Which tax status should be used for independent contractors who are taxed via a directive?

Select the tax status: Independent Contractor (Directive) and insert the information on the fields that appear on the affected employee's Tax Profile screen.

      Navigate > Employee > Basic Information > Tax Profile > Tax

      

Note! Independent Contractors should not contribute to UIF and SDL. Configure their UIF and SDL exemption reasons to "Independent Contractor" and "Learner/Excluded from Skills Levy" respectively under the "Exemptions and Other" section of the Basic Profile screen. 

      Navigate > Employee > Basic Information > Basic Profile > Exemptions and Other

      

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