Employer Information
IRP5 code 2030 in the electronic file is used for the Employer Transaction Year. The length for IRP5 code 2030 is N4.
Description: IRP5 code 2030 is used for The year of assessment during which the employer deducted and paid employees’ tax in respect of remuneration paid or payable to an employee, e.g. 2011 for the 2010 interim submission
Employer Information
Validation Rules for IRP5 code 2029 in the electronic file are:
• Mandatory
Employer Information
IRP5 code 2029 in the electronic file is used for: Payroll Software Package. The length of IRP5 code 2029 is FT70.
Description: IRP5 code 2029 Indicates which commercial payroll software package from the Payroll Software Provider is being used.
If a commercial software package is not used, “In-house” must be captured
Employer Information
Validation Rules for IRP5 code 2028 in the electronic file are:
• Conditional
o If transaction year (source code 2030) is greater or equal to 2020, then this field is mandatory
o If transaction year (source code 2030) is less than 2020, then this field is optional
Employer Information
IRP5 code 2028 in the electronic file is used for the Payroll Software Provider. The lenght for IRP5 code 2028 is FT70.
Description: IRP5 code 2028 indicates the Payroll Software Provider of the commercial payroll software package. If a commercial payroll software package is not used, “In-house” must be captured
Employer Information
Validation Rules for IRP5 code 2027 in the electronic file are:
• Optional
• The following characters are NOT allowed:
o Open bracket (
o Close bracket )
o Back slash
o Pipe |
o Percentage %
• The first and last character MUST NOT be a special character
• Special characters cannot appear consecutively two or more times
• Address must contain only one @ sign
• Address must contain a domain which must be indicated with a dot (.)
• Domain portion of the address must be positioned to the right of the @ sign.
• The @ sign must not be followed by a dot (.)
Employer Information
IRP5 code 2027 in the electronic file is used for: Employer Contact E-mail Address. The length of IRP5 code 2027 is FT70.
Description: This IRP5 code is used for The e-mail address of the contact person for reconciliation-related queries.
Employer Information
Validation Rules for IRP5 code 2040 in the electronic file are:
• Conditional – either Employer Contact Person: Bus No or Employer Contact Person: Cell No must be provided
• Only numeric values are allowed
• No spaces are allowed
• Must be at least 10 characters long
• + is not allowed.
• National numbers must start with a 0
• International numbers must start with 00
Employer Information
IRP5 code 2040 in the electronic file is used for the Employer Contact Person: Cell No. IRP5 code length is AN15.
Description: This IRP5 code is used for The cell phone number of the contact person for all reconciliation-related queries.
Employer Information
IRP5 code 2039 in the electronic file is used for the Employer Contact Person: Fax No. The lenght for IRP5 code is AN15. This code is no longer applicable and was discontinued with the March 2024 BRS.
Description: This IRP5 code is used for The fax number of the contact person for all reconciliation-related queries.
Validation Rules for IRP5 code 2039 in the electronic file are: This field is optional. Only numeric values are allowed, with no spaces or the “+” sign. The number must be at least 10 characters long. National numbers must start with a 0 and international numbers must start with 00.
Note that this code is no longer in use.
