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Product update | Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional Release 6.0b available now

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The latest update to Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional Release 6.0b is now available and it includes a few new features that will help you to process your payroll.

Click here to download the Release Notes for Release 6.0a

What is included in this update:

  • South Africa: Retirement Funds: Old Mutual Superfund and Sentinel Retirement Fund layout updates
  • Ghana: 2023 Tax Tables applicable from May 2023
    • Take note: Ghana payroll companies must be in May 2023, before installing the new software update due to new tax tables..
  • Lesotho: 2023/2024 Tax Tables applicable from April 2023 (Previously released as tax file in April 2023)
  • Malawi: 2023/2024 Tax Tables applicable from April 2023 (Previously released as tax file in April 2023)
  • Other Tax Countries: Reports updates - 
    • Kenya: P9A/P9a HOSP/P9b Tax Deduction Cards 
    • Namibia: ETX Return

  • Other Tax Countries: Bank File updates -

    • Mozambique: ABSA Access Online Payments 

  • Items resolved

Please consult the What’s New document and the Help File for more details.

An onscreen pop-up message will display the above information when you log in:

When you launch your payroll for the first time, the following message will display of you are a Super User:

You will have the option to Update Now or Later:

  • Update Now will apply the new update and convert the company data to the new version, and apply the new changes. This is recommended to be done only if all companies are in new pay period 
  • Later will allow you to continue to work on the current version (for example you have not rolled into a new pay period)

 Take note: If you select to update top the new version, you will not be able to revert back to the previous version. Any changes as result of the recalculation will need to be applied manually.

Actions required by users after installation:

  • Review the Release Notes to familiarise yourself with the changes included in this update
  • South Africa users:
    • Review and update the OID Threshold on the Basic Company Information screen
    • Review Retirement Fund exports requirements if licensed for Old Mutual Superfund or Sentinel Retirement Fund
  • Kenya and Namibia users: Review report setup 

*Community Hub is the new name for Sage City