Irp5 Form PDF Details

Are you trying to make sense of your IRP5 form so that you can take advantage of the tax benefits offered? The process of completing and filing an IRP5 return can seem intimidating, but it doesn't have to be a complicated task. With a little bit of know-how and preparation, understanding and filing your IRP5 is a relatively straightforward process. In this blog post, we'll go over exactly what an IRP5 form is and how you should prepare for tax season by submitting the requisite information on time. We'll also cover ways to make sure all your documents are up to date with SARS in order for submission before the deadline. Read on for more helpful tips about preparing for tax season!

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The employer may use his/her own logo.

IRP 5

Under no circumstances may the employer use the SARS logo

EMPLOYEES TAX CERTIFICATE / WERKNEMERSBELASTINGSERTIFIKAAT

EMPLOYER INFORMATION / WERKGEWER INLIGTING

TRADING OR OTHER NAME

HANDELS- OF ANDER NAAM

IRP 5 NUMBER

 

00000001

 

EMPLOYER BUSINESS ADDRESS / WERKGEWER BESIGHEIDSADRES

IRP 5 NOMMER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFERENCE NUMBER

VERWYSINGSNOMMER

TAX YEAR

BELASTINGJAAR

EMPLOYER ENJOYS DIPLOMATIC INDEMNITY WERKGEWER GENIET DIPLOMATIEKE VRYWARING

POSTAL CODE POSKODE

EMPLOYEE INFORMATION / WERKNEMER INLIGTING

NATURE OF PERSON AARD VAN PERSOON

FIRST TWO NAMES EERSTE TWEE NAME

IDENTITY NUMBER IDENTITEITSNOMMER

PASSPORT NUMBER PASPOORT NOMMER

DATE OF BIRTH GEBOORTEDATUM

EMPLOYEE SURNAME OR TRADING NAME WERKNEMER SE VAN OF HANDELSNAAM

INITIALS

VOORL

EMPLOYEES RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS / WERKNEMER SE RESIDENSIëLE ADRES

COMPANY / CC /TRUST NUMBER MAATSKAPPY / CC / TRUST NOMMER

INCOME TAX NUMBER INKOMSTEBELASTINGNOMMER

POSTAL CODE

POSKODE

EMPLOYEE NUMBER

WERKNEMERNOMMER

TAX CALCULATION INFORMATION / BELASTING BEREKENING INLIGTING

PERIOD EMPLOYED FROM TYDPERK IN DIENS VANAF

PAY PERIODS IN TAX YEAR PERIODES IN BELASTINGJAAR

 

PERIOD EMPLOYED TO

 

 

 

 

VOLUNTARY OVER-DEDUCTION

 

TYDPERK IN DIENS TOT

 

 

 

 

VRYWILLIGE OOR-AFTREKKING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NUMBER OF PAY PERIODS WORKED

 

FIXED RATE INCOME

 

DIRECTIVE NUMBER

 

AANTAL PERIODES GEWERK

 

VASTE KOERS INKOMSTE

 

AANWYSINGNOMMER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME SOURCES / INKOMSTE BRONNE

CODE / KODE

DESCRIPTION / BESKRYWING

RF IND / UFD IND

AMOUNT / BEDRAG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROSS REMUNERATION / BRUTO BESOLDIGING

CODE / KODE

DESCRIPTION / BESKRYWING

 

AMOUNT / BEDRAG

3695

GROSS TAXABLE ANNUAL PAYMENTS / BRUTO BELASBARE JAARLIKSE BETALINGS

 

 

3696

GROSS NON-TAXABLE INCOME / BRUTO NIE-BELASBARE INKOMSTE

 

 

3697

GROSS RETIREMENT FUNDING INCOME / BRUTO UITTREDINGSFUNDERINGSDIENS INKOMSTE

 

 

3698

GROSS NON-RETIREMENT FUNDING INCOME / BRUTO NIE-UITTREDINGSFUNDERINGSDIENS INKOMSTE

 

3699

GROSS TOTAL / TOTALE BRUTO BESOLDIGING

 

 

DEDUCTIONS / AFTREKKINGS

 

 

CODE / KODE

DESCRIPTION / BESKRYWING

CLEARANCE NO

AMOUNT / BEDRAG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMPLOYEES TAX DEDUCTIONS / WERKNEMERSBELASTING AFGETREK

