How do I prepare the Paye and Skills Development Return?

Simply select the "PAYE Upload Return" option on the print page and then export the report to excel. To export to excel: On the Paye return page on the top left you simply click on the "export to excel" icon and this will generate the upload file. This file will then be downloaded to your standard download location on your computer. On some browsers you may open the export file directly (before downloading). In such cases, when you click "save" in excel or Google docs you can then specify where you want to save the download file. Harvester produces the actual upload file in Excel. The excel file for upload is simply generated when you click the Export to Excel icon (with the ZRA sign on it) on the top left of the ZRA return report. (the ZRA return report is found using the link called "PAYE Upload Return") You need to use the SAME upload file for ZRA whether you pay Skills Levy or not. The Skills levy is done server side (by ZRA) and is NOT supposed to be on the upload. For your own data or records, Skills Levy amounts can be seen on the "PAYE Data Totals" report. The new PAYE upload is in an open Excel (.xlsx) format and will have no Skills levy amounts in it and no totals. This is correct and is what is needed for your upload. However Harvester has already prepared it so that you do not need to use the normal manual process of using their(ZRA) monthly template to copy and paste all your employee data before uploading to the ZRA portal. It is ready for direct-upload to ZRA as soon as you export it from Harvester using the ZRA Online Return. If you would like to have an excel report of the Skills Levies that are due by you as an employer, then please use the Skills Development Levy report which will itemise each employee and give the total that is paid by your company upon submission of your normal PAYE upload. It is calculated on gross.