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<\/figure><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nPayroll is a list of employees who are getting salary by the company. Payroll is the total amount of money employer pays to the employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a business function, it covers: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Making organization pay policy with flexible benefits, leave encashment policy, etc. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Clearing payslip components like basic, variable pay, HRA, and LTA <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Collecting other payroll inputs (e.g., organization\u2019s food vendor may supply details about the amount to be collected from the employees for meals taken) <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The actual calculation of gross salary, statutory as well as non-statutory deductions, and getting at the net pay <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Making employee salary <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Placing dues like TDS, PF, etc. with correct authorities and filing returns <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
We can say that payroll is the process of finding the net pay by calculating the taxes and standard deductions on the total salary of employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, the calculation formula of Net pay = Gross income- gross deduction <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gross income \/ salary<\/b> = All types of regular (consistent) income + allowances + any one-time payment or benefit <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gross deduction<\/b> = All types of regular deductions + statutory deductions + any one-time deductions<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat are the Stages to Processing Payroll? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A payroll officer wants to do careful planning. There are ongoing tasks always needing attention and a constant requirement to monitor changes to withholdings, contribution to social security funds, etc. The full process can be split into 3 stages, pre-payroll, actual payroll and post payroll activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Stages-to-Processing-Payroll\"\/](\"https:\/\/niyuk.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/What-are-the-Stages-to-Processing-Payroll_.webp\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1.Pre-Payroll Activities <\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Defining Payroll Policy <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The net amount to be paid is affected by many factors. The company’s various policies like pay policy, leave and benefits policy, attendance policy, etc. come into action at that time. As an initial step, these policies need to be well explained, and management approved to ensure about standard payroll processing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Gathering Inputs <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Payroll process includes with many departments and personnel. There can be details like middle-year salary revision data, attendance data, etc. In small companies, these inputs are received from a common source or few teams. Anyhow, in a large company, the task of gathering data may look like overburdened. If you are using an efficient payroll system having integrated features such as leave and attendance management, employee self-service portal, etc. inputs collection process does not be an issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Input Validation <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Once inputs are available, you need to check for data validity concerning adherence to company policy, authorization\/approval matrix, right formats, etc. You are required to. Make sure that no active employee is missed and that no passive(left) employee records are added for salary payment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2.Actual Payroll Process <\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Payroll Calculation <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
At this stage, the validated input data is given to the payroll system for actual payroll processing. The result is the net(effective) pay after adjusting required taxes and other deductions. Once payroll process is over, it is a good practice always to reconcile the values and verify for accuracy to skip any errors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Post-Payroll Process <\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Statutory Compliance<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
All statutory deductions like EPF, TDS, ESI are done at the time of payroll processing. The company then sends the amount to the respective government agencies. The frequency can vary depending on the dues. In many cases, payment of dues is made via challans. After all dues are paid, returns\/reports are filed. E.g., for filing PF return, ECR is made and filed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Payroll Accounting<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Every organization retains a record of all its financial transactions. Salary paid is one of the remarkable operating costs which must be reported in the accounting books. As part of payroll management system<\/b>, it is required to check that all salary and reimbursement data is given accurately into accounting\/ERP system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Payout <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
You can\u00a0give\u00a0salary by cash,\u00a0cheque\u00a0or bank transfer. Typically, organizations\u00a0offer\u00a0employees with salary bank account. Once your\u00a0full\u00a0payroll, you need to\u00a0make sure\u00a0that company\u2019s bank account has\u00a0enough\u00a0funds to make the salary payment.\u00a0Then you\u00a0must\u00a0send a salary bank advice statement to the concerned branch. This statement is\u00a0given\u00a0with\u00a0details\u00a0like employee id, bank account number, number of wages, etc. If you are\u00a0looking\u00a0for a\u00a0payroll management software<\/b><\/a>having\u00a0employee self-service portal, you can easily publish the payslips and employees can log-in to their account and access the payslips.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Reporting <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Once you complete payroll run for a particular month, finance and high management team may ask for reports like department wise employee cost, location wise employee cost, etc. As a payroll officer, it becomes your responsibility to search inside the data and extract much needed details and share the reports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Statutory Compliance in Indian Payroll <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When you run payroll, with statutory compliance means that you are paying as per the applicable employment norms established by the central and state legislation. The common statutory requirements applying to Indian businesses include the provision for minimum wages, payment of overtime wages to workers, TDS deduction, contribution to social security schemes like PF, ESI, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While calculating salary you need to consider all these deductions and contributions. Income tax is one such deduction. At the starting of the year, the employee is asked to make a declaration about his extra incomes, tax saving investments, etc. called as \u2018income tax declaration.\u2019 Accordingly, employee\u2019s tax liability is computed, and TDS is deducted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tax Slabs for FY 2017-18, 18-19, 19-20 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\nIncome range<\/b> <\/p>\n<\/td>
\nTax rate<\/b> <\/p>\n<\/td>
\nTax amount<\/b> <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>\nUp to Rs.2,50,000 <\/p>\n<\/td>
\n– <\/p>\n<\/td>
\nNo tax <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>
\nBetween Rs.5 Lakhs and Rs.10 Lakhs <\/p>\n<\/td>
\n20% <\/p>\n<\/td>
\nRs. 12,500+20% of income above Rs.5 Lakhs <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>
\nAbove 10 Lakhs <\/p>\n<\/td>
\n30% <\/p>\n<\/td>
\nRs. 1,12,500+ 30% of income above Rs.10Lakhs <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Based on above tax slabs, One can calculate monthly tax liability and deduct TDS. The TDS is then deposited month wise with the government, and a quarterly report of all deductions is also filed. Once you do TDS returns for the fourth quarter, you can give form 16 to employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The employees use this form 16 as proof of tax deducted at the filing time of their individual income tax return. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Non-adherence with the statutory law can lead to hefty fines and penalties. That is why you need to upscale all tax and payroll statutory changes.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Challenges in Handling Payroll Management Process <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe payroll process becomes challenging due to 2 main reasons. Let us break them down here one by one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. The Requirement to stay Statutory Compliant <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