CODE / KODE

DESCRIPTION / BESKRYWING

AMOUNT / BEDRAG

4101

STANDARD INCOME TAX ON EMPLOYEES -SITE / STANDAARD INKOMSTE BELASTING OP WERKNEMERS -SIBW

 

4102

PAY AS YOU EARN - PAYE / LOPENDE BETAALSTELSEL - LBS

 

4103

TOTAL EMPLOYEES TAX / TOTALE WERKNEMERSBELASTING

 

VALIDATION RULES FROM 2001 TAX YEAR

EMPLOYER HEADER RECORD

 

 

 

 

(m) Mandatory,

 

 

Code

Field name

(o) Optional or

 

Validation rules

 

 

(r) rules

 

 

2010

Employer name /

M

A70

 

 

trading name

 

First code of record

 

 

 

Code not to be preceded by any other character (e.g.

 

 

 

space or comma)

2020

Employer PAYE

M

N10 (fixed no of characters)

 

reference no

 

Valid PAYE reference no

 

 

 

Modulus 10 test

2030

Employer Tax

M

N4 (fixed no of characters)

 

Year

 

Format = CCYY

 

 

 

Cannot be greater than current tax year + 1

 

 

 

Cannot be less than current tax year — 10 (not less than

 

 

 

1999)

 

2040

Employer address

M

A35

 

 

line 1

 

1999 & 2000 - no commas allowed in address information

 

 

 

2001 - commas allowed

2050

Employer address

O

A35

 

 

line 2

 

 

 

2060

Employer address

O

A35

 

 

line 3

 

 

 

2070

Employer address

O

A35

 

 

line 4

 

 

 

2080

Employer postal

M

N4 (fixed no of characters)

 

code

 

0000 to be rejected (must be valid postal code)

 

 

 

not to be included in address lines (specified separately)

2090

Employer enjoys

O

A1 (fixed no of characters)

 

diplomatic

 

Value can only be Y, J or N

 

indemnity

 

 

 

9999

End of record

M

Last code of record

 

 

 

Must no be followed by any other character

EMPLOYEE IRP5 / IT3(a) RECORD

 

 

 

 

(m) Mandatory,

 

 

Code

Field name

(o) Optional or

 

Validation rules

 

 

(r) rules

 

 

3010

IRP5/IT3(a)

M

A8 (fixed no of characters)

 

number

 

First code of record

 

 

 

Code not to be preceded by a any other character (e.g.

 

 

 

space or comma)

 

 

 

Electronic — must be 8 numeric digits and be supplied

 

 

 

with leading zeroes

 

 

 

Manual — alphanumeric number pre-printed

 

 

 

Number cannot be a duplication of another certificate

 

 

 

already submitted or on same submission (same

 

 

 

employer & tax year)

 

 

 

Employers reference no starting with 799… or 9… will be

 

 

 

rejected if IRP5 (only allowed to issue IT3(a)

3020

Nature of person

M

A1 (fixed no of characters)

 

 

 

Value

A - Individual with ID or Passport no

 

 

 

B - Individual without ID or Passport no

 

 

 

C - Director of private company / Member of CC

 

 

 

 

/ Sole Proprietor

 

 

 

D - Trust

 

 

 

E - Company or CC

 

 

 

F - Partnership

 

 

 

G - Corporation

 

 

 

H - Employment company

 

 

 

K - Employment trust

3030

Employee

M

A120

 

 

surname / trading

 

Value if nature

A, B, C - Individual's surname

 

name

 

D , K - Name of Trust

 

 

 

E , H - Company / CC trading name

 

 

 

F - Partnership name

 

 

 

G - Corporation name

3040

First two names

R

A90

 

 

 

 

Mandatory if nature of person = A, B or C

 

 

 

Reject if supplied iro other nature of persons

3050

Initials

R

A5

 

 

 

 

Mandatory if nature of person = A, B or C

 

 

 

Reject if supplied iro other nature of persons

3060

Identity number

R

N13

 

 

 

 

Mandatory if nature of person = A or C and Passport no is

 

 

 

not available

 

 

 

 

Accept as specified - no further validation

 

 

 

Reject if supplied iro other nature of persons

3070

Passport number

R

A13

 

