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Generate UIF Declaration file

How to submit the monthly UIF declaration via email on Sage Payroll.

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Written by Thandiwe Khoza

Before you start

Submit the UIF file to the Department of Labour at the end of each month.

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Generate the UIF Declaration

  1. Click Submissions.

  2. Click UIF Submission.

  3. Complete the Submission detail.
    Select the Tax year; Month, Pay groups, File extension number, and Submission type.

  4. Click Next.

  5. Complete the Contact person details.
    This automatically populates information from the Company Payroll details.

  6. Click Create & submit the file.


Another submissions and resubmissions

If you make changes or corrections, submit another file or resubmit the UIF submission.

Another submissions

You make an additional submission to report new information or changes not included in the initial submission for that month

For example:

  • You have new employees hired after initial submission

  • Reporting employment status changes, salary adjustments, or terminations that happened after the initial submission

📎NOTE: This submission file adds its information to the previous submission for that month.

Resubmissions

You resubmit the UIF submission when you need to correct errors or inaccuracies in the initial submission

For example:

  • Correcting employee details or contribution amounts.

  • Fixing technical issues that have caused incomplete or incorrect data transfer.

📎NOTE: The information in this submission file overwrites the original submission file.

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