Centurion · Gauteng

Payroll Services in Centurion

Centurion sits between Pretoria and Midrand and carries a dense mix of technology firms, defence and engineering groups, banks' operational centres and fast-growing professional practices. Patuza handles SARS submissions (EMP201, EMP501, IRP5), UIF, SDL and payslips for Centurion employers — fixed monthly pricing, no lock-in, POPIA-aligned.

Why Centurion businesses choose Patuza

SARS-registered practitioner

Registered Tax Practitioner + Certified Payroll Practitioner. EMP201, EMP501, IRP5, UIF and SDL submitted on your behalf.

Local to Centurion

We work with Centurion-based SMEs, professional firms and franchises across Centurion CBD, Highveld, Irene and surrounds.

Fixed monthly pricing

Per-payslip pricing with no setup fees. Switch mid-year without breaking IRP5s at year-end.

Payroll for Centurion employers, from Highveld to Samrand

Centurion payroll is rarely simple headcount work. Technology and defence employers along Highveld and Samrand carry contractors, standby and callout allowances, and cost-centre splits that have to reconcile to project billing every month. We build those earnings and deduction lines into your payroll structure so the EMP201 total agrees with the general ledger the first time.

For smaller Irene, Lyttelton and Rooihuiskraal practices — medical, legal, engineering and motor retail — the pressure is different: a handful of staff, a director on a fixed salary, commission earners and no in-house payroll person. Patuza runs the whole cycle for a fixed monthly fee per payslip, files EMP201 by the 7th, submits UIF declarations, and hands your accountant a reconciled payroll journal.

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What's included for Centurion employers

Monthly payroll processing & payslips
SARS EMP201 filing (PAYE, UIF, SDL)
Bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations
IRP5 / IT3(a) generation at year-end
UIF declarations (uFiling)
Leave & timesheet tracking
Third-party payments (medical, pension, garnishees)
New engagement & termination processing
SARS query & audit support
Payroll journals & GL reconciliation for your accountant
Payroll accounting support for bookkeepers & audit files

Industries we serve in Centurion

Sector-specific payroll rules — bargaining councils, MIBFA, MEIBC, NBCRFLI, provident funds — handled correctly the first time.

Councils and determinations we work with around Centurion: MEIBC, MIBCO, Private security (PSIRA/NBCPSS).

Who we work with at Centurion employers

Payroll touches the owner, the finance team and HR differently. Here is what each of them gets from Patuza.

Business Owner / Founder

Everything a growing South African employer needs — SARS registrations, compliant payslips and monthly submissions — for a predictable per-payslip fee.

CFO / Finance Director

A payroll you can reconcile, defend in audit and forecast from — with EMP201s, EMP501s and the general-ledger interface handled to deadline.

Financial Manager

Balanced payroll journals, cost-centre reporting and third-party schedules delivered before your month-end close — every cycle.

HR Director / HR Manager

Accurate payslips, defensible leave balances and clean terminations — so HR spends its time on people, not pay queries.

Payroll Manager

Extra capacity and a second pair of expert hands — parallel runs, leave liability, council rates and EMP501 reconciliation handled with you, not around you.

Office Manager / Bookkeeper

Hand the payroll over with confidence — Patuza takes the processing and the deadlines, and you keep control and visibility.

IT Manager / CIO

POPIA-aligned handling of employee data, controlled access, encrypted delivery and clean integrations with your HR or ERP system.

Remuneration & Benefits Lead

Package structuring, fringe-benefit treatment and bonus tax modelled correctly before the pay run — not corrected afterwards.

Payroll resources for Centurion employers

Centurion council rulings & SARS guidelines

Bargaining councils & local rulings

MEIBC (engineering)
Centurion engineering and light-manufacturing employers falling under MEIBC apply the council's annual wage schedule and pay council, provident and sick-pay contributions per member each month.
City of Tshwane
Tshwane business-licence and workplace records must reflect the same trading name and registered address used on your SARS employer registration, or EMP501 submissions get flagged.

SARS guidelines

EMP201 due date
PAYE, UIF and SDL are declared and paid on an EMP201 by the 7th of the following month, or the last business day before it if the 7th falls on a weekend or public holiday.
EMP501 reconciliation
Interim reconciliations cover March to August and are filed in the September/October window; annual reconciliations cover the full tax year and are filed from April, with IRP5/IT3(a) certificates issued to employees.

Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Rulings change — confirm current wage schedules with your council before each increase date.

Centurion payroll FAQ

How much does outsourced payroll cost in Centurion?+

Most Centurion employers pay between R80 and R150 per payslip per month, with no setup fee. The price is fixed monthly and covers processing, payslips, EMP201 filing, UIF declarations and year-end IRP5s.

Which Centurion industries does Patuza handle payroll for?+

Technology and software firms, engineering and defence contractors, financial-services back offices, medical and legal practices, motor dealerships and property managers. We build the earnings, deduction and allowance structures those employers actually use, rather than a generic template.

Do you deal with the bargaining councils that apply in Gauteng?+

Yes — MEIBC for engineering employers, MIBCO for motor dealerships and workshops, and the private security council where guarding staff are employed. Contributions are calculated per member each pay cycle and the council returns are filed on your behalf.

Do we have to be in Centurion itself to use Patuza?+

No. Patuza runs entirely in the cloud, so we serve Centurion, Irene, Samrand, Olievenhoutbosch and the Midrand and Pretoria borders and the surrounding district with the same turnaround. Documents are exchanged securely and no site visit is required.

Can a Centurion business move to Patuza in the middle of a tax year?+

Yes. We take over from Sage, SimplePay, PaySpace, Pastel or a spreadsheet mid-year without breaking the IRP5 reconciliation. Take-on usually runs two to four weeks, including a parallel run so the figures agree before we go live.

Who at our company would work with Patuza day to day?+

Usually the owner, financial manager or HR lead. We give each of them what they need — a reconciled payroll journal for finance, clean leave and engagement records for HR, and a single monthly figure for the owner.

Can you run payroll for a Centurion technology firm with contractors and permanent staff on one payroll?+

Yes. Independent contractors are paid outside the PAYE run where the SARS independent-contractor tests are met, and personal-service-provider payments are taxed at the applicable flat rate. We keep both on one monthly schedule so your finance team gets a single journal.

Do you handle defence and engineering shift allowances in Centurion?+

Yes — standby, callout, night-shift and danger allowances are set up as separate earnings lines so each one is taxed and reported on the correct IRP5 source code.

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Opening hours

  • Monday09:00 – 16:30
  • Tuesday09:00 – 16:30
  • Wednesday09:00 – 16:30
  • Thursday09:00 – 16:30
  • Friday09:00 – 15:30
  • SaturdayClosed
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