EMP501 Bi-Annual Reconciliation

The EMP501 is submitted twice per year to SARS — reconciling the EMP201 payments made during the period against the IRP5/IT3(a) certificates issued to employees.

Submission Periods

Period	Interim	Annual
Covers	March 1 – August 31	September 1 – February 28/29
Deadline	31 October	31 May
e@syFile™ required	Yes	Yes

AtlasOS Tracks Both Submission Windows

AtlasOS auto-generates EMP501 deadlines for every employer entity on the platform. You'll receive T-7 and T-3 reminders for both the October interim and May annual submissions.

Reconciliation Checklist

AtlasOS generates a structured EMP501 task checklist per employer:

1. Lock payroll period — finalise all pay runs for the period
2. Generate IRP5/IT3(a) certificates — issue to all employees
3. Reconcile EMP201 payments — match monthly payments to SARS records
4. Submit via e@syFile™ — import certificates and submit reconciliation
5. File proof — upload SARS submission receipt to the entity's document store

Employer Entity Setup

For AtlasOS to generate accurate EMP501 deadlines, each employer entity must have:

• PAYE reference number captured
• Payroll frequency configured (monthly, weekly, bi-weekly)
• Tax year-end set (default: February)

See Employer Entities for setup instructions.

tip

EMP501 deadlines are tracked separately from EMP201 monthly submission deadlines in AtlasOS. You'll see both on the Payroll Compliance Calendar.