Every tax sum here runs on the SARS tables for the 2026/27 year of assessment, 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2027 - PAYE, UIF, rebates and medical aid credits included. Start with take-home pay or a tax refund estimate; the rest cover provisional tax, VAT, capital gains, fringe benefits and small-business tax. The labour ones - leave, notice, overtime, severance and the CCMA - follow the BCEA and LRA.
All 67 tax and salary calculators
- Take-home pay calculatorTake-home pay after PAYE and UIF on the SARS 2026/27 tax tables, with medical aid credits and pension.
- Weekly take-home pay calculatorWeekly and fortnightly pay calculator for South Africa: your wage after PAYE and UIF the way the SARS weekly and fortnightly tax tables work it out for 2026/27, with pension and medical aid credits.
- Net to gross salary calculatorNet to gross salary calculator for South Africa: the gross salary that gives you a take-home amount after PAYE and UIF, on the SARS 2026/27 tax tables.
- Hourly to annual salary calculatorSalary converter for South Africa: hourly rate to monthly and annual salary and back - per hour, day, week, fortnight, month and year, on the BCEA s35 rule that a month is 4 1/3 weeks.
- Salary increase calculatorSalary increase calculator: what a raise adds to your take-home pay after PAYE and UIF on the SARS 2026/27 tables, and whether it beats CPI inflation.
- Average salary calculatorAverage salary in South Africa: how your pay compares with R30 611 a month (Stats SA, May 2026) and the average in your industry, from R19 492 in trade to R61 692 in electricity.
- Tax refund calculatorEstimate your SARS tax refund or what you owe for 2026/27: your tax on the year against the PAYE on your IRP5, with RA and medical aid.
- Expat tax calculatorExpat tax calculator for South Africans working abroad: the R1.25 million foreign employment income exemption (183 and 60 day rule), SA tax on the rest at 2026/27 rates and the foreign tax credit.
- Provisional tax calculatorProvisional tax calculator for 2026/27: your first (August) and second (February) IRP6 payments to SARS, less PAYE, with RA and medical aid.
- SARS late return penalty calculatorSARS late submission penalty calculator: the fixed amount administrative penalty of R250 to R16 000 a month per outstanding tax return, by taxable income, for up to 35 months.
- Medical aid tax credit calculatorMedical aid tax credit calculator for 2026/27: R376 a month for you, R376 for your first dependant, R254 for each other one - plus the additional medical expenses credit.
- Medical aid late joiner penalty calculatorMedical aid late joiner penalty calculator: the 5%, 25%, 50% or 75% a scheme may add if you join at 35 or older, from your age and years of cover (Medical Schemes Act regulation 13).
- UIF benefits calculatorUIF calculator: what the Unemployment Insurance Fund pays you per day, per month and in total if you lose your job, or on maternity leave. Credit days, the 38-60% rate and the R17 712 ceiling.
- SASSA grants calculatorSASSA grant amounts calculator: what your household gets each month from April 2026 - older person's and disability grant R2 400, child support R580, foster child R1 300 from October 2026 - on the 2026 Budget.
- Overtime pay calculatorOvertime calculator for South Africa: BCEA time and a half on weekdays and Saturdays, double on Sundays and public holidays, from your monthly salary.
- Hours worked calculatorHours worked calculator for South Africa: your hours a day, week and month from start, finish and break times, with BCEA ordinary hours (45 a week), overtime at 1.5x and the meal interval rule.
- Pro rata salary calculatorPro rata salary calculator for South Africa: your pay for part of a month when you start or leave mid-month - working days, the BCEA daily rate (4 1/3 weeks a month) and calendar days, public holidays included.
- Leave pay calculatorLeave pay calculator for South Africa: your daily rate and the annual leave you have built up under the BCEA - 15 days a year, 1 day for every 17 worked - and what unused leave pays out when you leave.
- Leave accrual calculatorLeave accrual calculator for South Africa: annual leave days built up so far in your leave cycle under the BCEA - 15 working days a year on a 5-day week, 18 on 6, or 1 day per 17 worked - and the days left.
- Severance pay calculatorSeverance pay calculator for South Africa: retrenchment pay under BCEA s41 (one week per completed year), notice pay under s37 and the SARS tax on it - first R550 000 tax-free.
- Retrenchment or resignation calculatorRetrenchment vs resignation calculator for South Africa: BCEA severance pay, your pension or provident cash on the SARS retirement or withdrawal lump sum table, and which leaves you more.
- Notice period calculatorNotice period calculator for South Africa: the BCEA minimum notice (1, 2 or 4 weeks), the date your notice ends and what notice pay is worth, for resigning or dismissal.
