Payroll & Employee Benefits Management
Ensure Accurate and Compliant Employee Payments
Your business in Tanzania needs to pay employees accurately and on time while complying with local tax and labor laws. Payroll processing involves calculating salaries, deducting taxes, managing statutory contributions, and handling employee benefits.
COMPLICATION
Payroll Mistakes Can Lead to Penalties and Employee Dissatisfaction
❌ Tax compliance risks – Incorrect PAYE, NSSF, WCF, or SDL deductions can result in penalties.
❌ Late or inaccurate payments – Errors in payroll calculations damage employee trust and morale.
❌ Complex expatriate taxation – Foreign employees require special handling to comply with Tanzania’s tax and work permit regulations.
❌ Manual payroll processes are inefficient – Processing payroll without automation leads to costly errors and delays.
RESOLUTION
Automate & Outsource Payroll for Accuracy and Compliance
✅ Streamline salary processing – Ensure timely and error-free payments to employees.
✅ Stay compliant with Tanzanian laws – Correctly file payroll taxes and statutory contributions.
✅ Manage employee benefits efficiently – Set up pensions, health insurance, and allowances correctly.
✅ Automate payroll systems – Integrate payroll with accounting to reduce administrative work.
✅ Optimize expatriate payroll – Structure tax obligations to benefit both employees and the company.
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FAQ
Frequently Ask Questions
Handling payroll in-house increases the risk of errors, tax non-compliance, and penalties. Outsourcing ensures that payroll is processed accurately, on time, and in full compliance with Tanzanian labor laws. It also frees up your time to focus on growing your business.
When managing payroll in Tanzania, your company must deduct and remit certain taxes from employees' salaries and also cover additional employer-related contributions.
1. Taxes Deducted from Employee Salaries (Must Be Remitted to Authorities)
✅ PAYE (Pay As You Earn) – A progressive income tax deducted from employees’ salaries and paid to the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA).
✅ NSSF (National Social Security Fund) – A 10% deduction from employees' salaries, matched by 10% from the employer, to provide retirement benefits.
2. Employer-Paid Contributions (Business Expense)
These contributions are not deducted from employees’ salaries but are additional costs your company must pay:
✅ WCF (Workers’ Compensation Fund)
✅ SDL (Skills Development Levy)
✅ NHIF (National Health Insurance Fund)
Payroll is typically processed monthly, and payroll taxes must be filed and paid to the TRA (Tanzania Revenue Authority) before the 7th of the following month.
Yes. We manage expatriate payroll, work permit compliance, and tax structuring to ensure that your foreign employees meet local requirements while benefiting from double taxation agreements where applicable.
Late payments result in penalties, interest charges, and potential audits by the tax authorities. We ensure your payroll taxes are filed on time to keep your business compliant.
Yes! We can help you structure competitive benefits like:
✅ Private health insurance
✅ Housing, transport, and meal allowances
✅ Performance-based bonuses and incentives
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