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.

New tax rates effective 1 July 2021:

Update as at 24/06/2021 

The tax files are now available on our downloads page.

Basic steps to download and install the new report files (Please download the installation instructions from the Downloads page for more information and detailed instructions) : 

• Ensure your payroll system is on Release 5.6b
• Your payroll must be in a new pay period
• Click here to access the Downloads page
• Click on the Africa tab
• Download the tax file " Botswana Tax Tables for Premier/Classic/Sage 200c: R56b (June 2021)”
• The file "BotswanaTax_062021.zip" will be downloaded to the folder specific to your browser (usually Downloads)

Once the file has been downloaded to your computer:

• Locate the downloaded file BotswanaTax_062021.zip, 
• Right-click on the file and select to open with Windows Explorer
• Click on Extract and select Extract all
• Select your payroll application system folder as destination to extract files, and click Extract
• When prompted to overwrite the files, say Yes

Important: To ensure that you are familiar with the changes included in this file, please refer to the Botswana – Additional Information PDF document. This document is located inside the BotswanaTax_062021 zipped folder.

Should you require assistance, contact Sage via e-mail [email protected]