How to upload/update NHF deduction | Nigerian payroll
National Housing Fund (NHF) is being calculated as 2.5% of Gross salary
- Navigate to the 'Payroll' module.
- Click on 'Run payroll' and then 'View Payroll Data'.
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- Click on 'Bulk Import'.
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- Select the effective month and employment type for NHF deductions.
- Click 'Generate template' to download the payroll data sheet.
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- Open the sheet and find the 'Deduct NHF' column.
- Type in 'YES' for employees to be deducted NHF, 'NO' otherwise.
- Type in 'Recurring' or 'One Time' for deduction frequency.
- Optionally, set an end date for recurring deductions.
- Only update NHF info for relevant employees; delete other rows if not needed.
N.B: Please do not delete columns to avoid issues when reuploading the sheet.
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- Save the updated sheet.
- Reupload it via 'Bulk Import' on the payroll data page.
- Click 'Browse files', select the saved file from your PC, and save.
- Confirm that the details have been correctly picked up on the Payroll data sheet.
- Reprocess the payroll afterwards.