Free COIDA tool

COIDA Return of Earnings calculator

Estimate your annual COIDA assessment using the applicable industry tariff, employee earnings cap, minimum assessment and late penalty.

What you get

  • Commercial and domestic employers
  • Industry classes A–M and current tariffs
  • Per-employee earnings caps included
  • Minimum assessment and late penalty

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Turnaround

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For

South African employers registered for COIDA

Your payroll details

Estimate the COIDA assessment

How do you want to enter payroll?

If any employee earns more than the annual cap, switch to per-employee mode so excess earnings are excluded correctly.

Figures verified 3 September 2026. Guide only, not legal advice.

Estimated COIDA total

R 1 621,00

Class A at 0.18%.

Assessable earnings

R 60 000,00

Annual cap per employee

R 668 000,00

Raw tariff calculation

R 108,00

Assessment

R 1 621,00

Late penalty

R 0,00

Tariff

0.18%

Minimum assessment applied

The raw calculation is below the R 1 621,00 minimum for this employer type, so the minimum replaces it.

How the ROE works

One return. One annual assessment.

Cap each employee

Per-employee mode limits each person's annual earnings to the selected year's cap before adding the assessable total.

File from April to June

The annual Return of Earnings filing window runs from 1 April to 30 June.

Good Standing follows payment

A Letter of Good Standing is issued only once the ROE has been submitted and the assessment paid.

Check your class

The industry class shown on the notice of assessment can be disputed within 30 days if it is wrong.

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