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  • Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) - Amendment effective 1 March 2022 - ETI Remuneration

    There are a few amendments to ETI effective 1 March 2022. Firstly, the Minister of Finance announced an increase to the ETI values which may be claimed by qualifying employers, and a table with the ETI values was published soon thereafter. These values…
  • Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) - Amendment effective 1 March 2022 - ETI Remuneration

    There are a few amendments to ETI effective 1 March 2022. Firstly, the Minister of Finance announced an increase to the ETI values which may be claimed by qualifying employers, and a table with the ETI values was published soon thereafter. These values…
  • Important: RSA Employment Tax Incentive - Post 2021 ETI Tax Relief Measures

    Hi Everyone The proposed relief measures for Employment Tax Incentives (ETI) that came into effect on 1 August 2021, were effective for a 4-month period only until 30 November 2021. These reliefs must not be included in the Employment Tax Incentive…
  • how to Remove ETI relief settings before I can process Dec2021 hours

    I had to roll over to Dec payroll. But I need to take off the ETI relief settings before I can process Dec hours. Can I do this manually or must I wait for SAGE to release some update first? I am pressured for time here..
  • EMP501 - MIDYEAR - Q2265

    Good day After submission of our mid-year IRP5's there was a difference of +- R73000.00 owing to SARS l had gone back and reconciled IRP5's and found no differences on the submission from my side. Could there be a problem with the ETI? l have read…
  • ETI Set and Count

    Need some assistance with ETI sets and count validation errors. how to fix them what it relates to etc.... I tried contacting the Sage help desk, to assist with fixing of errors, but was informed that we need to make use of consultant? Anyone able…
  • Additional ETI

    Hi, how can we stop the extra 750 additional ETI per employee?
  • Enhanced RSA ETI Validation Tool

    An enhanced RSA ETI Validation Tool is now available within payroll. Refer to the What's New button, under Quick Links on the Payroll Professional Launch page for the details. We’ve identified a few scenarios which required updated ETI payroll files…
  • ETI Validation patch for Release 5.7a

    Customers claiming ETI must install the latest ETI Validation patch as soon as possible. We’ve identified a few scenarios which requires updated ETI payroll files to ensure that your ETI reflects accurately. What does the patch fix? It was established…
  • ETI Values EMP501 Reconciliation

    Hi How do I adjust the ETI values calculated where SARS did not allow an ETI deduction for a specific month?
  • ETI Validation tool for Release 5.7a

    The updated ETI Validation tool for Release 5.7a is available on Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional. The following message currently displays when logging in. View the ' What's New ' link under Quick Links for all the details. FAQ's …
  • ETI Validation tool for Release 5.7a

    The updated ETI Validation tool for Release 5.7a is available on Software downloads (under Patch Files) and on the Sage Portal . Customers claiming ETI in the current tax year (TYE2021/2022) must download and save the ETITool_R57a.zip file, then extract…
  • ETI VALIDATION TOOL 5.7A

    We urgently need to get the CORRECT ETI VALIDATION TOOL for 5.7A please. We need to start submitting EMP501's and we cannot do so before we are 100% sure that ETI is correct. It is almost the end of the month, we could have started with submissions…
  • ETI VALIDATION TOOL

    When will the new ETI VALIDATION TOOL be available. We need to start submitting EMP501's and are sceptical to do so before the new ETI UTILITY TOOL. Please advise urgently. Thank you
  • ETI Relief August 2021

    I have installed the Update 5.7a I note that only employees who normally qualify for ETI have had the additional amount added. The SARS notes indicate that all employees under 65 who earn under 6500 attract ETI under the relief scheme.
  • UPDATE VIP PREMIER 5.7A ETI ALLOCATE THE SAME PERIOD COUNT SEPTEMBER

    Good day at first I removed Additional ETI Relief option and did a recalculation and use the ETI tool. The tool indicate that all the employee's were allocated to VIP Premier allocate to Period Set 3/ Period Count 1 and when I ran the tool the tool…
  • Testing of an Import File for EMP501 2021/08

    I am trying to test on of my client's Import Files on the newest version of Easyfile, however i get this failure report & have no idea to fix this? Can anyone maybe advise? IMPORT LOG REPORT =======================================================…
  • ETITool_R56b_20210708

    Good Day, We have copied the ETITool_R56b_20210708 patch file into my VIP directory, replaced the necessary file as prompted. We have updated ODBC (just in case) and am now getting the following error when trying to extract step two of the ETI Validation…
  • Important notice – Reconciliation of ETI before Mid-year Submission

    With the introduction of additional Employment Tax Incentive relief during 2020, multiple software updates and required changes being implemented by the payroll administrator, we understand that many have found it difficult to reconcile their ETI easily…
  • ETI Change Update?

    I read an article indicating that the software update with the ETI changes, will be available from 23 August 2021, however no recent updates have been made available on the customer zone?
  • Covid-19 Relief Measures Affecting Payroll - All you need to know

    Find our recently updated (as of August 2021) guide here: Covid-19 Relief Measures Affecting Payroll - All you need to know
  • Covid-19 Relief Measures Affecting Payroll - All you need to know

    Find our recently updated (as of August 2021) guide here: Covid-19 Relief Measures Affecting Payroll - All you need to know
  • ETI relief for August 2021

    We can not wait for the upgrade because our month-ends and processing for EMP201 etc. need to happen not later than 02.09.2021. We have over a 1000 workers ( in more than one VIP company, on weekly and bi-weekly), and it is not practical to re-do the…
  • SAGE 5.7a Update - ETI - Weekly's

    Good day, Please advise on Weekly payrolls that need to roll over into the 1st week of September, can in fact roll over in the meantime or do we need to wait for the 6th as well due to the ETI update?
  • Release 5.7a - What you need to know

    The next software release (Release 5.7a) will be available early September 2021, which will include IRP5 changes and 2021 tax relief measures. Important Sage takes the security of customer data seriously and works proactively each day to prevent misuse…