• Patch deployed | Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional Release 6.1b - Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe Tax Files effective 1 January 2024

    A patch file has been deployed for Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional Release 6.1b on 18 on January 2024. The following message will display on the Payroll Subscription screen: What is included in the patch file? The patch file includes…
  • Angola: Tax table changes effective 1 January 2024

    One of the changes discussed in the General State Budget 2024, presented to the National Assembly on 31 October 2023, includes; Increasing the threshold for employment income tax by exempting individual taxpayers who earn employment income of up to…
  • Rwanda: Tax changes effective November 2023

    The Rwanda Revenue Authority has confirmed the following changes to Table 2. The effective date is from 1 November 2023. Annual From To Rate 0.00 720 000.00 0% 720 000.01 1 200 000.00 10% 1 200 000.01 2 400…
  • Zimbabwe: New Tax File deployed for Release 6.0c - changes effective August 2023

    The new tax file for Zimbabwe which is effective from 1 August 2023, was deployed on 16 August 2023 at 20:00. All Zimbabwe Users were emailed on 14 August 2023 to review and complete the preparation steps before the deployment of the new the tax…
  • Important notice: Zimbabwe Tax Tables effective 1 August to 31 December 2023 - Preparation for tax file release on 16 August 2023

    The Zimbabwean Minister of Finance and Economic Development has reviewed local currency employment tax bands and tax rates with effect from 01 August 2023. See our original post: Zimbabwe: Tax changes effective August 2023 (local currency) Please…
  • Zimbabwe: Tax changes effective August 2023 (local currency)

    The Zimbabwean Minister of Finance and Economic Development has reviewed local currency employment tax bands and tax rates with effect from 01 August 2023. Click here to view the notice. This annual tax table is already pro-rated for 5 months. These…
  • Kenya: New Tax File deployed for Release 6.0c - changes effective July 2023

    The new tax file for Kenya which is effective from 1 July 2023, was deployed on 7 August 2023 at 20:00. All Kenya Users were emailed on 4 August 2023 to review and complete the preparation steps before the deployment of the new the tax files, as the…
  • Important notice: Kenya Tax Tables effective 1 July to 31 December 2023 - Preparation for tax file release

    The Kenyan Court of Appeal has overturned judgments that had prevented the Finance Act from going into effect from July 2023, and the tax changes for Kenya is effective 1 July 2023. Update| Update| Kenya: New Tax Tables effective 1 July 2023 - Suspended…
  • Kenya: Tax table changes effective 1 July 2023 - Judgment overturned

    On 10 July, details were posted on the tax changes for Kenya effective 1 July 2023. Click here to view the original post on Sage City. The tax changes were suspended by the High Court of Kenya, however the Kenyan Court of Appeal has overturned judgments…
  • Mauritius: Tax changes for the year 2023/2024

    The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) is introducing a tax reform of the income tax system as from 1 July 2023 . See MRA circular for more details: MRA Circular - PayrollTaxes - 19 June 2023.pdf According to the attached MRA circular, the PAYE…
  • Update| Kenya: New Tax Tables effective 1 July 2023 - Suspended

    Updated Post 12 July 2023 @ 14:30pm We have just received the following information from our Compliance Team with regard to the Kenya Tax table changes. The tax changes introduced in the Finance Act No.4 of 2023 are suspended by the High Court of…
  • Update | Ghana: Tax changes effective May 2023 (previous effective date April 2023)

    Release 6.0b was released on 8 May 2023 and include the new tax tables for Ghana applicable from May 2023. Your payroll system will prompt your to update to Release 6.0b when accessed. For more information, click here . Update post 02/05/2023 …
  • Malawi: New tax table 2023/2024 tax year

    The Taxation (Amendment) Act No.17 of 2023 was enacted by the President of Malawi. and was published on 5 April 2023. Related document: Malawi: Act No. 17 of 2023 Taxation (Amendment) 2023/2024 tax year The following changes have been made to Table…
  • Lesotho: Income Tax Amendments for 2023/2024 tax year

    The Minister of Finance of Lesotho published the Income Tax (Amendment of Monetary Amounts) Regulation (Legal Notice No.23 of 2023) on 24 March 2023. INCOME TAX (AMA) REGULATIONS NO.32 OF 2023.pdf The regulation included the following changes: …
  • New Tax Files deployed on 19 January 2023 : Ghana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe

    Please note that new tax files were deployed for Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional Release 5.9b for the following tax countries: Ghana - New SNITT limits Namibia - Tax file for 2022/2023 Zambia - Tax File for 2023 Zimbabwe - Tax Files…
  • Important notice: Deployment of updated tax files for Ghana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe on 19 January 2023

    The latest tax files for the following tax countries will be deployed during the evening of 19 January 2023: Ghana Namibia Zambia Zimbabwe The What's Up which will be available after the tax files was deployed, will include details of the…
  • Rwanda: New Tax File deployed on 14 November 2022 - Effective 1 November 2022 (Version 202205)

    The new Tax File (Version 202205) for Rwanda effective 1 November 2022 was deployed on 14 November 2022. All Rwanda customers were contacted prior to the deployment of the tax file. The Rwanda Income Tax Law No. 027 of 2022 includes the following…
  • Mauritius: Tax changes 2022/2023 tax year

    The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 has been enacted and is effective from 1 July 2022. MRA Circular - PayrollTaxes - Aug 2023.pdf The following key changes that affect payroll taxes, was published by the Mauritius Revenue Authority Circular…
  • Malawi: New Tax File deployed - Effective 1 April 2022

    The new tax tables for Malawi effective 1 April 2022 has been deployed on Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional. The following message will display on the Active Payroll Subscription screen: The tax table changes will be applied in your Malawi…
  • Lesotho: New Tax File deployed - Effective 1 April 2022

    The new tax tables for Lesotho effective 1 April 2022 has been deployed on Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional. The following message will display on the Active Payroll Subscription screen: The tax table changes will be applied in your Lesotho…
  • Software Update | Release 5.8a for Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional available 11 March 2022

    Release 5.8a is now available. Release 5.8a includes the RSA Tax Table and ETI Remuneration changes as well as a change to the Malawi tax year. Please consult the What’s New document and Known Issues in the Help File for more details. All RSA and…
  • Release 5.7a IRP5 files and SARS e@syFile 7.1.5 - Import validation errors

    Take note that users will receive errors when importing files on SARS e@syFile 7.1.5 from Release 5.7a, as the SARS software has not been updated to their latest version which includes the 2021- 2022 ETI tax relief and latest BRS changes. Our software…
  • Malawi: New tax tables 2021/2022

    Please note that the tax tables for Malawi have been reviewed. Please refer to the post on the CORRECTED Tax tables for Malawi. The Malawi Revenue Authority has released the New tax tables for the 2021/2022 tax year. Monthly tax table The effective…
  • Botswana - New Tax Rates Effective 1 July 2021

    The new tax rates for Botswana have been published in the Income Tax Amendment Act, 2021 and are effective 1 July 2021. Please click here to view the Income Tax Amendment Act and click here to view the Income Tax Amendment Act Commencement Order. …
  • Update|Resolved: Lesotho - Error: "No tax tables exist for this specific tax year. This program will now shut down. Please contact your Sage VIP Support Desk."

    Updated Post 15 April 2021 We are pleased to inform you that this incident has been resolved. A fix was deployed into the system to correct the below known issue. How do I know the deployed fix was installed successfully? The start new period…