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The UI-19 is the monthly declaration every employer sends the UIF by the 7th, naming each employee, their pay, and anyone who started or left. Download the gazetted form, the termination codes, filing on uFiling, and why an undeclared employee cannot claim.

An employer registered for PAYE files an EMP201 every month and pays by the 7th, or the business day before when the 7th is a weekend or public holiday. What the four boxes hold, filing on eFiling, the 10% late-payment penalty, and the EMP501 that reconciles the year.

The EMP501 checks a year of EMP201s, payments and IRP5s against each other. The 2026 interim window closes on 31 October, the annual one on 31 May 2027. What has to balance, why interim certificates never go to employees, the eFiling steps, and the 1%-a-month penalty on a late annual return.

An IRP5 is generated by the employer from payroll, not downloaded. The 60-day and 14-day issuing rules, the IT3(a) difference, how it pre-fills your ITR12 and auto-assessment, and what to do when a former employer never filed one.

Finding funding for your company may seem like a mountain that’s impossible to climb, luckily there are a number of funding options provided by the South African government that can give you the helping hand you need. If you’re looking for funding for your business or start up, this is the guide for you.

How to register as a home builder with the NHBRC: cost (R1,271.93 first-year), requirements, step-by-step process, the Technical Assessment, and how it differs from CIDB.

How to get a Business Register Number Certificate so your company can register vehicles in its name: the official ABR form, the six documents traffic departments ask for, cost, turnaround, and copy-paste proxy letter templates.

SARS no longer issues tax clearance certificates. Tenders and the CSD check a Tax Compliance Status PIN, valid for up to 12 months and issued the same day a company is compliant. What compliant means, how the PIN is verified, and where the delays really are.

From 1 April 2026 a business must register for VAT once its taxable supplies pass R2.3 million in any 12 months, and may register voluntarily from R120,000. The 21-business-day rule, what counts as taxable supplies, when voluntary registration pays, and deregistering under the new line.

A CIPC beneficial ownership filing covers the calendar year it is made in. Without one dated this year, the CIPC refuses the annual return. Who counts as a beneficial owner, the 10-business-day rules, the documents, and the 2.3 million entities on CIPC's non-compliance list.

SARS auto-assessed six million people in July 2026 from employer, bank, medical and fund data. What the pre-filled figures leave out, when doing nothing is fine, when to file the ITR12 instead, the 23 October and 22 January deadlines, and refunds within 72 hours.

A company files two IRP6 provisional returns and one ITR14 income tax return a year, dormant or not. When each is due, the 10% and 20% provisional tax penalties, and the R250 to R16,000 a month administrative penalty on an outstanding ITR14.

How to submit your Return of Earnings (W.As.8) to the Compensation Fund: the 2026 window, filing late after 30 June, penalties, what to declare, and how the assessment is calculated.