THE Social Security System (SSS) extended its payment deadline for the July 2021 contributions of regular employers from Aug. 31 to Sept. 30, 2021.
SSS president and chief executive officer Aurora Ignacio said the extension is in consideration of the enhanced community quarantine implemented for a certain period in the National Capital Region and other provinces, cities, and municipalities in the country during August 2021.
Post-dated checks of employers with approved installment proposals that fall due in July and August 2021 that remain undeposited due to community quarantine restrictions will also be deposited on Sept. 30.
However, payment deadlines of regular employers for the applicable months after July 2021 will follow their regular schedule, which is the last day of the month following the applicable month. In case the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, payments may be made on the next working day.
For example, contributions of regular employers and their employees for the applicable month of August 2021 can be paid until Sept. 30, while their contributions for the applicable month of September can be paid until Nov. 2, since Oct. 31 is a Sunday, and Nov. 1 is a special non-working holiday.
Meanwhile, the payment deadline for the July 2021 contributions of household employers and self-employed, voluntary, non-working spouse (SE/VM/NWS), and land-based Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) members will remain the same.
Household employers and SE/VM/NWS members’ deadline of remittance is the last day of the month following the applicable month or calendar quarter. On the other hand, land-based OFW members may pay their contributions for the applicable months of January to September of a given year until Dec. 31 of the same year, while for the applicable months of October to December of a given year until Jan. 31 of the following year. If the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, payments may be made on the next working day.
For instance, household employers, and SE/VM/NWS members may pay their July, August, and/or September 2021 contributions until Nov. 2, since Oct. 31 is a Sunday, and Nov. 1 is a special non-working holiday.
“As our government continues to implement measures to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019, which includes limiting face-to-face contact, we highly encourage our members and employers to use our various online facilities for their SSS payment transactions,” said Ignacio./PN
