Betty Bookkeeper explains how to calculate PAYE for commission earners – July 2016
Hi Betty
I would like to know how PAYE is calculated when an employee works on commission only?
He received R 9,000 and a medical benefit from the employer of R 900.
Please help!
Regards,
Ryan
Hi Ryan
PAYE on commission earners would be calculated in the same way as ordinary salary earners, unless the commission earner had a tax directive (i.e. a document from SARS dictating the fixed rate at which should be withheld on earnings). Therefore the commission earner would have the following PAYE withheld:
- (R 9,000 + R 900) x 12 = R 118,800
- R 118,800 x 18% (per marginal tax rate tables) = R 21,384
- Tax minus rebates (assuming the commission earner is under 65 and the sole member of the medical aid) = R 21,384 – R 12,726 – R 257 = R 8,401
- Monthly PAYE = R 8,401 / 12 = R 700.08
Hope that helps!
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