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What are the penalties for non-payment or late payment of PAYE?

Late or non-submission of EMP201/EMP501 incurs administrative penalties and late payments have an automatic penalty of 10%. Interest is also levied on both the return amount and penalty amounts.

Updated at 2025-10-08 10:00:00

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