• Important notice for customers who claimed ETI during the 2020-2021 tax year

    If you haven't submitted your EMP501 Annual Employer Reconciliation submission as yet, we recommend that you start the process by verifying your ETI data first. With the introduction of various Covid-19 tax relief measures at the start of lockdown,…
  • URGENT NOTICE: ETI calculated incorrectly in April 2020 for employees earning R6500 or more (Release 5.4c). *** Updated 04/06/2020 ***

    Updated information 04/06/2020 Notification was send to users who downloaded the Release 5.4c software from the Customer Zone between 29/05/2020 and 01/06/2020. Release 5.4c+ was made available on 02/06/2020. The Release 5.4c software update includes…
  • Software update: Release 5.4c+ for Sage 200c VIP is now available to download

    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…
  • Software update: Release 5.4c+ for Sage Classic and Sage Premier is now available to download

    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…
  • Release 5.4c: When will the software become available?

    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…
  • South Africa: Amendments to Proposed Tax Relief Measures (published 19/05/2020)

    National Treasury and SARS published a second draft Disaster Management Tax Relief Bill on 19 May 2020. This revised draft Bill contains the information i.r.o the further proposed tax relief measures as announced by the President . To view the responded…
  • Covid-19 Disaster relief: When will Release 5.4c be released with the SDL and ETI changes mentioned in the Amendment Bills (1 May 2020)?

    We have received inquiries regarding the awaited software update (Release 5.4c) required for the RSA SDL and ETI changes as published in the Amendment Bills on 1 May 2020. The scheduled date for release has been 21 May 2020, however the release…
  • Important information in preparation of Release 5.4c (to be released towards end of 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 2020. Additional relief and changes to existing measure and calculations were…
  • Software update: Release 5.4b for Sage Classic, Sage Premier and Sage 200c VIP is now available to to download

    The latest version for Sage Classic, Sage Premier and Sage 200c VIP is available to download on the Customer Zone from 20 April 2020 . This is not a compulsory update, however, must be installed by the following users: RSA: Skill Module users …
  • President’s Speech 23 March 2020: Payroll Impact due to country lock down

    We are aware of potential legislative changes that may impact your Payroll following the Presidential address to the nation on the 23rd of March. Our Compliance and Legislative teams are awaiting final confirmation from Government on these measures…
  • ETI Changes required January 2020

    The Taxation Laws Amendment Act , 2019 was published on 15 January 2020. Refer to page 78: Amendment of section 4 of Act 26 of 2013. The below change to ETI is effective from 1 August 2019 and must be backdated accordingly. For an employee to qualify…