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The new tax file for Ghana which is effective from 1 January 2024, is now available on the Sage Portal .
Take note, that you must complete your Tax Year-end Copy System in December 2023, and start a new pay period for January 2024, before installing…
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), in consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), has increased the maximum insurable earning for 2024 from GHS 42,000.00 to GHS 52, 000.00 effective 1 January 2024.
This…
Updated post (2024/01/19)
The tax file for Ghana is is now available on the Sage Portal. For more details, follow the link below:
Ghana: New Tax File available for download on Release 6.1b - changes effective 1 January 2024 (Sage VIP Premier only…
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Release 6.0b for Sage VIP Classic and Sage VIP Premier is now available for download from the Sage Portal .
This is a mandatory update for Ghana users, and optional for all other users.
Click here to download the Release Notes for Release 6.0b.
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Release 6.0b was released on 8 May 2023 and include the new tax tables for Ghana applicable from May 2023. The new software is now available on the Sage Customer Portal .
For more information, click here .
Update post 02/05/2023
The Ghana Revenue…
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The new Tax File for Ghana which include the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) changes effective January 2023, is now available on the Software Downloads page.
We area aware of the proposed tax changes in the Ghana Income Tax Bill…
New report files are now available for the following Africa tax countries:
Ghana
Monthly PAYE report, replacing existing DT107a report
Malawi :
PAYE report (updated CSV template resolving missing header issue)
Please review to…
New report files have become available for Non-RSA payroll users.
Africa reports release containing the following changes:
Kenya P9A P9B Tax Certificates
Namibia EAs6 OID
Namibia ETX Report
Namibia SSS Report
Zambia NHI Report Changes
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The Social Security National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has confirmed that the monthly salary cap for Tier 1 contributions has increased from GHC25 000 to GHC35 000.
This means that the maximum Tier 1 contribution made by both the employee and employer…
Release 5.6a is scheduled to be available as from 10 March 2021 , which will include the latest tax tables for 2021/2022 for South Africa.
Release 5.6a will also include:
RSA: Tax Related Changes Affecting the System
Tax Table Changes 2021/2022…
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has confirmed that the maximum insurable earning for Tier 1 of GHC35 000 has been reverted to the old limit of GHC25 000.
This means that the maximum Tier 1 contribution made by both the employee…
Click here to access the tax ruling from the Ghana Revenue Authority which applies to employees of members of the Association of Bankers and Ghana Revenue Authority.
This ruling expires in December 2023.
Summary
Normally, a clothing allowance…
The Social Security National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and the National Pension Authority (NPA) have issued a public notice to inform employers that the monthly salary cap for Tier 1 has been reviewed from GHC25 000 to GHC35 000. Click here to view the…
Release 5.5b for Sage 200c VIP is now available for download from the Sage Portal
Release 5.5b is only mandatory for Ghana payrolls.
It is also strongly recommended that Lesotho users load the update by February.
All other tax countries may choose…
Release 5.5b for Sage Classic and Sage Premier is now available for download from the Sage Portal
Release 5.5b is only mandatory for Ghana payrolls. It is strongly recommended that Lesotho users load the update by February 2021.
All other tax countries…
The latest version for Sage Classic and Sage Premier is available to download on the Customer Zone from 1 June 2020.
The initial version Release 5.4c was replaced with Release 5.4c+ as from 2 June 2020, in order to rectify an ETI recalculation issue…
The latest version for Sage Classic and Sage Premier is available to download on the Customer Zone from 29 May 2020.
The initial version Release 5.4c was replaced with Release 5.4c+ as from 2 June 2020, in order to rectify an ETI recalculation issue…
We have received more details on the software release date for Release 5.4c.
Product
Scheduled Release Date
Sage Classic / Sage Premier
29 May 2020
Premier ESS 10.2 (compatible with 5.4c)*
29 May 2020 (afternoon only)
Premier…
The Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2019 - Act 1007 of the Republic of Ghana confirms the tax changes mentioned in the budget speech last year.
Click here to view Act 1007.
Annual Tax Table – First Schedule
Personal Reliefs – Fifth Schedule
The limits…
When you do a Start of Period to January 2020 on Release 5.3a or 5.3b in a Ghana tax country company, you will receive the following error message:
"No Tax Tables exist for the specific tax year"
The current tax file only contains the tax tables…
Click here to view the Support Snippets for November 2019.
Included in this month's snippets:
Employment Equity - When will the new EEA4 forms become available for Equity module users?
Bonus Provision - Our employees are providing for tax on annual…