• Botswana: Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Claim Form is available to download (updated 11/05/2020)

    The Minister of Finance has announced a wage subsidy for certain business registered for tax effective April 2020 until June 2020. The Wage Subsidy Claim Form will be available as a selection on your Botswana Reports - COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Claim Form…
  • Namibia: National Employment and Salary Protection Scheme for Covid-19 - guidelines to complete application

    The Namibian Social Security Commission has implemented the National Employment and Salary Protection Scheme for Covid-19 (SSC Stimulus Package) on 27 April 2020. Click here to view our original post. The Namibian Social Security has published some…
  • Swaziland: Covid-19 Employment Contingency Measures

    The Ministry of Labour published a statement containing employment contingency measures in response to the Covid-19 National Emergency. Click here to view the statement. The following employment measures shall be observed by employers and workers…
  • Botswana Covid-19 Wage Subsidy - how should the payments be treated on the payroll?

    Sage has received confirmation from Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) that the wage subsidy should be included in the employee’s employment income/remuneration and is subject to PAYE. BURS has also created a list of officers who are able/responsible…
  • Kenya: P10 iTax Submission File and P9 Tax Deduction Card (updated for Covid-19 Relief) available 06/05/2020

    President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered payroll-related tax changes as part of measures announced to cushion Kenyans against the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. He assented to the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020 on 25 April 2020. The new tax file which…
  • Namibia: National Employment and Salary Protection Scheme for Covid-19

    The Namibian Social Security Commission has implemented the National Employment and Salary Protection Scheme for Covid-19 (SSC Stimulus Package) on 27 April 2020. This is an employment scheme designed to dissuade employers from retrenching employees…
  • Revised Disaster Management Tax Relief Bill and draft Disaster Management Tax Administration Relief Bill published on 1 May 2020

    The South African Ministry of Finance published the revised draft Disaster Management Tax Relief Bill and draft Disaster Management Tax Administration Relief Bill on 1 May. To view the Draft Bills, click on the link below: https://www.sars.gov.za…
  • Lesotho: Covid-19 Relief Measures Affecting Payroll

    Following an announcement by the Government of Lesotho to assist businesses with relief measures to mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19, certain tax relief measures have been introduced for tax compliant businesses. Please click here to view the…
  • Angola: Covid-19 Social Security measures – effective from April 2020

    Presidential Decree No. 98/20, of 9/04 , following the declaration of the State of Emergency, resulting from the World Pandemic (COVID-19), established a set of measures to support the economy and families. Within the scope of social security (INSS…
  • C19 TERS Report: FAQ documents and Solution User Guide made available by the Department of Employment and Labour

    The Department of Employment and Labour (DoEL) has published a new TERS FAQ document and a TERS Solution User Guide . These documents contain more information on how the TERS benefit is calculated, which employees and employers qualify for the benefit…
  • New IRP5 codes for TERS payments and contributions by employers on behalf of employees towards Covid-19 disaster relief funds

    SARS published a new PAYE Business Requirements Specification V19.3 on 23 April 2020: 23 April 2020 - Updated PAYE BRS for Employer Reconciliation (2020 release) version 19.03 The PAYE BRS for Employer Reconciliation (2020 release) has been updated…
  • Covid-19 relief measures on Skills Levy Contributions

    President Cyril Ramaphosa's addressed the nation on 21 April 2020 regarding Covid-19 economic and social relief measures. See the link below for details: https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-additional-coronavirus-covid-19-economic…
  • UIF-Covid 19 TERS National Disaster Application system now available (15/04/2020)

    The Department of Employment and Labour (DoEL) has created an online system for TERS applications. Please see link below to access the online system. https://uifecc.labour.gov.za/covid19/ The users can either apply using the online system or email…
  • Covid-19: Draft Disaster Management Tax Relief and Relief Administration Bill (published 1 April 2020)

    The following information was published on 1 April 2020 and is available on the SARS website ( https://www.sars.gov.za/Media/Pages/CoronaVirus.aspx ): "Following the media statement issued by the Minister of Finance on 29 March 2020 on Tax Measures…
  • Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) - Prescribed file template requirement

    We are aware that attached email is currently being circulated by the Department of Employment and Labour to employers. TERS Email from Department of Employment and Labour.pdf In the email they request a specific template (pipe delimited CSV file…
  • COVID-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (RSA)

    The South African Minister of Employment and Labour has issued a Directive called Covid19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (C19 TERS) effective 26 March 2020. This Directive will remain in operation for a period of 3 months or until it is withdrawn…