Our latest update, 2020 Update 1b has been released this morning. The full install can be found in our Download Manager.
You can view our Installation guide here
This update includes various changes such as:
- New Tax Tables for Malawi, Uganda, Swaziland, Botswana & Mauritius
- New Fringe Benefit codes for Council Benefits (Available on Road Freight, Electrical and MIBFA)
- MIBFA: The New Pension and Provident fund % (7.4% for both Company Contribution and Deduction) applicable from 1 July
- New Fringe Benefit transactions for Councils, for more information regarding this, please refer to this Sage City Article:
New Council Fringe Benefits for Tax Total 3833
For a full break down of all of the changes, please view our History of changes document Below:
Sage Pastel Payroll & HR 2020 Update 1b - History of Changes.pdf
It is important to note that Pastel Payroll is now compatible with Pervasive V13 and that this update will have a new version of Sage Connected Services. The download for Pervasive 13 Workgroup can be found in the Download Manager under the Pervasive PSQL V13 Tab:
It is important to note that it is not mandatory to upgrade to Pervasive 13. You can still make use of the current pervasive options that you make use of. If you do choose to change your pervasive, please contact the Registration department to get a new registration code.
As with every update, a legislative release needs to be done in order for your changes to be activated.
Note: Microsoft has stopped their support for windows XP and Server 2003 in 2014 and 2015 respectively. Due to this, these Operating systems can’t install the .Netframework required for running Payroll and doesn’t have access to the new fonts used on our update. As of 2018 Update 3, the Payroll program will no longer work on these operating systems. For more details on what products we can support please click here.
