Africa
Egypt | How to exempt Directors from social security contributions
Within Egypt the option to exempt Directors of a company from the standard social security can be applied by highlighting a Director status. Navigate to Employee > Tax Profile Ensure the employee record tax status field is set to Directors from the ...
Namibia | Travel Allowance & Reimbursements
Travel Reimbursements Travel reimbursement is provided to cover employees' travel expenses and is not subject to tax through payroll, as it simply compensates the employees for the costs they incurred during business travel. However, on assessment, ...
Zimbabwe | How to Generate reports in Zig currency.
The statutory report function has the ability to generate the reports in the ZIG currency instead of USD. The logic will require the currency exchange rate functionality to be active and a exchange rate specified for both the USD and ZIG currencies. ...
Mali | How to apply family benefits rebate for current tax year during a take on
In Mali when a new company is added after the first month of the tax year, and financial take on is done to store historical information for periods before being added to the system, the option to include all family benefit rebate values per ...
Zambia | How to exclude an employee from Personal Levy
The Personal Levy Exemption component has to be created on company level before it can be added to an employee's Recurring Payroll Components screens. Step 1: Create the Personal Levy Exemption component on company level. Navigate > Configuration > ...
Gambia | How do I calculate Overtime?
The Overtime component uses the below factors to calculate: Overtime Income Overtime Factor Hours captured Advised Amount Employee Hours Per Period The formula is structured as: (((Overtime Income / Employee Hours Per Period) * Hours captured) * ...
DRC | Setting Up The IERE Company Contribution Component
The IERE component (impôt exceptionnel sur les rémunérations) is a tax on expatriate employees, paid by the employer as an additional tax. Under no circumstances may the IERE be lower than the guaranteed minimum wage in the country of origin of the ...
Rwanda | How to exclude an employee from the RSSB Medical Scheme?
Navigate to Employee > Basic Information > Basic Profile > Employee. Under Statutory Fields tick the box to exclude from rssb medical scheme. *Available on Master and Premier edition
Madagascar | How to add multiple minimum wage rates for the statutory Health Organizations calculation
Scenarios can arise where the requirement for different minimum wage rates are applicable in different sectors and industries. To add minimum wage rates other than the system default rate users can navigate to Config > Basic Settings > Dropdown ...
Senegal | How to exclude an employer from the Family Benefits contributions
Within the country certain criteria are accepted for a Company to not contribute towards the Social Security family benefits alongside employee contributions. To active such functionality navigate to Employee > Basic Information > Basic Profile The ...
Ghana | How to apply the marriage tax relief
Marriage reliefs are provided to resident individuals who take care of His/Her spouse or care for a minimum of two children. To apply the relief within a tax calculation the spouse is required to be indicated from the Dependents screen entry. ...
Senegal | How to change the default calculation for Social Security
The base calculation of social security within Senegal by default is applied to a cumulative calculation, and in practice can be applied to calculate separately from the company selected tax method. Three calculation options are available to apply to ...
Mozambique | How to add an event type to reflect within the INSS Online Submission report
The monthly INSS social security submission report contains a section for any event type to cater to scenarios where an employee record did not contribute for a specific period ranging from either days, weeks or months while in the employment of a ...
Senegal | How to Exempt an Employee from CFCE Contributions
Within Senegal CFCE contribution exemptions are available based on specific exemption criteria which can be applied to selected employee records. Exemption reasons criteria include the below: Created a minimum of 50 additional stable jobs over a 3 ...
Senegal | How to Exempt a Company from CFCE Contributions
Within Senegal companies may be exempted from CFCE contributions if certain criteria are met. Exemption reasons criteria include the below. Created a minimum of 50 additional stable jobs over a 3 year period. Export Corporations Granted with the code ...
Zimbabwe | How To Exempt Employees From NSSA Contibutions
The preferred method of exempting employees from the NSSA contributions is via the custom exemption field on an employee's Basic Profile screen (Employee > Basic Information > Basic Profile > Heading: Employee > Subheading: Exemptions and Other). ...
Angola | Disciplinary Deduction
Per Article 47 of the General Labour Law, which determines the loss and/or reduction of salary, a disciplinary deduction may not exceed 20% of salary. To add a disciplinary deduction, the below component can be added to the employee's payslip: ...
Kenya | Maintaining The Official Interest Rate And Loan Deductions
With the rapid changes in a complex economic climate, PaySpace has identified the necessity of flexibility when setting economic indicators on the payroll. Users must define the interest rate that will be used in the fringe benefit calculation on ...
Senegal: Why would the periods worked round to a full period without the company setting being activated?
An option is available for companies to use a full period in the tax calculation for employee records which are engaged or terminated mid month, and where no pro ration calculation should be applied. A further option is available on employee level ...
Namibia: Is Workman's Compensation a statutory requirement on Payroll?
Currently, the company contribution is not defined as a statutory requirement on the system. Users may add the payroll component and specify the relevant percentage to apply within the calculation. Navigate to Config > Payroll > Payroll Components ...
