SARS is experiencing a system issue with the pre-population of EMP201 declared liabilities on the EMP501 return, causing an error (ERROR 0001) when attempting to submit the completed EMP501. Despite monthly EMP201 returns being submitted, the system does not pre-populate the EMP201 figures to the EMP501 return, resulting in the error. SARS has confirmed that this issue will be fixed before Monday next week. If you are experiencing this error, please refrain from submitting until the issue is resolved. For more information, visit https://www.pagsa.org.za/2023/06/10/nf-2022-41-sars-emp501-reconciliation-submission-issue/.