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Accounting for Payroll

System: Ethiopian
Context
C. Overtime Earnings

By: MMI Tax Project Office Thursday, May 16, 2024


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Basic Legal Provisions of EIT
 The newly issued Proclamation 979/2016 gives the
following rates

TB Over Birr To Birr Tax Rate


1st 0 600 Exempted
Threshold
2nd 601 1650 10%
3rd 1651 3,200 15%
4th 3,201 5,250 20%
5th 5,251 7,800 25%
6th 7,801 10,900 30%
7th 10,901 xxxxx 35%
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EIT Exemptions (Article 65 of Proclamation
979/2016)
1. Medical Allowance to cover actual costs
2. Transportation Allowance (max Br 2200 or 25% of salary
whichever is lower)
3. Hardship Allowance (for approved locations)
4. Per-diem Allowance (Daily Allowance) (max Br 225 or 4%
of salary whichever is higher)
5. Traveling Expenses (elsewhere than the place of work)
6. Board Allowances of public enterprises’ board members
and secretaries and of study groups set up by the Federal or a
state government or city administration.

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Exemptions - Cont’d…
9. Food and Beverage provided for free to an employee by an
employer conducting a Mining, Manufacturing, or
Agricultural Business;
10. Allowances paid by the government of the FDRE to employees
engaged in public service in a foreign country
11. Contributions by an employer to a pension, provident, or other
retirement fund for the benefit of an employee (Maximum is
15% of the monthly salary)

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Exemptions - Cont’d…
12. An amount as compensation for personal injury or the
death of another person.
13. Scholarship for attendance at an educational institution
14. A Cash Indemnity Allowance paid by an employer to
an employee but only to cover actual shortages;
15. Income specifically exempted from income tax by any law
in Ethiopia

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Computation of TEI
 Taxable Income is the sum of all taxable
employment benefits.
 Tax Exemptions are employment incomes
exempted from EIT.
 TEI = Gross Employment Income
Less Exemption

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Computing Employment Income Tax
TB Income Rate Deduction EIT Calculation
1 0 – 600 0% 0.00 Exempted Threshold
2 601 – 1,650 10% 60.00 EIT = TEI @ 10% – 60
3 1,651– 3,200 15% 142.50 EIT = TEI @ 15% – 142.50
4 3,201 – 5,250 20% 302.50 EIT = TEI @ 20% – 302.50
5 5,250 – 7,800 25% 565.00 EIT = TEI @ 25%n – 565.00
6 7,800 – 30% 955.00 EIT = TEI @ 30% – 955.00
10,900
7 Over 10,900 35% 1,500.00 EIT = TEI @ 35% –1,500.00

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Example
 Ato Daniel is a loan officer at Awash International
Bank. Ato Daniel earns monthly salary of Br 12,800
for 160 Normal Working Hours and the Employer’s
Contribution to Provident Fund is 20% of Daniel’s
basic salary. He has worked for 20 overtime hours in
weekly rest days during the month.
Required
1.Determine his Taxable Employment Income
2.Determine his Employment Income Tax

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Solution

SAQ 1
Determination of Taxable Employment Income & Employment
Income Tax
Basic salary. 12,800.00
Overtime Pay (20 *12,800/160 * 2 3,200.00
Provident Fund (12,800*20%) 2,560.00
Gross Employment Income 18,560.00
Less: Provident Fund (12,800*15%) (1,920.00)
Taxable Employment Income (TEI) 16,640.00
Employment Income Tax [(16,640*35%)-1,500] 4,324

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