 

 

 

Mandatory if nature of person = A or C and ID no is not

 

 

 

available

 

 

 

 

Accept as specified - no further validation

 

 

 

Reject if supplied iro other nature of persons

3080

Date of birth

R

N8 (fixed no of characters)

 

 

 

Format - CCYYMMDD

 

 

 

Mandatory if nature of person = A, B or C

 

 

 

Accept if supplied iro other nature of persons

 

 

 

Cannot be greater than current date

3090

Company / CC /

R

A16

 

 

Trust number

 

Mandatory if nature of person = D, E, K or H

 

 

 

Accept as specified - no further validation

 

 

 

Reject if supplied iro other nature of persons

3100

Income Tax

O

N10 (fixed no of characters)

 

number

 

1999 & 2000 - Accept as specified (no validation)

 

 

 

2001 - Modulus

10 test (if specified - must be valid

 

 

 

number)

 

3110

Employee

M

A35

 

 

address line 1

 

1999 & 2000 - no commas allowed in address information

 

 

 

2001 - commas allowed

3120

Employee

O

A35

 

 

address line 2

 

 

 

3130

Employee

O

A35

 

 

address line 3

 

 

 

3140

Employee

O

A35

 

 

address line 4

 

 

 

3150

Employee postal

M

A20

 

 

code

 

0000 accepted if specified

 

 

 

not to be included in address lines (specified separately)

3160

Employee number

R

A25

 

 

 

 

Mandatory if nature of person = B, F or G

 

 

 

Accept if supplied iro other nature of persons

3170

Date employed

M

N8 (fixed no of characters)

 

from

 

Format - CCYYMMDD

 

 

 

Valid date not greater than current date

 

 

 

Value cannot be greater than value of code 3180

3180

Date employed to

M

N8 (fixed no of characters)

 

 

 

Format - CCYYMMDD

 

 

 

Valid date not greater than current date + 30 days

 

 

 

Value cannot be less than value of code 3170

3190

Voluntary over

O

A1 (fixed no of characters)

 

deduction

 

Reject if IT3(a)

 

 

 

Value can only be Y, J or N

3200

Pay periods in tax

R

N3.4 (fixed no of characters)

 

year

 

Mandatory if IRP5 - accept if supplied iro IT3(a)

 

 

 

Must have a decimal point

 

 

 

Cannot be less than value of code 3210

 

 

 

Value - 1.0000 up to 380.0000

3210

Pay periods

R

N3.4 (fixed no of characters)

 

worked

 

Mandatory if IRP5 - accept if supplied iro IT3(a)

 

 

 

Must have a decimal point

 

 

 

Cannot be greater than value of code 3200

3220

Fixed rate income

O

A1 (fixed no of characters)

 

 

 

Value can only be Y, J or N

 

 

 

Not applicable if IT3(a)

3230

Directive number

O

A13

 

 

 

Accept if specified - interface with NITS

 

 

 

Only one number per certificate

3601

Normal Income

R

N15

to

 

 

Code mandatory if amount is specified

3612

 

 

Cents must be omitted (decimal in amount is invalid)

3701

Allowances

 

1999 & 2000 - negative amounts allowed

 

2001 - reject if negative amounts are specified

to

 

 

Total income amounts must = sum of 3696 + 3699

3714

 

 

 

3801

Fringe benefits

 

A1 (fixed no of characters for RF indicator)

to

 

 

RF indicator must be inserted between code and amount

3810

 

 

 

 

(value Y, J, N or empty field)

 

 

 

3901

Lump sum

 

 

to

payments

 

 

3907

 

 

 

3695

Gross annual

R

N15

 

income

 

Only applicable from 2001

 

 

 

Code mandatory if amount is specified

 

 

 

Cents must be omitted (decimal in amount is invalid)

3696

Gross non-

R

N15

 

taxable income

 

Code mandatory if amount is specified

 

 

 

Cents must be omitted (decimal in amount is invalid)

 

 

 

Must equal sum of amounts iro codes 3602, 3604, 3609,

 

 

 

3612, 3703, 3705, 3709 and 3714

 

 

 

Allow R20 deviation for rounding off

3697

Gross retirement

R

N15

 

funding income

 

Code mandatory if amount is specified

 

 

 

