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I'm 42, I'll contribute 10% to pension, and I have 3 medical aid members. What will my actual take-home pay look like after PAYE, UIF, and deductions?"},{"title":"Minimum wage compliance check for HR","prompt":"We pay our warehouse workers R4,500 per month and they work 45 hours a week. Can you check if that's compliant with South Africa's national minimum wage and also show the payroll deductions?"},{"title":"Freelancer tax planning","prompt":"I'm about to start contracting in South Africa and expect to earn R28,000 gross per month. I'm 29 and won't have a pension or medical aid yet — how much PAYE and UIF will be taken out and what will I net?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a structured JSON object with a full payroll breakdown including PAYE tax amount, UIF deduction, medical aid tax credits, pension deduction, and calculated net take-home pay, all computed against current SARS tax tables. 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