Payroll Services in Knysna
Knysna employers sit inside the George economy but run their own payroll cycle — different headcount, different pay dates and different council obligations. Around here that usually means tourism & hospitality, construction & property, forestry & timber employers. Pricing is per payslip with no setup fee, so a growing Knysna team never pays for capacity it isn't using.
What a Knysna payroll includes
Monthly or weekly payslips, emailed or delivered through the employee portal
EMP201 filed with SARS every month and EMP501 reconciled twice a year
UIF declarations, SDL calculations and COIDA return of earnings support
Leave, overtime, commission and allowance tracking per employee
IRP5 / IT3(a) certificates at tax year-end
Bargaining council and provident fund returns where they apply
Patuza is a Registered Tax Practitioner and Certified Payroll Practitioner. Pricing for Knysna employers runs from R70 to R145 per payslip per month, fixed, with no setup fee and no lock-in contract.
Industries we run payroll for around Knysna
Tourism & hospitality
Tips and service charges, split shifts, live-in staff, and high turnover with constant engagements and terminations.
See payroll for this sectorConstruction & property
BIBC and civil-engineering council rates, site allowances, weekly wages, and workers moving between projects mid-month.
See payroll for this sectorForestry & timber
Seasonal and piece-rate workers, sectoral determination minimums, in-kind deductions and packhouse crews that change week to week.
See payroll for this sectorRetail
Weekend and public holiday pay, commission structures, casual and student staff, and multiple store cost centres.
See payroll for this sectorProfessional services
Partner and associate structures, billable-hour bonuses, temporary and placed staff, and TES compliance.
See payroll for this sectorHealthcare
Night duty and standby allowances, sessional doctors, HPCSA-registered staff and 24-hour shift rosters.
See payroll for this sectorKnysna payroll questions
Do you handle payroll for businesses based in Knysna?+
Yes. Knysna is part of our George service area and we run payroll for employers there every month — payslips, EMP201, UIF declarations, SDL, leave records and year-end IRP5s.
What does payroll cost for a Knysna employer?+
Most Knysna businesses pay between R70 and R145 per payslip per month, with no setup fee. The fee is fixed monthly and includes SARS submissions and statutory filing.
Do we need to meet in Knysna?+
No. Patuza is fully cloud-based. Documents are exchanged securely, payslips are delivered electronically and approvals happen online — the same turnaround whether you are in Knysna or elsewhere in Western Cape.
Can you take over an existing payroll system?+
Yes. We migrate Knysna employers off Sage, SimplePay, PaySpace, Pastel or spreadsheets mid-year, with a parallel run so the figures agree before go-live. Take-on usually takes two to four weeks.
Do you file with SARS on our behalf?+
Yes. As a Registered Tax Practitioner we file EMP201 monthly, EMP501 reconciliations twice a year and IRP5/IT3(a) certificates at year-end for every Knysna client, and we handle SARS queries directly.
Talk to a payroll specialist for Knysna
- 4 Daventry Street, Bloukrans Building, Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria, Gauteng 0081 — serving Knysna and the rest of George.
- 012 012 6137
Opening hours
- Monday09:00 – 16:30
- Tuesday09:00 – 16:30
- Wednesday09:00 – 16:30
- Thursday09:00 – 16:30
- Friday09:00 – 15:30
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
Other areas we serve around George
Get a payroll quote for your Knysna business
Tell us your headcount and pay frequency — we'll come back with a fixed monthly price within one working day.