Set up retirement fund in Sage 300 People
Description
Complete all mandatory fields when creating deductions and company contributions. A system health check will indicate missing fields. Sage 300 People support can't assist with retirement reform setup.
Incorrect fringe benefit values occur when rate factors or calculations are wrong

 

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Create the retirement fund

  1. From the Navigation pane, expand Parameters
  2. Expand Payroll
  3. Double-click Retirement Fund
  4. Select New
    • Note: Don't select N/A Retirement Fund for South African tax country

Link the retirement fund

  1. From the Navigation pane, expand Parameters
  2. Expand Payroll
  3. Double-click Company Retirement Fund
  4. Select New

Create the deduction definition

  1. From the Navigation pane, expand Company Management
  2. Expand Payroll Definitions
  3. Double-click Deductions
  4. Select New
    • Complete Linked Company Contribution
    • If missing, select from the dropdown or create a new contribution

Create the company contribution

  • Mandatory fields:
    • Company Retirement Fund
    • Linked Deduction
  • After saving, the following fields become read only:
    • Deduction Type
    • Company Contribution Type
    • Linked Company Contribution
    • Company Retirement Fund

System health check and alerts

  • Health check on the landing page shows missing mandatory fields
  • Basic alert warns if fringe benefit for retirement fund is R0.00
  • Fringe benefits apply at a zero rate if:
    • Employer contributes for a retired member
    • Employer contributes for dependents or nominees of a deceased member

Fringe benefit restrictions

  • The payslip definition screen makes the following fields read only:
    • Fixed
    • Recurrence Amount
    • Recurrence Type
Sage 300 People ignores these field values and prevents retirement fringe benefit calculations.

 

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