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  • Tanzania - Change in SDL rate effective 1 July 2023

    According to the attached Finance Act No. 2 of 2023, the Vocational Education and Training Act has been amended to reduce the Skills Development Levy (SDL) rate from 4% to 3.5 %. Effective 1 July 2023. Click here to view the gazette What changes must…

  • Employment Tax Certificate Validation Feedback (ETV) related to SDL

    From the 2020 year of assessment, SARS is performing payroll taxes calculation validations on the IRP5/IT3(a) certificates. Where it is found that the incorrect amount of taxes were withheld/contributed, a letter will be issued, accompanied by a file…

  • Release 5.6a: SDL 1% and Period Calculation

    Release 5.6a has been implemented to include the following modification: When loading this release, if the SDL % is zero, it will be changed to 1.00%. If the ‘Period SDL Calculation’ is selected (ticked), it will be unselected (ticked removed). We…

  • Release 5.5b is now available on the Sage Portal for Sage Classic and Sage Premier!

    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…

  • Tanzania: New SDL Monthly Return

    A new report template has been made available for download. Ensure that your directory is on Release 5.5a before downloading the patch file. The zip file contains the report files and information document. Please click here to visit the software downloads…

  • Is your EMP501 Recon not balancing because of Skills values reflecting during the Skills Payment Holiday period of May - Aug 2020?

    If the update to Release 5.4c was not installed in May 2020, but installed in June or later, year to date corrections must be made to remove the SDL values for May (or any other month within the 4 month SDL payment holiday period). Find out how to complete…

  • The following post explains how to remove the SDL amounts for the Skills Payment Holiday period (May - August 2020) which was introduced as a Covid-19 tax relief measure. This is only required if Release 5.4c was installed in a period after May 2020.

    If the update to Release 5.4c was not installed in May 2020, but installed in June or later, year to date corrections must be made to remove the SDL values for May (or any other month within the 4 month SDL payment holiday period). Follow the steps…

  • RSA Skills Development Levy (SDL) - Important system change in September 2020 - user intervention required

    31 August 2020 marks the end of the SDL payment holiday, which was implemented as a Covid-19 tax relief measure. The following actions are required: - Once your payrolls are in month of September 2020, update the SDL from 0% to 1% on the Basic Company…

  • Tanzania: Training Levy rate reflecting the old rate

    With the release of the Finance Act 2020 , a decrease in the Training Levy Rate (SDL) was announced. The Training Levy Rate (SDL) decreased from 4.5% to 4%, effective 1 July 2020 . To refer to a previous post on Sage City regarding these changes,…

  • Tanzania: New Tax Tables – Effective 1 July 2020

    In the recent Budget Speech held by the Minister of Finance, a few tax changes were proposed. To refer to a previous post on Sage City regarding these proposed changes, please click here . Click here to view The Finance Act 2020, confirming the tax…

  • Skills Development Levy (SDL): Payment holiday May to August 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. Click on the link below to read more and access the Draft Bills: Revised Disaster…

  • 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…

  • Covid-19 relief measures on Skills Levy Contributions (23 April 2020)

    President Cyril Ramaphosa's addressed the nation on 21 April 2020 regarding Covide-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…

  • Sage VIP & Sage 200c VIP Support Snippets August 2018

    Click here to view the Sage VIP & Sage 200c VIP Support Snippets for August 2018. What can I do to prepare for the upcoming SARS Interim reconciliation? Can I print a UI19 report or a Stats SA report from the VIP system? Why am I getting a File…

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