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• South Africa | Tax Reference Number logic and validation

  The system has an automatic validation check within the Tax Reference Number field on the Employee Tax profile screen based on the SARS Modulus check. The Tax Reference Number would be accepted if the number starts with 0,1,2,3 or 9. The field on the ...

• South Africa | Why Does The Employee's Entitled Medical Aid Tax Credit Not Equate To The Utilised Medical Aid Tax Credit?

  There are instances where an employee's Entitled Medical Aid Tax Credit value is not the same as the Utilised Medical Aid Tax Credit. A Medical Aid Tax Credit is not refundable and cannot exceed the amount of PAYE to be withheld. This would result in ...

• How can I obtain a tax calculation breakdown for non South African entities?

  The system does not cater for tax calculation breakdowns for non South African entities. A manual tax calculation can be requested from africa@payspace.com.

• South Africa | Tax Statuses

  The Tax Status field on the Tax Profile screen how the employee’s tax will be calculated. Based on the selection made from the dropdown list, further required information will be prompted. This article contains the definition of each tax status. ...

• Why would tax calculate on an employee whose salary is below the tax bracket?

  The tax (PAYE) would calculate on an employee's payslip whose earnings are below the tax bracket if their Periods Worked is incorrect. Navigate > Employee > Payroll Processing > Edit Payslip Check the value next to "Divide by Periods Worked" - if ...