Payroll Deadlines

AtlasOS's compliance engine auto-generates payroll-specific deadlines for every employer entity. The Payroll Bureau vertical uses the Payroll Compliance sidebar group with deadlines relabeled to Payroll Deadlines.

South Africa — SARS & DOL

Obligation	Frequency	Due Date	Auto-Generated
EMP201 — PAYE, UIF, SDL	Monthly	7th of following month	Per employer
EMP501 Interim	Annual	31 October	Per employer
EMP501 Annual	Annual	31 May	Per employer
UIF Monthly	Monthly	7th of following month	Per employer
COIDA Return of Earnings	Annual	31 March	Per employer

Zambia — ZRA, NAPSA, NHIMA, TEVETA

Obligation	Frequency	Due Date	Auto-Generated
PAYE Monthly	Monthly	14th of following month	Per employer
NAPSA Monthly	Monthly	14th of following month	Per employer
NHIMA Monthly	Monthly	14th of following month	Per employer
SDL Monthly	Monthly	14th of following month	Per employer

Deadline Calculation

Effective due dates are calculated using:

• Last-business-day logic — if the due date falls on a weekend or public holiday, it rolls back to the last business day before
• Public holidays — sourced from the jurisdiction's holiday calendar
• Year-end-relative rules — EMP501 dates are relative to the February tax year-end

Reminders & Escalation

Interval	Action
T-7	First reminder notification
T-3	Second reminder notification
T-1	Urgent reminder
Overdue	Priority escalation — obligation flagged as overdue in dashboard

Payroll Cycles

Configure payroll frequency per employer to align deadline tracking:

Frequency	EMP201 Pattern
Monthly	1 EMP201 per month
Weekly	1 consolidated EMP201 per month
Bi-weekly	1 consolidated EMP201 per month

Compliance Calendar Integration

All payroll deadlines appear on the practice-wide compliance calendar alongside SARS, CIPC, and other obligation types. Filter the calendar by:

• Employer entity
• Obligation type (EMP201, EMP501, UIF, COIDA)
• Filing status (Pending, Filed, Confirmed)
• Date range