Barbados payroll guide

The Barbados NIS guide. Deadlines and automation.

Barbados NIS, explained for employers: the filing deadlines and how Workzoom automates the math. Then run the numbers in the NIS calculator.

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When NIS is due.

Monthly PAYE return

Due by the 15th of the following month

The F5 is the BRA's monthly PAYE return. Workzoom generates the F5 directly from payroll with PAYE calculated against the BBD 25,000 personal allowance and the Income Year 2026 brackets of 11.5% and 27.5%.

Annual PAYE summary

Due by 28 February

The F4 is the BRA's annual PAYE summary per employee for the prior year. Workzoom builds the F4 from the same payroll engine that produced each F5, so the year and the months agree by construction.

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Stop calculating NIS and PAYE by hand.

Keep employee deductions and employer contributions in one payroll register. The standard private-sector calculation includes capped NIS and levies, the separate Resilience and Regeneration contribution on gross earnings, and PAYE using the applicable tax allowance.

Current NIS rates and the BBD 5,360 monthly ceiling applied automatically every pay run
Employer and employee portions itemized per insured person
NIS schedule generated directly from payroll for the 15th-of-the-month deadline
F5 monthly PAYE return produced with the BBD 25,000 allowance and the 2026 brackets
F4 annual summary built at year-end from the same data, no separate reconciliation

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Last updatedSep 6, 2026

Definitions

NIS: National Insurance and capped levies for standard private-sector employees: 11% employee and 12.75% employer on insurable pay. The Resilience and Regeneration Fund adds 0.25% of gross earnings from each side.

NIS Schedule: The monthly NIS contribution schedule employers file with the National Insurance Office, listing each insured employee, insurable earnings, and contributions remitted. Due by the 15th of the following month.

PAYE: Pay As You Earn income tax. The 2026 estimate deducts the BBD 25,000 basic annual allowance, then applies 11.5% to the first BBD 50,000 of taxable income and 27.5% to the remainder.

F5: The Barbados Revenue Authority's monthly employer PAYE return, due by the 15th of the following month.

F4: The Barbados Revenue Authority's annual employer PAYE summary, reconciling the prior year's F5 filings per employee. Due by 28 February.

BRA: Barbados Revenue Authority. The statutory body responsible for tax collection in Barbados, including PAYE. Source: bra.gov.bb.

Personal allowance: The BBD 25,000 basic annual allowance applied to taxable income before PAYE is calculated.

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