South Africa | Payroll Amendments
eSwatini ENPF Rate Increase
The eSwatini National Provident Board resolved that the ceiling amount of wages for the purposes of the payment of statutory contributions to the Fund be increased from E3 300.00 to E3 500.00. Therefore, the maximum contribution for both the employee and employer is E350.00 per month.
Ghana SSNIT Contribution Calculations
As per the changes in the DT0107a report, there was a requirement on pension to carry the excess contributions calculated on Tier 1 and Tier 2, to Tier 3.
Enhancements have been made to cater for this. Please refer to the sections below for more information. This is applicable to the Ghana SSNIT Contribution Calculations.
Mauritius Tax Changes
Sierra Leone Currency Redenomination
Paragraph 5(e) of the Fringe Benefits Tax Regulations stipulates that where an employer provides a loan to an employee at an interest rate lower than the applicable commercial rate, the resulting interest difference be recognised as a fringe benefit.
Malawi interest rate for loans
Paragraph 5(e) of the Fringe Benefits Tax Regulations stipulates that where an employer provides a loan to an employee at an interest rate lower than the applicable commercial rate, the resulting interest difference be recognised as a fringe benefit.
Senegal IPRES Ceiling Increase
The Institution de Prévoyance Retraite du Sénégal announced an increase in the ceiling on which IPRES contributions are based. The increase is effective 1 April 2022.
Lesotho Tax Tables 2022
The Minister of Finance, Honourable Thabo Sophonea, presented the Budget Speech for the Kingdom of Lesotho on the 2nd of March 2022. The proposed Lesotho Tax Table 2022 changes were gazetted on Friday, 8 April 2022.
Malawi Tax Tables 2022
The 2022/2023 Budget Statement was delivered to the National Assembly of the Republic of Malawi by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs on Friday, the 18th of February 2022. The proposed changes came into effect on the 1st of April after the enactment of the Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2022.