Sage Pastel Partner Payroll Software and support

Integrating seamlessly with Sage Pastel Accounting, Sage Pastel Payroll offers easy, accurate and secure payroll processing with all the features you need. Suitable for any size and type of business, its flexible design caters for a range of requirements - from pre-defined, standard sets of transactions for less complicated payroll to more powerful and customizable features for more sophisticated payrolls.

SAGE Pastel Partner Payroll will automatically generate a report that reflects all the calculated amounts required to successfully complete the new EMP501 Return manually or on SARS eFiling. Don’t waste time with complex calculations, when Pastel Partner Payroll’s report can do it all for you.

You are simply required to import the electronic file from Pastel Payroll and recapture the indicated fields from our report on the EMP501 Return using the e@syFile-employer software 6.4.0 and submitting your SARS Annual PAYE submissions via eFiling or via CD to your nearest SARS branch.

Up to 10 X R 2,140.00 R 1,236.00 Delivery included anywhere in South Africa

Up to 25        F       R 4,710.00               R 3.341.00    S -   SERIAL NUMBER TYPE
Up to 50        G       R 8,531.00               R 4,658.00    ALF - Annual License Fee payable to Pastel Payroll
Up to 100       H       R 11,240.00               R 6,822.00
Up to 150       P       R 12,999.99               R 8,587.00    Network Installations R2631.00 per additional user
Up to 250       I       R 17,980.00               R11.703.00
Up to 500       J       R 19,499.00               R13.515.00    Industiral Council Compliance R 1626.00 per Module
Up to 750       K       R 22,799.00               R17.373.00       (MIBFA, MIBCO, Security, Road Freight, Electrical)
Up to 1000      L       R 26,599.00               R20,724.00
Up to 1500      M       R 33,299.00               R20,335.00    BI Payroll: Excel Reporting <150 Employees R 2750.00

Windows 7 or Windows 8, Windows 10, DVDrom, Memory Sticks for Backup purposes, Laser Printers or Dot Matrix Printers with Window drivers, Dual Core 2.5 GHZ Processor, Memory 2GB RAM, Free disk space prior to installation 80 MB, Free disk space required during installation 40 MB (after installation)

Sage Pastel Payroll software is limited to the number of employees as indicated per employee bracket

Sage Pastel Payroll software includes Skills and Equity, Leave Processing and General Ledger Interface.

All Payroll products are sold subject to an Annual Licence Fee. The Licence Fee is charged 1 year (12 months) from the date of purchase.

With effect from 01 March 2014, Medical Aid Contributions will no longer be allowed as tax deductible for employees over the age of 65.

The Medical Aid Capped Amounts are being replaced with medical aid tax credits listed below:

Employees who contribute towards a medical aid or whose employers contribute on their behalf will qualify for the following monthly Tax Credits:

• 2012 R230 for the main member • R230 for the first dependent / spouse • R154 for each additional dependents.

• 2013 R242 for the main member • R242 for the first dependent / spouse • R162 for each additional dependents.

• 2014 R257 for the main member • R257 for the first dependent / spouse • R172 for each additional dependents.

• 2015 R270 for the main member • R270 for the first dependent / spouse • R181 for each additional dependents.

• 2016 R303 for the main member • R303 for the first dependent / spouse • R204 for each additional dependents.

Employment Tax Incentive ETI

Why is there an Employment Tax Incentive?

Millions of young South Africans are currently unable to participate in economic activity, and as a result suffer disproportionately from unemployment, discouragement and economic marginalisation. High youth unemployment means young people are not gaining the skills or experience needed to drive the economy forward. This lack of skills can have long-term adverse effects on the economy.

In South Africa the current lack of skills and experience as well as perceptions regarding the restrictiveness of labour regulations make some prospective employers reluctant to hire the youth.

As a South African employer you now have a great opportunity to boost the employment of young work seekers.

What is it?

The Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) is an incentive mainly aimed at encouraging employers to hire young and less experienced work seekers. It will reduce the cost to employers of hiring young people through a cost-sharing mechanism with government.

This incentive will complement existing government programmes with similar objectives.

ETI was implemented with effect from 1 January 2014.

Who qualifies?

The employer is eligible to receive the ETI if the employer–

Is registered for employees’ tax (PAYE);
Is not in the national, provincial or local sphere of government;
Is not a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3 of the Public Finance Management Act (other than those public entities designated by the Minister of Finance by Notice in the Gazette);
Is not a municipal entity;
Is not disqualified by the Minister of Finance due to displacement of an employee or by not meeting such conditions as may be prescribed by the Minister by regulation.

An individual is a qualifying employee if he or she–

has a valid South African ID;
is 18 to 29 years old (please note that the age limit is not applicable if the employee renders services inside a special economic zone (SEZ) to an employer that is operating inside the SEZ, or if the employee is employed by an employer that operates in an industry designated by the Minister of Finance;
is not a domestic worker;
is not a “connected person” to the employer;
was employed by the employer or an associated person to the employer on or after 1 October 2013; and
is not an employee in respect of whom an employer is disqualified to receive the ETI (i.e. the employee is paid below the minimum wage applicable to that employer or paid a wage below R2 000 per month if a minimum wage not applicable).

Top tip: There is no limit to the number of qualifying employees that an employer can hire.

How does it work?

Employer will calculate and claim the incentive on a monthly basis. The employer must follow these steps:

Identify all qualifying employees in respect of that month
Determine the applicable employment period for each qualifying employee
Determine each employee’s “monthly remuneration”
The EMP201 form was amended to include a field for claiming ETI,
Calculate the amount of the incentive per qualifying employee as per the table below.

In determining the first or the second 12-month period, only the months in which the employee was a qualifying employee are taken into account. For example, the employee may be a qualifying employee in the first three months but not a qualifying employee in the fourth and the fifth months. If the employee is a qualifying employee in the sixth month, the sixth month is month number four as far as the 12-month period is concerned.

Top tip: For the next biannual reconciliation submission process in 2014, the EMP501 and IRP5 will also be updated with the necessary fields.

How long will it be available?

The incentive is extended to February 2019 but its effectiveness will be reviewed to determine whether to continue with the incentive.

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