30 April 2026 – SARS has identified a few challenges experienced by employers during the submission and processing of AA88 Third-Party Appointment notices.
The AA88 Employer Guide has been updated to address these challenges and provide clearer guidance in the following areas:
- Application synchronisation – Enhanced guidance and troubleshooting steps have been included to help employers resolve synchronisation issues and identify the most recent AA88 records after synchronisation.
- Employee filtering – Additional explanations have been provided to help employers filter employee records more effectively.
- Bulk payments – The guide has been updated to reflect the corrected bulk payment process and includes clearer instructions to support successful processing.
- Status outcome updates for ITA88 – The guide now clearly explains the system limitation related to ITA88 notices and provides guidance on the manual process required where automated status updates are not supported.
Updated guide – IT-easyFile-G01 – Third Party Appointment AA88 e@syFile™TC Employer Guide – External Guide.
