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Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) on Monday launched the new Employee Management Module, which falls under its Tax and Revenue Management System (TaRMS) platform.

The new system will come into effect with the January 2025 PAYE Return. This new module aims to streamline the registration of employees and the declaration of their earnings, making the tax process more efficient for employers.

Zimra Domestic Taxes Commissioner, Mr Misheck Govha, said the Employee Management Module provides a platform for entities to register their employees and declare their earnings, allowing for automatic tax computation by the system.

He said each registered employee will be allocated a Tax Identification Number (TIN), and those who are already registered will retain their existing TINs.

“The new Employee Management Module will include several features, with the most notable being Comprehensive Employee Registration, Flexible Registration Options, Additional Tax Credits, and Auto-filling of PAYE and AIDS Levy,” said Mr Govha.

“Under the Employee Management Module, employers will be able to auto-fill PAYE and AIDS Levy. After generating earnings for all employees, the PAYE and AIDS Levy will automatically populate on the PAYE return within the Tax Returns Management module.

“Additionally, employers can choose to register employees individually or utilise the Employee Upload Function to register multiple employees at once.”

He said in order to fully benefit from the system’s comprehensive employee registration, employers must declare essential information when registering employees. This, he added, includes marital status, blindness, physical disabilities (for both employees and their children), and the date of birth.

Mr Govha said this data will enable the system to automatically grant applicable tax credits.

“Zimra encourages all taxpayers and employers to familiarise themselves with the new Employee Management Module to ensure compliance and a smooth transition,” he said.

“The new module also provides for Additional Tax Credits, under which employers will also have the opportunity to declare other tax credits, such as Medical Aid Contributions and Medical Expenses Credits, during the earnings declaration process.”