Zambia | Personal Levy Payment Options

Every Zambian local authority may collect an annual personal levy from all adult persons living within its area. Payment is coordinated through the employer. PaySpace has provided a company-level dropdown menu field for flexibility regarding when the annual levy should be calculated. 

Navigate via Config > Basic Settings > Company Settings > Basic Company Information, under the Statutory Fields tab.

      

Options available on the dropdown menu:

      

Note! if the dropdown option "Any Month" is selected, specify on the Payroll Components screen in which month the deduction should calculate. Example:

      

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