Cents must be omitted (decimal in amount is invalid)

 

 

 

Allow R20 deviation for rounding off

3698

Gross non-

R

N15

 

retirement funding

 

Code mandatory if amount is specified

 

income

 

Cents must be omitted (decimal in amount is invalid)

 

 

 

Allow R20 deviation for rounding off

3699

Gross

R

N15

 

remuneration

 

Code mandatory if income amounts are specified

 

 

 

Cents must be omitted (decimal in amount is invalid)

 

 

 

2000 - amount = sum of 3697 + 3698

 

 

 

2001 - amount = total of amounts for all income codes

 

 

 

specified (excluding 3602, 3604, 3609, 3612,

 

 

 

3703, 3705, 3709 and 3714)

 

 

 

- sum of 3696 + 3699 = sum of amounts for all

 

 

 

income codes

 

 

 

- amount = sum of 3697 + 3698

 

 

 

Allow R20 deviation for rounding off

4001

Deduction

R

N15

to

amounts

 

Code mandatory if amount is specified

4007

 

 

Cents must be omitted (decimal in amount is invalid)

 

 

 

If employee contributed to more than one fund, then

 

 

 

contributions to each fund must be shown separate

 

 

 

No negative amounts allowed

 

 

 

N11 (fixed no of characters for clearance no

 

 

 

Fund clearance no must be inserted between code and

 

 

 

amount, except for 4005 (value = clearance number

 

 

 

18204xxxxxx or empty field)

 

 

 

Format of clearance number = ,code,,amount,

 

 

 

,code,18204 no, amount,

4101

SITE deduction

R

N12.2

 

 

 

2 decimal digits mandatory (cents must be specified even

 

 

 

if zero)

 

 

 

decimal point - no comma allowed

 

 

 

negative amounts not allowed

 

 

 

invalid if IT3(a) - use code 4150

4102

PAYE deduction

R

N12.2

 

 

 

2 decimal digits mandatory (cents must be specified even

 

 

 

if zero)

 

 

 

decimal point - no comma allowed

 

 

 

negative amounts not allowed

 

 

 

mandatory if fixed rate income & voluntary over deduction

 

 

 

= Y or J (amount must be greater than 0)

 

 

 

invalid if IT3(a) - use code 4150

4103

Total tax

R

N12.2

 

deduction

 

2 decimal digits mandatory (cents must be specified even

 

 

 

if zero)

 

 

 

decimal point - no comma allowed

 

 

 

negative amounts not allowed

 

 

 

amount = sum of 4101 + 4102

 

 

 

invalid if IT3(a) - use code 4150

4150

IT3(a) reason

R

N2

 

code

 

Mandatory if IT3(a)

 

 

 

If code specified - codes 4101, 4102 or 4103 may not be

 

 

 

supplied

 

 

 

If no value then 4103 cannot be zero

 

 

 

Value: 01 = Director's remuneration (private co / CC)

 

 

 

02 = Income less than tax threshold

 

 

 

03 = Independent contractor

 

 

 

04 = non-taxable earnings (also use for nil

 

 

 

directives)

9999 End of record

M

Last code of record

Must not be followed by any other character

EMPLOYER TRAILER RECORD

 

 

 

(m) Mandatory,

 

Code

Field name

(o) Optional or

Validation rules

 

 

(r) rules

 

6010

Employer total

M

N15

 

records

 

First code of record

 

 

 

Total = Employer header (2010) + All certificates (3010) -

 

 

 

must be correct

 

 

 

Code not to be preceded by any other character (e.g.

 

 

 

comma or space)

6020

Employer total

M

N15

 

code value

 

Total = Sum of all codes 2010 - 2090, 3010 - 4150 + all

 

 

 

9999 in the specific records (must be correct)

6030

Employer total

M

N12.2

 

amount

 

2 decimals mandatory (cents must be specified)

 

 

 

Decimal point - comma not allowed

 

 

 

Total = total of amounts values for employer for codes

 

 

 

3601 - 4103 (must be correct)

 

 

 

Rounding off in records — if there is discrepancy, multiply

 

 

 

the number of occurrences of amounts with 99 cents. If

 

 

 

figure is greater than or equal to the difference - accept

 

 

 

submission

9999

End of record

M

Last code of record

 

 

 

Must not be followed by any other character