Generating Your EMP201 for SARS
Produce a pre-filled EMP201 monthly PAYE declaration from your approved South African payroll run.
The EMP201 is a mandatory monthly return submitted to SARS declaring the PAYE, UIF, and SDL withheld from employees and owed by the employer. It must be filed and paid by the 7th of the month following the payroll period. SORMALITICS generates a pre-filled EMP201 directly from your approved payroll run.
To generate the EMP201, ensure your payroll run for the relevant month is in Approved status. Navigate to Payroll → Tax Compliance → EMP201, select the period (e.g. May 2025), and click "Generate". SORMALITICS pulls the approved figures and maps them to the correct EMP201 fields automatically.
The generated form shows your employer PAYE reference number, the total PAYE deducted, employer and employee UIF contributions, and the SDL levy. Verify these figures against your payroll summary before submission. If any figure looks incorrect, check the underlying payroll run — you cannot edit the EMP201 directly.
Download the EMP201 as a PDF for your records. You must submit the actual return via SARS eFiling — SORMALITICS does not connect directly to eFiling. The generated PDF serves as a reference to ensure you enter the correct amounts on eFiling. After submission, upload the SARS receipt to your compliance document history.