I am pleased to announce that our Legislative upgrade, 2022 Update 2, will be available for download on our Download Manager. Remember you can always access the download manager from Pastel Payroll under Utility, Weblinks, Download the latest software version.
This update will include new BRS Spec changes (that includes changes made to the way Directives are processed) and the new Extended ETI applicable from the 1st of August 2021.
Along with the above mentioned changes this new release will include an updated code signing certificate. A positive security culture is non-negotiable and at the heart of what we do. Ensuring your software continues to be safe and protected, V2022 Update 2 is mandatory.
We ask that you run this important update at your earliest convenience.
Clients who will be claiming the extended ETI needs to submit their EMP201's after updating to this update.
Clients that have any employees that have tax directives in this tax year will need to read this Sage City Post after the update has completed.
The below are some of the features that are included in 2022 Update 2:
- New ETI legislation
- New SARS BRS requirements for directors
- The updated electronic IRP5 submission file
- Updated and new IPR5 exceptions
- New updated TERS reports
- New Electrical Council files
- Updated code signing certificate
Please see the full history of changes for this update below:
Sage Pastel Payroll & HR 2022 Update 2 - History of Changes.pdf
If you need assistance with downloading and installing please view our Full Install Guide here, if you wish to rather update using the patch file, refer to this guide.
It is imperative that you run a legislative release to incorporate your changes.
Microsoft has already ended its mainstream support for Windows 7 and Server 2008 and will be discontinuing security updates from January 2020. This does not affect the current version, however, we want to urge our clients to start investigating the options to upgrade their Operating Systems to more relevant versions of Windows.
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. The Payroll program will no longer work on these operating systems. For more details on what products we can support please click here.