Antigua and Barbuda Social Security Board (ABSSB)
Form R5A — Social Security Monthly Remittance
Report monthly social security contributions for all employees to the ABSSB
- Form ID
- R5A
- Who must file
- All private sector employers registered with the ABSSB
- Filing frequency
- Monthly
- Filing deadline
- Within 14 days after the end of the preceding month
Form R5A is the mandatory monthly remittance form for private sector employers to submit Social Security contributions to the Antigua and Barbuda Social Security Board. It records employee details, insurable earnings, and combined contributions.
The total contribution rate is 14% of insurable earnings (8% employer, 6% employee), applied up to maximum annual insurable earnings of EC$78,000. Incomplete or incorrect form pages attract a $100 penalty per page. The form is available as an Excel file from the ABSSB website.
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