- CCMA compensation calculatorCCMA compensation calculator: the most the CCMA or Labour Court can award for an unfair dismissal (12 months' pay), an automatically unfair dismissal (24 months) or an unfair labour practice (12 months), under LRA section 194.
- Large-scale retrenchment (s189A) calculatorSection 189A calculator: is a retrenchment large-scale under the Labour Relations Act? The 10 to 50 employee thresholds, the 12-month count and the 60-day facilitation period.
- Sick leave calculatorSick leave calculator for South Africa: your BCEA paid sick days - 30 days in a 3-year cycle on a 5-day week, 1 day per 26 worked in the first six months - and how many are left.
- Maternity leave calculatorMaternity leave calculator for South Africa: your BCEA leave dates from the due date - four consecutive months, starting up to four weeks before, and the six weeks you may not work after the birth.
- VAT calculatorAdd 15% VAT to a price or take it off. South African VAT calculator.
- Import duty and VAT calculatorImport duty and VAT calculator for South Africa: customs duty at your tariff rate, plus 15% import VAT on the customs value + 10% + duty, the way SARS works it out.
- Ad valorem duty on new cars calculatorAd valorem duty calculator for South Africa: the excise duty SARS levies on a new car or bakkie - ((0.00003 x A) - 0.75)% of its price, up to 30% - and the rand amount, the way SARS works it out.
- Travellers' duty-free allowance calculatorSARS duty-free allowance calculator for travellers returning to South Africa: the R5 000 allowance, the 20% flat rate on the next R20 000, and the duty and VAT on goods above R25 000.
- Non-resident property withholding tax calculatorSection 35A calculator: the tax a buyer must withhold when a non-resident sells South African property for more than R2 million - 7.5% for an individual, 10% for a company, 15% for a trust, on the full price.
- Capital gains tax calculatorWhat SARS takes when you sell shares, property or your home at a profit - R50 000 annual and R3 million primary residence exclusions from March 2026.
- Crypto tax calculatorCrypto tax calculator for South Africa: what SARS takes on a Bitcoin or crypto profit in 2026/27 - as a capital gain (R50 000 exclusion, 40% inclusion) or as trading income at your marginal rate.
- Dividends tax calculatorSouth African dividends tax (DWT) calculator: the 20% withheld on your dividends, what lands in your account, and who is exempt (TFSA, SA companies, REITs).
- Bonus tax calculatorBonus tax calculator for South Africa: the PAYE on a bonus or 13th cheque the SARS way, on the 2026/27 tax tables, and what you are paid out.
- Company car fringe benefit calculatorCompany car fringe benefit calculator: 3.5% of the determined value a month (3.25% with a maintenance plan), the PAYE your employer withholds, and your logbook reductions on assessment.
- Travel allowance calculatorSARS travel allowance calculator for 2026/27: your business kilometre deduction on the rate per km table from 1 March 2026, the taxable part of the allowance and the 80% PAYE rule.
- Subsistence allowance calculatorSubsistence allowance calculator for South Africa: how much of a travel allowance is tax-free - SARS 2026/27 deemed amounts of R595 a day for meals and incidentals and R184 for incidentals only - and how much is taxed as salary.
- Tax on interest calculatorTax on interest calculator for South Africa 2026/27: the R23 800 interest exemption (R34 500 from 65), the taxable interest above it and the tax on it at your marginal rate on the SARS tables.
- Tax on rental income calculatorRental income tax calculator for South Africa 2026/27: rent less the expenses SARS allows, the tax on the profit at your marginal rate, and what a rental loss saves.
- Home office deduction calculatorHome office tax deduction calculator for South Africa: your office's share of rent, rates, electricity and cleaning by floor area, the SARS 50% test, and the tax saved.
- SARS wear and tear calculatorSARS wear and tear calculator: the section 11(e) allowance on a business asset on the Binding General Ruling 7 write-off periods - laptops 3 years, cars 5, furniture 6 - with small items under R7 000 written off in full.
- Section 18A donation deduction calculatorSection 18A tax deduction calculator: how much of a donation to a PBO SARS lets you deduct - the 10% of taxable income limit, the carry-forward and the tax saved on the 2026/27 tables.
- Donations tax calculatorDonations tax calculator for South Africa: 20% above the R150 000 yearly exemption, 25% above R30 million, and the gifts that are exempt - spouse and approved PBOs.
- Section 7C trust loan calculatorSection 7C calculator: the donations tax on an interest-free or low-interest loan to a family trust in South Africa, at the SARS official rate, after the R150 000 annual exemption.
- Small business corporation tax calculatorSmall business corporation (SBC) tax calculator on the SARS 2026/27 table: 0% to R99 000, 7%, 21% and 27% bands, and what it saves against the 27% company rate.
