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  • South Africa: Section 12C Wear & Tear Allowance as 2nd plan for depreciation context

    South African Revenue Services (SARS) grants an accelerated depreciation schedule for: Machinery & plant (new or used) Used directly in manufacturing process Brought into use for the first time by the axpayer For purposes of his trade Write…
  • ESS Error

    When i try to send a email from ESS. I get this error in the log file 2020/09/30 16:20:48.135 : Premier ESS Process Service...unable to start processors, will try again in 2 minutes. 2020/09/30 16:22:48.151 : Premier ESS Process Service processor…
  • EMP501 error on ETI when there is no ETI claimed/calculated

    The following error is received on import into easyfile and there was no ETI claimed nor calculated in the month for the particular person (was a resignation), yet the VIP export shows ETI. ETI Wage Paid (7008) If ETI qualifying 12 month period indicator…
  • Important: RSA Bi-Annual Submission Updates 2020-2021

    Dear X3 HR and Payroll User, The statutory pay plan for the 2020/2021 Bi-Annual Submission period has been enhanced and updated with the latest requirements as per SARS Business Requirements Specifications (BRS). Changes included in the updated patches…
  • Important: RSA Low or Interest free Loan/Debt Fringe Benefit - Effective August 2020

    Dear X3 HR and Payroll User, The repurchase rate (repo rate) has decreased from 3.75% to 3.50% on 24 July 2020. As from August 2020 , the ‘low or interest free loan/debt’ fringe benefit should be calculated by using the new ‘official interest rate’…
  • Important: RSA UIF Extract Amendments

    Dear X3 HR and Payroll User, The UIF Extract provides details of the UIF contributions declared to the Department of Labour. Employers are required every month, by not later than the 7th of the month, to furnish the UIF with details of all their employees…
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  • Important: RSA COVID-19 - Revised Further Employment Tax Incentive Amendments- South Africa

    Dear X3 HR and Payroll User, The Ministry of Finance published the revised draft Disaster Manager Tax Relief Bill on 19 May 2020. These revised draft Bills provide for relief measures for employers i.r.o the employment tax incentive (ETI), PAYE and…
  • Update: Important: Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) South Africa

    Dear X3 HR and Payroll User, The TERS applications for May are now open. Employers must apply online. Some changes have been made to the online application system. The employer still has the option to load the employees manually or upload the CSV file…
  • Important: RSA COVID-19 - Further Employment Tax Incentive Amendments Release Date

    Dear X3 HR and Payroll User, Please take note of the attached updated Compliance Document explaining all the COVID-19 relief measures affecting payroll in South Africa. The Product Delivery team will release the further Employment Tax Incentive Amendments…
  • South Africa: Covid-19 relief measures affecting the payroll - All you need to know

    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, declared as a national disaster, various relief measures were announced and published. Sage release a guide on https://www.sage.com/en-za/coronavirus availble to customers to discuss and explain the relief measures and…
  • Submission IRP5 test in Easyfile

    Hi, We are using VIP as payroll calculation for South Africa. We are at year end, and we face an issue to load the IRP5 in test into easyfile. The validation of the file is giving us a "Failed due to an unexpected error". We went back to our host…
  • Important: RSA - Updated UI-19 Form

    Dear X3 HR and Payroll User The UI-19 form was updated by the Department of Labour to make provision for new “reasons for termination” and “reasons for non-contribution”. This form is used to declare employee details to the Unemployment Insurance Fund…
  • Important: Changes for further proposed Tax Relief Measures South Africa

    Dear X3 HR and Payroll User, Please take note of the attached Compliance Document explaining all the Covid-19 relief measures affecting payroll in South Africa. The Product Delivery team will release the following statutory updates for version 9 and…
  • South Africa Important: OID Earnings Threshold 2020-2021 & Interest Rate

    Dear X3 HR and Payroll User, The Minister of Employment and Labour published Government Gazette 43203, increasing the OID earnings threshold to R484 200 per annum with effect from 1 March 2020 (2020/2021 year of assessment). Included in the patches…
  • South Africa Payroll: Covid19 Relief Measures Affecting Payroll

    Dear X3 HR and Payroll User, Please click here for the Compliance Document explaining all the Covid-19 relief measures (up to date) affecting payroll in South Africa. Please also note that our Product Delivery team is working on the required changes…
  • Important: South Africa Tax Year End 2020 Submission

    Dear X3 HR and Payroll User, The tax extract and reporting for the 2020 Tax Year End Submission period has been enhanced and updated with the latest requirements as per South African Revenue Authority (SARS) Business Requirements Specifications (BRS…
  • Important: South Africa: Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS)

    Dear Partners , We are aware that the below email is currently being circulated by the Department of Employment and Labour to employers. TERS Email from Department of Employment and Labour In the email they request a specific template (pipe delimited…
  • Low or Interest Free Loan/Debt Fringe Benefit for ZAF

    Dear X3 HR and Payroll User, The repurchase rate (repo rate) has decreased from 6.50% to 6.25% on 17 January 2020. As from February 2020 , the ‘low or interest free loan/debt’ fringe benefit should be calculated by using the new ‘official interest rate…
  • 2020 Public Holiday Calendar

    Is there a document that we can uplift into payroll with the 2020 public holidays?
  • ETI not Calculating on employees qualifying.

    I have six employees on learnership and qualifying on ETI but when i run my EMP201 the ETI is being calculated it on 0, i have check everything and nothing is wrong.Please assist me where is possible.
  • How and where do I apply for a UIF Certificate of Compliance?

    One of my clients needs an UIF Certificate of Compliance for a Government tender application. I don't use uFiling (it's useless), does anyone know where or how to get it?
  • How do I update the public holidays on leave calendar (RSA)?

    It is important to ensure that all the public holidays are updated, before entering any leave transactions. RSA Public Holidays 2019 01 January New Year’s Day 21 March Human Rights Day 19 April Good Friday 22 April Family Day 27 April Freedom…