The Ministry of Labor and Employment began this Saturday (19) the testing phase of the FGTS Digital system, which will replace the current sending of information from the Employees' Service Guarantee Fund by companies, currently carried out by the Conectividade Social/Caixa system. .
The implementation of FGTS Digital – scheduled for January 2024 – represents advances in the process of fulfilling the FGTS obligation. The expectation is to reduce the time spent by the employer using FGTS Digital, which will use data directly from eSocial.
The main benefits cited by the ministry are the elimination of bureaucracy and additional costs, the reduction of costs and the digitalization of services, with agility and automation of procedures.
Training
To prepare companies for the new submission process, the Labor Inspection Secretariat began the training process from this Saturday (19/08), until the end of the year. The testing phase will be available to companies in Group I of eSocial, with revenues of up to R$ 78 million, totaling around 20 million companies.
From September 16th, the training will be available to other companies. “It is an opportunity for companies to adjust internal processes and check whether they are correctly declaring the FGTS calculation bases on eSocial payrolls”, highlighted the ministry.
All companies will have until November 10th to complete the tests and until the end of the year to analyze the correctness of the data that will inform the new system.
Access
To access the new system, the employer must access the link using the gov.br password (silver or gold) or via digital certificate and begin the training.