- Turnover tax calculatorTurnover tax calculator for micro businesses on the SARS 2026/27 table: 0% to R600 000, then 1%, 2% and 3% of turnover, for businesses up to R2.3 million a year.
- CIPC annual return fee calculatorCIPC annual return fee calculator for South African companies and close corporations: the fee by turnover, the late penalty, and the total for years you missed - from R100 on time to R4 000 late.
- Minimum wage calculatorNational minimum wage calculator for South Africa: R30.23 an hour from 1 March 2026 (Gazette 54075) - the minimum per day, week, month and year for your hours, farm and domestic workers included, EPWP R16.62.
- Employer cost of an employee calculatorCost to company calculator for South African employers: gross salary plus employer contributions, the employer's 1% UIF (capped at R177.12) and the 1% skills development levy above R500 000 payroll.
- COIDA assessment calculatorCOIDA calculator for South African employers: the yearly Compensation Fund assessment on your payroll at your tariff rate per R100, with the R668 000 earnings cap per employee and the R1 621 minimum (R560 for domestic employers) from 1 March 2026.
- Employment tax incentive calculatorETI calculator for South African employers: the Employment Tax Incentive you claim per young employee (18 to 29) earning under R7 500 a month, on the SARS formula from 1 April 2025 - first and next 12 months, with the 160-hour gross-up.
- Learnership tax allowance calculatorSection 12H learnership allowance calculator: the annual and completion allowances an employer deducts for a registered learnership in South Africa - R40 000 or R20 000 by NQF level, more for a learner with a disability - and the tax it saves.
- Tax threshold calculatorTax threshold calculator for South Africa: whether you pay income tax in 2026/27 - SARS thresholds R99 000 under 65, R153 250 from 65 and R171 300 from 75 - and the tax on income above it.
- Employee loan fringe benefit calculatorEmployee loan fringe benefit calculator: the taxable benefit on an interest-free or low-interest loan from your employer at the SARS official rate of interest (repo + 1%, 8.25% from 1 October 2026) and the extra PAYE.
- Salary or dividend calculatorSalary vs dividend calculator for South Africa: pay yourself from your company as salary, dividends or the best mix - PAYE on the 2026/27 tables against 27% or SBC company tax plus 20% dividends tax.
- Contractor rate vs salary calculatorContractor day rate calculator for South Africa: the rate that matches your salary package, or the salary your rate is worth - leave, bench time, lost benefits, provisional tax on SARS 2026/27 tables and the R2.3m VAT line.
- Two jobs tax calculatorTwo jobs tax calculator for South Africa: why two salaries or two pensions leave you owing SARS, how much PAYE falls short on the 2026/27 tables and what to put aside each month.
- Offshore allowance calculatorOffshore allowance calculator for South Africa: how much you can send abroad this year - the R2 million single discretionary allowance (2026), the R10 million foreign capital allowance with a SARS TCS PIN, and the R400 000 limit for under-18s.
- Securities transfer tax calculatorSecurities transfer tax (STT) calculator: the 0.25% SARS tax on buying or being given shares - JSE shares through a broker, off-market transfers and private company or CC shares at market value.
- Accommodation fringe benefit calculatorResidential accommodation fringe benefit calculator: the taxable value of employer-provided housing on the SARS formula (A - B) x C/100 x D/12, with the R99 000 abatement, less the rent you pay.
- Family responsibility leave calculatorFamily responsibility leave calculator for South Africa: the 3 paid days a leave cycle under BCEA section 27 for a sick child or a death in the family, who qualifies, the days left and what they pay.
- B-BBEE level (EME and QSE) calculatorB-BBEE level calculator for small businesses: EME (R10 million or less) or QSE (R10m to R50m), Level 1, 2 or 4 from black ownership, and the 135%, 125% or 100% procurement recognition.
- Parental leave calculatorParental leave calculator for South Africa after the Constitutional Court ruling of October 2025: 4 months and 10 days shared between both parents - for a birth, an adoption at any age or a surrogacy - and the split if they disagree.
- Company tax calculatorCompany tax calculator for South Africa 2026/27: 27% income tax, and how much of an assessed loss SARS lets you set off - the higher of R1 million and 80% of taxable income.
- Sin tax calculatorSin tax calculator for South Africa 2026/27: the excise duty in your beer, wine, spirits, cigarettes, tobacco or vape at the Budget 2026 rates, up 3.4% from 25 February 2026.
- Sugar tax calculatorSugar tax calculator for South Africa: the Health Promotion Levy on a cold drink - 2.1c for every gram of sugar above 4 g per 100 ml - from the sugar on the label and the size of the can or bottle.
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