Angola: If an employee is flagged as retired on his/her Basic Profile screen, will the system validate the employee's age as being 65+?
No, there is no age validation performed by the system. This field is used to activate (increase) the INSS employee deduction from 3% to 8%. Not avaiable on Lite version.
Namibia: Where does the RA and Assurance Registration number print from?
The Retirement Annuity Registration number prints from the Reference Number field of the RA subscreen on Recurring Payroll Components. Currently, there is no field to store the Assurance Registration number. As such this field will be left blank. ...
Namibia: Where does the Pension and Provident Registration number print from?
The registration number which is saved on company level will print on the certificate. Config > Payroll > Pension and Provident Setup > Select the fund line and click on edit to see the fund details. The registration number is found within the fund ...
South Africa: What formula do I use to calculate Free and Cheap Accommodation?
The taxable value of the fringe benefit is the determined rental value less any amount paid by the employee. The rental value is calculated using the following formula: (A - B) x C / 100 x D / 12 Available on all versions
UAE: How do I update Social Security in UAE?
There are two new note components created in UAE for the Scoial Security. Social Security GCC National Employee Percentage (Tax Code: GCCEE) Social Security GCC National Employre Percentage (Tax Code: GCCER) The Social Security Juristrication must be ...
Zimbabwe: ITF 16 Legislative Report excluding employees
If an employee is excluded from the ITF16 report review the employee's effective date on the payrate screen. Employee > Payroll Processing > Pay Rate Details Payspace selects the maximum effective date from payrates where the effective date is less ...
DRC: Legislative Report Fiche Interclaire is generating Zero's
If the report is returning zero's users should review the exchange rate for the specific year. On the Exchange Rate Screen you will need to confirm that the year selected has a valid exchange rate. Config > Financial > Currency Exchange Rates Not ...
South Africa: Statutory Employment Date Override Flexibility on Transfers
Statutory Employment Date Override The Statutory Employment Date Override field must be considered when transferring an employee. Navigate to the employee > Basic Information > Tax Profile > Statutory Fields Override ‘Terminated For Statutory ...
South Africa: Transfers using the statutory override option for Stats SA Report
Employee Transfers Employees can be transferred between different frequencies in the same company and between different companies in the same company group. Navigate to the employee > On / Off Boarding > Transfer When an employee is transferred ...
South Africa: Transfers using the statutory override option for UIF
Employee Transfers Employees can be transferred between different frequencies in the same company and between different companies in the same company group. Navigate to the employee > On / Off Boarding > Transfer When an employee is transferred ...
South Africa: Transfers using the statutory override option for Equity Reporting
Employee Transfers Employees can be transferred between different frequencies in the same company and between different companies in the same company group. Navigate to the employee > On / Off Boarding > Transfer When an employee is transferred ...
Botswana: Group Life Fringe Benefits Explained
Within Botswana a superannuation benefit arises for approved Pension and Provident funds which is consolidated into a single fund with multiple elements. In certain scenarios companies may contribute towards unapproved funds with separated elements ...
Botswana: Pension fund allowable explained
Within Botswana, employees are entitled to an allowable for contributions towards an approved superannuation fund as per the Fifth Schedule of the Income Act. The allowable portion towards such contributions is limited to 15% of the employee's ...
Ghana: 15% Projected Salary comparison options explained
How does the system apply the projected salary comparison. With the statutory note component being based on a compare between the regular remuneration attached to tax code Salary. In scenarios the 15% compare may vary to the expected amount which ...
Namibia: Education Tax Deductible Limit
The Namibia module allows for a educational tax deductible benefit which can be applied to the system to form part of the total allowable. Three possible components are available to be added to an employee record either as a company contribution, ...
Morocco | Apportioned Medical Rebate on Take on
In accordance with article 74 of the Moroccan General Tax Code , taxpayers with family expenses can benefit from a tax deduction corresponding to MAD 360 per Dependent per person during a tax year up to a maximum of 6 dependents at MAD 2160. Upon ...
South Africa: Can UIF and SDL be included as Part of Package?
UIF and SDL cannot be included as "Part of Package" as per the Labour Law. Labour Law is interpreted to state that the typical rules around structuring an employee's package are: they must have a quantifiable cost value to the employer they must be ...
South Africa: What Tax Status must be used for an Independent Contractor with a Tax Directive?
Under the Tax Profile, select the tax status: Independent Contractor (Directive) and insert the directive information. Navigate > Employee > Basic Information > Tax Profile > Tax Note! Remember to review Independent Contractors exemptions under the ...
South Africa: Are commision earners excluded from UIF?
As per legislation, UIF is not deducted for commission earners. This applies to employees whose earnings are made up 100% of commission only. The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) exemption reason: "Employee earns commission only" is configured on ...
Namibia: How do I change my Social Security income base?
You can add the SSC Income Base Override Note Component (SOCIOVR) and define your income base if it is different from the default. Configuration > Payroll > Payroll Components
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