Sage Enterprise Management HR

July Newsflash

1. Important System Information 2. Legislative Changes 3. General announcements 4. Latest How-to Documentation

Latest Release

Sage X3 People V9 P10 (V9.0.10)

Patch 10 is available. Below are some of the features that have been enhanced that will be included in the patch. Click here for the release notes.

South Africa

Occupational Injuries and Diseases (OID) – Detail and Summary reports
UIF Export

Africa

Malawi P12 Monthly PAYE declaration
Existing Functionality Enhancements
User Creation Function (CREUSR)
External Payments (GESEPA)
Generation of Registration function (GENINS)

Sage X3 V11 and Sage X3 People V9 can be installed on the same site as separate solutions, sharing the same Syracuse server. The Syracuse server must be in the last version (V11). To avoid disfunction related to links definition, or authoring, you can install an additional patch.

Sage X3 People V12 2018 R3 (V12.0.10)

here

RSA Users Only

MEIBC Provident/Pension fund contribution increase

The MEIBC’s Provident/Pension fund contributions will increase from 7.2% to 7.3% as of 1 July 2018. You can view the circular here

Minimum Wages for the Hospitality Sector

Please see the minimum wage amendments for the Hospitality Sector effective 1 July 2018. More information

Tax Season 2018 for Individuals

The 2018 Tax Season for Individuals opens on 1 July 2018 for eFilers and the branches will be open to assist individuals from 2 July 2018. The deadlines has changed from previous years:

Channel	Deadline	Type of Taxpayer
Manual – post or at SARS branch drop boxes	21 September 2018	Non-provisional and provisional
eFiling or electronic filing at SARS branch	31 October 2018	Non-provisional
eFiling	31 January 2018	Provisional

View the full details on the SARS website.

Non-RSA Users

Please take note of the following important tax dates:

Tax Country	Tax-year-end Date	Submission
Botswana	30 June	31 July – ITW 8 and ITW 10
Mauritius	30 June	Submit no later than 15th of August - Return of Employees (ROE) and Statement of Emoluments
Malawi	30 June	6 months from Tax Year End Date – P9 and P16
Swaziland	30 June	30 September – PAYE 5 and PAYE 15
Uganda	30 June	No Tax Year End Certificates or Annual Reports

Swaziland Budget Speech 2018/9

The Swaziland budget speech was held on 1 March 2018. All income tax rates will remain unchanged.

Botswana Budget Speech 2018/9

The Botswana budget speech was held on 5 February 2018. All income taxed rates will remain unchanged. It was also announced that the drafting of a tax administration law is expected to be completed in the next financial year.

Logging a Support case

The support team are implementing a CRM system that will allocate a unique Issue number to all emails received.

All emails received will be allocated a unique issue number
To keep track on your query, ensure that your issue number is always in the subject of the email
If you have a new query, please do not reply on the old issue number, send a new email
Please complete the case logging form for us to promptly address your query. Click here for the form

Training

Upskill your self

There are many EMHR courses available to expand on your knowledge. Click on the applicable region to download your application form and email it to training.za@sage.com

South Africa >
Africa >

Available courses	Duration	Price
Base Training and Assessment	8 days e-learning	R 10,695.00 (excl. VAT)
Payroll Principles and Assessment	8 days e-learning	R 4,295.00 (excl. VAT)
Common Tools	3 days WebEx	R 6,360.00 (excl. VAT)
Folders and Patching	1-day e-learning	R 1,065.00 (excl. VAT)
People Certification	1-day e-learning	R 2,800.00 (excl. VAT)
Expense Notes	1-day e-learning	R 1,065.00 (excl. VAT)
All e-learning courses are self-paced and are available anytime as they are delivered through Sage University.

Our Product Training schedules are available to view and download on our Training Hub. Please use this to plan your payroll training for the 2nd quarter of the year. Our classroom training is facilitated by experts and will ensure that you gain the knowledge required to use your system to its full potential. Click here to view all our training courses available.

2018 Mid-year Payroll Tax Update seminar

The Mid-year Payroll Tax Update seminar packed with important matters and should not be missed. Various bills, affecting your payroll office, are normally published in July. Be first to understand how these bills will affect your company.

Ensure compliance and book your seat today

Contact our training team on 012 420 7359.

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Latest How-to Documentation

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