Payroll & social
Payslips, CNSS contributions, payroll tax withholding, quarterly and annual declarations, joiners and leavers, expatriates, collective agreements: Tunisian payroll is technical and its deadlines are unforgiving. MGI BFC runs the payroll of foreign-owned subsidiaries, SMEs and start-ups, with a monthly employer-cost report in the group's format and full confidentiality towards local teams.
Calculation of salaries, bonuses, benefits in kind, absences and leave, payroll tax withholding under the income tax scale, employee CNSS contribution (9.18%), employer contributions (CNSS 16.57%, vocational training tax, FOPROLOS housing levy, work-accident insurance); compliant payslips, payroll ledger and journal, accounting entries.
Quarterly CNSS declarations and payment of contributions, monthly payroll withholding in the monthly tax return, annual employer's declaration, certificates; shared calendar with alerts before each deadline.
Registration of the company and declaration of employees with the CNSS, employment contracts and amendments compliant with the applicable collective agreement, final settlements, employment certificates, staff register, leave tracking.
Approved contracts, work and residence permits, social security regime (CNSS affiliation or bilateral agreement), taxation of remuneration and tax residence, split payroll with head office, together with our tax advisers.
Monthly employer-cost dashboard (gross, charges, net, leave provisions), export in the group's format, hiring and pay-rise simulations, payroll budget; delivered in English or French.
Review of an existing payroll (bases, rates, ceilings, exemptions, collective agreement), correction of anomalies, CNSS regularisations, preparation for CNSS and labour inspection audits.
1. Takeover. Collection of contracts and history, set-up (collective agreement, pay items, contributions), check of cumulative figures, engagement letter and monthly calendar.
2. Monthly cycle. Receipt of variables on a fixed date, calculation, review by a second team member, delivery of payslips and payment orders, accounting entries.
3. Filings. Monthly withholding, quarterly CNSS, annual employer's declaration, certificates; filed and paid on time, evidence archived.
4. Reporting. Employer-cost dashboard, regulatory alerts (finance law, minimum wage, ceilings), a dedicated, reachable contact.
Office: Golden Tower Building B8.2, Centre Urbain Nord, 1082 Tunis. We work throughout Tunisia and remotely.
Employer side: CNSS contribution of 16.57%, vocational training tax (1% for industry, 2% for other sectors), FOPROLOS housing levy (1%) and work-accident insurance (0.4% to 4% depending on the activity), roughly 20% on top of gross in most cases. Employee side: 9.18% CNSS and income tax withholding under the progressive scale.
Every month, payroll tax withholding is paid with the monthly tax return; every quarter, the salary declaration and payment of CNSS contributions; every year, the employer's declaration summarising remuneration and withholding. Delays trigger penalties from day one.
Yes. We take over cumulative figures and history, check the bases and rates applied, correct where necessary, then run the monthly cycle; the takeover doubles as a payroll audit.
Yes: approved contracts, work permits, applicable social security regime, taxation of remuneration and coordination with head-office payroll (split payroll), together with our tax advisers.
Tell us your headcount, sector and specifics (expatriates, sites, collective agreement) through our request-for-proposal form; we come back to you within 24 hours.
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