12 August 2024 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) will again provide trade testers an opportunity to test the updated e@syFile™ Employer build before the formal release in mid-September 2024 for the Employer Interim Reconciliation.
The updated e@syFile™ Employer BETA version with enhanced features for download will be released to you on 16 September 2024. The Business Requirements Specification: SARS_PAYE_BRS – PAYE Employer Reconciliation_V23.0.0 for the Employer Interim Reconciliation submission period 202408 is available on www.sars.gov.za
During the testing period from 19 August to 23 August 2024, all online functionality will be disabled to prevent the incorrect submission of test data into the production environment. This means the application will default to offline mode. Certain menu options will also be disabled as a precautionary measure.
The BETA version of the current e@syFile will contain the following changes:
- New source code for the saving withdrawal benefit for two-pot system
- Minor amendments to source code validations
To download the BETA build:
- Kindly send the public address range of your organisation to [email protected] for whitelisting request. It is recommended that you obtain this information from your IT Network Support team given the dynamic nature of IP addresses based on IT security protocols instituted by your organisation hence the request for public address/range of your organisation instead of your IP address. The IP address will be whitelisted, and confirmation will be issued.
- After whitelisting, the following link will become accessible and the BETA build for the replatformed version of e@syFile can be downloaded. https://securepreprod.offline.sarsefiling.co.za/PAGDownloadSite/BetaHome.xhtml
- The login details will be shared with the coordinator.
e@syFile is being replaced with a new version (replatformed version) which will contain technological updates:
- A change in the look and feel i.e. the screen colours and working of the fields that are now more aligned to all the HTML5 forms SARS currently utilise;
- The use of a split database i.e. the employer copy and pastes the relevant employer information from the “old” platform to the “new” platform to create an employer database for each reconciliation period;
- Error messages are no longer displayed in a pop–up but displayed on the particular field the administrator is currently typing in.
You will be notified when the replatformed version is available for testing.
SARS will analyse the feedback from the external testers during the test cycles. Please nominate a coordinator to act as liaison and provide the person’s contact details to SARS.
The coordinator must consolidate their organisation’s feedback to and send it to [email protected]. It is preferred that feedback is sent daily.
