention which version of the system you need this for 

If you have any queries and concerns please contact us 

Kind Regards 

X3 HR and Payroll Support Team