Skip to content
logo Knowledgebase

Employee Management - Employee - RFI correction

Created on  | Last modified on  Highlight Matches

Summary

RFI correction on Sage 300 People

Description

Retirement Funding Income

Is the taxable remuneration (taxable earnings + taxable CCs + taxable perks) on which the employer contribution towards pension or provident fund is based on.

From March 2016, retirement funding income will be used in the formula to calculate the fringe benefit for a fund other than a Defined Contribution Fund. The retirement funding income will not be used to calculate the tax deduction limit anymore. RFI is only applicable for Defined Benefit Funds (DB) and Hybrid Funds. 

Non-RFI is not applicable anymore. 

RFI only includes the taxable value of travel allowance (20%, 80%, 100%) and public office allowance (50%).

Resolution

Click here for a link to Retirement Reform legislation

 Calculation of RFI

Salaries

 

Wages

Cost To Company

Pension Fund Rule:

7.5% based on fixed monthly salary

Pension Fund Rule:

6.6% based on fixed weekly wage

 

Pension Fund Rule:

7% based on 90% of the monthly package

 

RFI:

Actual Salary +unpaid leave / absent days

RFI:

Actual wage + all actual earnings which form part of wage (PPH not worked, Sick pay, leave pay etc)

 

RFI:

The lesser of the % of the package and the total of all taxable package components

 

 

Scenario 1 - Defined Benefit Fund (DB Fund)

The employee contributes 8% and the employer contributes 8% of the employee’s monthly basic salary plus travel allowance to the pension fund which is a defined benefit fund (category factor 0.2783).

Salary R 27 025.00

Travel Allowance R 2 000.00 (80% taxable)

Other taxable remuneration R900

Solution 1

RFI = Salary + 80% Travel = 27 025 + 1600 = 28 625.00

 

Scenario 2 – Hybrid Fund

Package R40 000

Travel R2 000 (80% taxable)

Medical CC R3 000 (not legally retired)

Provident CC R2 560 (8% x 80% x Package)

Grouplife CC R500 (unapproved)

Cash R31 940

Other taxable remuneration R900 (no Commission)

Solution 2

RFI = lesser of 80% of Package OR taxable package components

       = lesser of 32 000 OR (1 600 + 3 000 + 500 + 31 940) = 37 040

RFI = 32 000

On the Navigation pane

Expand          Employee Management

Double click  Employees

Select             the applicable Employee record

Click on         Payslip Detail

Select            Total Screen

RFI adjustments are made on the Total screen of the Payslip Detail screen of the employee.

Make sure that you select the correct period in which to make the RFI adjustment, as the employee has 3 records:

  • Current Period
  • Year to Date (Excluding the Current Period)
  • Year to Date (Including the Current Period) 

Make sure to do the RFI adjustment on Record 1 of 3 in the current Period.  This will be added to the YTD and YTD+ RFI amount.

Image