QuickBooks does not offer payroll for South Africa. If you're using QuickBooks for accounting and need a SA payroll solution, TSS Payroll is the purpose-built alternative.
QuickBooks Payroll is not available in South Africa
QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop are available in SA for accounting, but the payroll module is not offered locally. South African businesses using QuickBooks need a separate, SARS-compliant payroll system.
PAYE calculation
Automatic PAYE using official SARS tax tables, updated every tax year.
UIF contributions
Employee and employer UIF at 1% each, capped at R177.12/month.
SDL calculation
1% of leviable remuneration for qualifying employers.
EMP201 submissions
Monthly reports formatted for SARS eFiling submission.
IRP5 certificates
Annual employee tax certificates generated automatically at year-end.
EMP501 reconciliation
Annual payroll reconciliation for SARS compliance.
BCEA leave tracking
Annual and sick leave balances tracked per employee.
ETI claims
Employment Tax Incentive eligibility flagged automatically.
Yes — this is the standard setup for South African QuickBooks users. Payroll journal entries can be exported and imported into QuickBooks to keep your books in sync.
There's no indication of this — QuickBooks Payroll is only available in markets like the US, UK and Canada, and South African payroll's specific SARS/UIF/SDL requirements aren't supported.
Yes — many South African businesses use dedicated accounting software (QuickBooks, Xero, Sage) alongside a purpose-built local payroll system, syncing the two via journal exports.
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