Chapter 9. Payroll Authors Group of South Africa
9.1 Associate Membership of the Payroll Authors Group of South Africa
The information in this workbook is informed by my activities as Chairman of the Payroll Authors Group of South Africa (the PAGSA).
Who is the PAGSA and What does it do?
The Payroll Authors Group of South Africa was established in 1989 with the support of SARS and is an ‘Association of Persons’ registered in terms of section 30B of the Income Tax Act, with a constitution approved by SARS.
Since its establishment 34 years ago in 1989, the PAGSA has represented the companies that develop, install, and support computerised payroll systems in South Africa, known as the “Payroll Members” of the PAGSA.
In its role as payroll industry representative, the PAGSA’s mandate is to focus on employment-related legislation and regulation requirements, and to engage with the various statutory bodies (National Treasury, the Department of Employment and Labour, the Unemployment Insurance and Compensation Funds, and SARS) to facilitate the impact of their legislation and administrative requirements on payroll suppliers, employers, and tax practitioners.
The PAGSA plays a critical role by providing balanced and informed input to these statutory bodies to identify anomalies and blockages in current requirements as well as to help shape future requirements, and it is valued by these bodies as an essential non-partisan partner.
As a result of this role, the PAGSA is uniquely positioned to provide informed and up to date information on employment tax related legislation, administration requirements, practices, tax certificate requirements, electronic returns, etc.
The PAGSA’s information services are of great value to its members, and in response to requests we have opened a class of membership to allow tax practitioners and employers to join the group as an “Associate Member”.
Benefits of Associate Membership
The services that the PAGSA can offer its members result from its role and the position that it occupies between the statutory bodies on the one hand, and payroll suppliers, employers, and tax practitioners on the other hand.
Newsflashes
Newsflashes are issued as events unfold and will keep you up to date in an employment world that is characterised by rapidly changing requirements. They are written in plain English, are practical and down-to-earth, and will assist you to understand and comply with the latest requirements.
As soon as you are registered as an Associate member, all Newsletters and Newsflashes issued in the past can be accessed by scrolling through the archive of these publications on our website.
PAGSA Seminars and Webinars
In association with our statutory partners, the PAGSA presents seminars and webinars from time to time that focus on employment-related topics that provide important practical, down-to-earth assistance to payroll suppliers, tax practitioners, and employers.
As an Associate member, your company will be entitled to a discount for attendance of the PAGSA’s seminars.
Legislation Proposals and Comments
Your company can make use of the PAGSA’s established communication channels with the statutory bodies and add your voice to our efforts to streamline payroll administration processes that are unnecessarily complex.
Advertise your Membership of the PAGSA
You will be issued with a membership badge for the year as soon as your fees for the year are paid. This badge can be displayed on your website to advertise your membership of a long-standing and highly regarded employment organisation.
Email Query Service
The PAGSA now offers a voluntary email query service to our Associate members that supports employment-related legislation and administration requirements.
Registration of Your Membership
You can register up to three different email addresses per company that is an Associate member. These contact addresses receive a notification email when a new Newsflash is issued.
How to become an Associate member of the PAGSA
Membership is R254 per month for up to three individuals in your organisation for our communication service, and an additional R381 per month for our optional email query service.
To apply for Associate membership, please visit our website: www.pagsa.org.za and select the ‘Register Here’ tab on the top of the page, then select the ‘Register Now’ button for Associate membership and complete the registration process.
If you have any queries, please feel free to email the PAGSA management team on [email protected].
I look forward to welcoming you as a member.
Without your support, the work that we do to promote and develop our payroll world would not be possible.