As 2018 kicks off in full swing, it’s time to plot and plan our way around the various SARS submission deadlines.
The first such deadline is the annual submission for EMP501 – during the Employer Reconciliation process, employers are required to submit an EMP501 declaration which reconciles the taxes collected from employees with the monies paid to SARS, and the total tax value of employees’ income tax certificates for the respective period.
The Income Tax Act No.58 of 1962 states inter alia that employers are required to:
- Deduct the correct amount of tax from employees.
- Pay the amounts over to SARS on a monthly basis.
- Reconcile these deductions and payments during the annual and interim reconciliation process.
- Issue tax certificates to employees.
The deadline for the EMP501 submission for 2018 is 01 April 2018 – 31 May 2018. This gives employers 2 months to prepare and submit the EMP501 information to SARS.
While these submissions, and others, can be an admin nightmare, they really don’t have to be