Run monthly payroll with PAYE from the SARS tax tables, UIF and the Skills Development Levy, issue payslips, get your EMP201 totals and post the journal — in one run.
PAYE, UIF and SDL handled every month.
Employees’ tax calculated from the current SARS tax tables, including rebates and medical tax credits you set up per employee.
1% from the employee and 1% from the employer on remuneration up to R17,712 a month.
1% of leviable payroll, switched on when your annual payroll is more than R500,000.
PAYE, UIF and SDL totals for the month, ready to declare and pay on SARS eFiling by the 7th.
Year-to-date figures per employee for IRP5/IT3(a) certificates and the twice-yearly EMP501 reconciliation.
Salary expense, PAYE, UIF and SDL liabilities post to the general ledger automatically.
Salaries, overtime and deductions from approved attendance and leave.
PAYE, UIF and SDL worked out per employee.
Pay employees and issue payslips.
EMP201 by the 7th; journal posted to your accounts.
| Topic | 2026 rule |
|---|---|
| PAYE, UIF & SDL | Declared on the EMP201 and paid by the 7th of the following month |
| UIF | 1% employee + 1% employer, on earnings up to R17,712 a month |
| Skills Development Levy | 1% of payroll, if annual payroll is more than R500,000 |
| Employer reconciliation | EMP501 twice a year, with IRP5/IT3(a) certificates |
| Tax year | 1 March to the end of February |
Last reviewed October 2026. Tax and payroll content is general information — confirm your position with SARS, the Department of Employment and Labour or a registered tax practitioner.
By the 7th of the month after the month in which you paid salaries. If the 7th falls on a weekend or public holiday, it is due on the last business day before it. PAYE, UIF and SDL are declared and paid together.
2% of remuneration: 1% deducted from the employee and 1% paid by the employer, on earnings up to R17,712 a month — a maximum of R177.12 each.
SDL is 1% of payroll. Employers whose annual payroll is expected to be more than R500,000 must register and pay it; smaller employers are exempt.
The employer reconciliation declaration. It is submitted twice a year — an interim one for March to August and an annual one for the full tax year — and matches your EMP201 payments to the IRP5/IT3(a) certificates issued to employees.