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Payroll software that issues IT3(a) certificates

One product on the register meets this rule: SimplePay. Products whose own pages state that they issues IT3(a) certificates.

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The product

Every price is the vendor's own, in rand, with the date it was read, the latest on this list being 11 October 2026. A product is here only where its own pages state it. A product that is not here may still do it: the pages the register read do not say, so ask the vendor and ask to see it work.

Questions to put to the vendor

  • Show me IT3(a) produced from a real month, not a sample.
  • Does it transfer into eFiling or e@syFile, or only export a file?
  • Does it keep the original figure beside a correction?
  • Is the tax table update included in the price?

Guides that help

  • Due by the 7th of every month

    EMP201

    Compliance11 OCT 20264 min read

    Payroll returns: EMP201, EMP501 and IRP5

    South African payroll produces a chain of statutory documents. A mistake in one link costs penalties in the next.

    Read the guide

    From payslip to EMP501

    Buying guide12 OCT 20264 min read

    A payroll software checklist for South African employers

    Payroll is the one kind of business software where a mistake reaches your staff and SARS in the same month. These are the checks that matter in South Africa, from the payslip to the EMP501.

    Read the guide

  • The day the EMP201 is due, every month

    7th

    Compliance12 OCT 20264 min read

    The South African small business compliance calendar

    VAT, payroll, provisional tax and the annual returns each have their own rhythm. One page showing what falls when, and what your software should do about it.

    Read the guide

Questions

Does every payroll product handle the IT3(a)?

No, and the register does not guess. It records IT3(a) only where the vendor's own page states it. A product not on this page may still support it, so ask the vendor and ask to see it work.

Where can I read what the document is for?

The guides linked below explain each return in plain words, with when it is due and what goes wrong.

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