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Payroll Resources

Calculate your PAYE tax for 2025/2026 using official SARS tax tables.

Calculate UIF contributions for employee and employer in seconds.

Work out your Skills Development Levy liability.

See your full net take-home pay after all statutory deductions.

Calculate the total cost of an employee to your business.

Calculate overtime pay for weekdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Calculate leave pay and leave balances under the BCEA.

Calculate annual leave entitlement and payout.

Determine sick leave entitlement for your employees.

Calculate maternity leave duration and UIF maternity benefit.

Calculate pay for employees working on public holidays.

Step-by-step PAYE calculation guide with worked examples for 2025/2026.

Complete guide to calculating UIF contributions for employees and employers.

Everything you need to know about Skills Development Levy.

End-to-end guide to running your first payroll.

All payroll deadlines, SARS submission dates and public holidays for 2026.

End-to-end guide to running payroll correctly and compliantly.

Multi-client payroll management for SA accountants and bookkeepers.

Manage teaching staff, admin and part-time educators — SARS compliant.

Simple, affordable payroll for churches and NPOs — PAYE, IRP5 and more.

Handle site workers, variable hours, overtime and COIDA compliance.

Plain-English guide to Pay-As-You-Earn tax — how it works, who pays it, rates and rebates.

UIF is 1% of your monthly remuneration (employee) — capped at R177.12/month. See the full calculation table.

Can UIF be deducted after resignation? Yes — and what employees can and can't claim.

Only employers pay SDL — at 1% of total monthly remuneration. Employees do not contribute.

BCEA overtime rates — 1.5× weekday, 2× Sunday/public holiday. Worked examples included.

No — UIF contributions are capped at R177.12 per party per month based on the R17,712 ceiling.

What is the difference between payroll and wages? Between salary and wages? Clear guide.

Plain-English definitions for PAYE, UIF, SDL, ETI, EMP201, IRP5, BCEA and every other payroll term.

Step-by-step guide to monthly PAYE and UIF submissions on SARS eFiling.

Annual reconciliation guide for EMP501 submissions on eFiling.

Complete guide to generating and submitting IRP5 tax certificates.

How to claim ETI to reduce your PAYE bill and support youth employment.

Full calendar of monthly EMP201 submission deadlines for 2026.

SARS charges a 10% penalty per month. Here's what to do if you've missed the deadline.

Step-by-step guide to registering as an employer for PAYE on SARS eFiling.

UIF registration is included in the PAYE employer registration on SARS eFiling.

SDL registration is part of the PAYE employer registration — plus SETA registration to claim grants.

Annual, sick, maternity and family responsibility leave rules under the BCEA.

What every South African payslip must include under the BCEA.

Updated NMW rates for all sectors effective 1 March 2025.

BCEA leave entitlements — annual, sick, maternity, family responsibility and public holidays.

A printable checklist for onboarding new employees in South Africa.

Monthly payroll checklist to ensure nothing is missed each pay run.

Compare TSS Payroll vs SimplePay — features, pricing and migration.

Compare TSS Payroll vs Sage Payroll — features, pricing and migration.

Compare TSS Payroll vs PaySpace — features, pricing and migration.

Compare TSS Payroll vs Payday — features, pricing and migration.

Still doing payroll in Excel? See why businesses switch to TSS Payroll.

Compare TSS Payroll vs VIP Payroll — modern cloud vs legacy desktop.

Compare TSS Payroll vs Pastel Payroll — cloud vs desktop, pricing and migration.

QuickBooks Payroll is not available in SA. TSS Payroll is the purpose-built alternative.

Xero Payroll is not available in SA. TSS Payroll is the dedicated SARS-compliant solution.