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South African payroll, end to end — monthly pay runs, PAYE / UIF / SDL, EMP201 and EMP501 reconciliations, and IRP5 issuance, all in one workflow.
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Sky Payroll webinar (presented by Sini)
See Sky Payroll the way your team will use it
In this webinar, Sini walks through a full South African pay run end to end — capturing earnings and deductions, applying PAYE, UIF and SDL, and producing EMP201 figures ready for SARS.
You'll see how Sky Payroll handles statutory submissions, IRP5 issuance and month-end reporting, and how it fits alongside Sky Tax, Sky Sec and Sky Time in a typical practice workflow.
- End-to-end monthly pay run demo
- PAYE, UIF, SDL & EMP201 walkthrough
- Reporting and integration with the Sky suite
The payroll engine for your practice
Sky Payroll handles every step of South African payroll — from monthly pay runs and statutory deductions to year-end IRP5 issuance and EMP501 reconciliation.
It is built to stay current with each SARS, UIF and SDL change, so your team never works against an outdated tax table or bracket.
Pay runs are designed for real practices: capture once, review in batches and submit with a full sign-off trail. Partners see practice-wide dashboards while administrators stay in a focused workflow.
Sky Payroll shares its client and employee records with Sky Tax, Sky Sec and Sky Time so demographics, directors and timesheet hours flow through without re-capture.
- PAYE / UIF / SDL
- EMP201 & EMP501
- IRP5 / IT3(a)
- Leave & benefits
Sky Payroll is connected to Sky Time
By entering leave and sick leave details on time sheets the payroll is automatically updated.
Why practices trust Sky Payroll:
Built for the way SA payrolls actually run
Bank payment files
Export ACB and EFT payment files for the major South African banks straight from the pay run.
Leave & benefits tracking
Track annual, sick and family responsibility leave alongside bonuses, allowances and fringe benefits per employee.
EMP201, EMP501 & IRP5
Submit monthly liabilities and generate year-end certificates ready for SARS e@syFile.
Made for the teams that run on it
- Outsourced payroll bureaus
- Accounting firms running client payrolls
- In-house payroll teams in SMEs
How firms put Sky Payroll to work
Monthly pay runs
Process recurring pay, ad-hoc earnings and deductions, then approve and pay employees in one workflow.
EMP201 submissions
Auto-calculate PAYE, UIF and SDL liabilities and submit EMP201s to SARS each month.
Bi-annual reconciliation
Reconcile EMP501 and issue IRP5/IT3(a) certificates ready for SARS e@syFile import.
Leave & benefits
Track leave balances, bonuses, allowances and fringe benefits per employee.
Everything in Sky Payroll
Statutory deductions
PAYE, UIF and SDL calculated against the latest SARS tables.
EMP201 & EMP501
Monthly submissions and bi-annual reconciliations, built in.
IRP5 / IT3(a)
Generate certificates ready for SARS e@syFile import at year-end.
Leave management
Track annual, sick and family responsibility leave per employee.
Bank payment files
Export ACB and EFT files for the major South African banks.
Audit trail
Every pay run, change and approval logged and exportable.
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