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The new tax file including the new tax tables and changes for Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe, 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…
As of 1 January 2024, the new NAPSA earnings ceiling is K29816 per month.
The maximum an employee or employer will contribute per month at 5% is K1490.80 . The total maximum contribution by both the employee and employer is K2 981.60.
The contribution…
On 26 December 2023, Zambia enacted the Income Tax Amendment Act of 2023 .
The Amendment Act effects the changes proposed in the 2023/24 budget speech. Read more on the Zambia 2023/2024 budget speech.
These changes are effective from 1 st January…
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The new Tax File (Version 202301) for Zambia, effective 1 January 2023, is now available on the Software Downloads page.
The latest tax file includes tax tables effective 1 January 2023 and and increase in Disability Tax Credit. Click here to review…
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New report files are now available on the Sage Portal and Software Downloads for the following Africa tax countries:
Country
Report
Description
Kenya
New iTax PAYE Online – New P10
Change in the reporting frequency of the Industrial…
Tax files have been made available for changes associated with:
Eswatini (Swaziland) ENPF limit increased to E165 per month for both employee and employer
Nigeria tax tables for 2022
Tax Table changes for Zambia
Tax Table changes for Zimbabwe…
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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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…
According to the Income Tax (Amendment) Act No 20 of 2020 , the following are the tax changes which affect the PAYE:
Disability tax credit – Section 15(a)
The new tax credit for differently abled persons is K6 000, K500 per month.
Tax table…
Tax tables for Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe are now available on the downloads page.
Before installing the software, take note of the following:
Your payroll software must be on Release 5.5a which is available on the customer zone.
Click…
As from 1 January 2021, the new NAPSA earnings ceiling is K23 188 per month.
The maximum an employee or employer will contribute per month at 5% is K1 159.40 . The total maximum contribution by both the employee and employer for 2021 is K2 318.80. …
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…
The following changes have been made to the Zambia reports and they are now available on the downloads page.
Click here to visit the software downloads page and follow the instructions below:
Select the Africa tab
For installation instructions…
Release 5.5a for Sage Classic and Sage Premier is now available for download from the Sage Portal
This is a mandatory update for all users.
Click here to access the Sage Portal to download the latest software.
Note sure how to download the update…
A new report has been added to the Zambia Reports Menu.
Zambia introduced a new statutory contribution called The National Health Insurance (NHI) under The National Health Insurance Act No.2 of 2018.
This is a health insurance scheme that entitles…
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
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The Workers Compensation Fund Control Board has issued a public notice which informs that the year-end for the WCF has changed from 31 March to 31 December.
For the current submission, which is due 15 April 2020, at the latest, the report must still…
The Workers Compensation Fund Control Board has issued a public notice which informs employers that the year end for the WCF has changed from 31 March to 31 December.
The effective date of this change is 1 April 2020.
The WCF report (Form 14) which…
As from 1 January 2020 , the new NAPSA ceiling is K22 992 per month in Zambia.
The maximum an employee or employer will contribute per month at 5%, is K1 149.60 .
The total contribution by both the employee and employer for 2020, will not exceed K2…
The NHI registration process has been extended from 10 th November 2019 to 10 th December 2019.
Contributions for the month of October can be remitted together with the November returns.
No levies and penalties will be levied for the October 2019…