As mentioned before, non-adherence to statutory laws can cause for the levy of fines and penalties and in the worst case may even pass on a threat to the existence of the business. Today there are some advanced payroll management software which automatically processes payroll in compliance with statutory laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2.Dependence on Multiple Payroll Inputs Sources <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Before payroll can be processed, you need to get all the data together from sources like attendance register, conveyance facility, availed record, data from HR team like salary revision information, etc. creating it a complex process. For many years HR and payroll officers were organising payroll via excel sheets, but excel sheets have problems like dependency on excel formulas for salary calculation, complexity in adding and removing employees and other limitations like manual data entry, criticality in extracting information, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Multiple Available Methods to Do Payroll for your Business <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe possible options for running payroll can be: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Excel based payroll management <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Payroll outsourcing <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Applying payroll software <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
1. Excel based Payroll Management <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Many businesses who are at an initial stage of operations with a bunch of employees usually prefer for excel based payroll management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Excel based payroll management is nothing but doing payroll calculation on excel sheets using standard payroll calculation template. The mathematical formulas are set which helps the payroll officer to do the calculation. While this method does not add any cost, but it has its default limitations like <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Difficulty in adding and removing employees from payroll list <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- High chances of clerical, mathematical errors as data are manually entered <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Chances of data duplication and omission of entries time to time <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Need to track tax updates and other statutory changes like PF, PT etc <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
2. Payroll Outsourcing <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Outsourcing payroll means you want an external agency to take care of your payroll function. Many organizations who do not have a dedicated person for payroll go for this option. Based on their pay cycle, every month they offer employee salary information and other data like attendance, leaves, reimbursement details, etc. to the payroll service provider. The service provider then calculates payroll and takes care of statutory compliance. Since payroll is a vital function and businesses want to have full clarity and control over it, they mostly do not prefer in outsourcing payroll. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Payroll Software <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
As discussed above, to run successful payroll, you need to make sure that payroll inputs are coming from each source in a timely and smooth manner. The intent of using software is to cut down the friction in getting the inputs. There is advanced payroll management software exist in the market that not just automates payroll computation but also serve as a systematic leave and attendance management, HR management and employee self-service portal. Depending on your business size and use cases you can go for a suitable payroll software for your business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Best Payroll Software for your Organization <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe shift from manual payroll system to automated one may save a lot of time. It not only helps in fast and accurate payroll processing but also keeps the employees, management and regulatory bodies satisfied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are some features that you should consider for the selection of a payroll management software. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1.Ease of Operation <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Payroll function can be very cumbersome. You should opt for a system which has complete but straightforward workflows. If the software is intuitive, it lowers the need for software training and guidance. Also, make sure that the software provider is providing well-updated documentation so that you can access the information anytime as you may need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2.Scalability <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
As organization size increases your software need to serve you accordingly. The limitation can be in terms of employee’s data. It processes or in terms of the available features like leave and attendance management, reimbursement model, etc. The software offerings must be like that you can use advanced features at a reasonable price without much challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3.Employee Self-Service Module (ESS) <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
One of the primary payroll data input providers is the employee. He offers information like income tax saving investment declaration, type of flexible benefit opted, etc. The communication between the payroll officer and employee is normally very incident based. To understand the importance of ESS module, we can assume a case of income tax declaration in two scenarios: <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Without ESS at Year Start<\/b> <\/p>\n<\/td>
\n With ESS at Year Start<\/b> <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>
\nIncome tax Declaration Forms<\/b>
Payroll staff sends an email with form file or format to fill to all employees on payroll <\/p>\n<\/td>
\nOne Button Release of IT Declaration form<\/b> <\/p>\n
Payroll staff pushes IT form via software and employees gets notifications <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>
\nSubmission of Physical Forms<\/b>
Employees fill up forms and submits physically these forms <\/p>\n<\/td>
\nPaper less, Online Submission<\/b> <\/p>\n
All employees’ login in ESS, fill up and submit IT forms online in the system <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>
\nCollection of Forms and Manual data entry<\/b>
Payroll staff collects each form and enters every form detail in the payroll software system <\/p>\n<\/td>
\nAuto-sync with payroll data <\/b> <\/p>\n
The data enters ESS and updates payroll database and payroll data gets updated automatically <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>
\nManual entry of IT details of employees In payroll software system brings in lots of errors <\/p>\n<\/td>
\nRapid and error-free IT declarations and payroll database updations <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
So, ESS can automate payroll database updation, helpful for easy and accurate tax calculations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
4.Incorporation with Time, Attendance and Leave Management System <\/h3>\n\n\n\nTime Management <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Typically, this module is used to track time spent on projects or certain activities. Consulting firms like audit firms, specialist doctors, etc., who manage tough projects require a powerful time management module for time tracking and at times this data can be used for billing clients also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Attendance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nPayroll is a list of employees who are getting salary by the company. Payroll is the total amount of money employer pays to the employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a business function, it covers: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Making organization pay policy with flexible benefits, leave encashment policy, etc. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Clearing payslip components like basic, variable pay, HRA, and LTA <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Collecting other payroll inputs (e.g., organization\u2019s food vendor may supply details about the amount to be collected from the employees for meals taken) <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The actual calculation of gross salary, statutory as well as non-statutory deductions, and getting at the net pay <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Making employee salary <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Placing dues like TDS, PF, etc. with correct authorities and filing returns <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
We can say that payroll is the process of finding the net pay by calculating the taxes and standard deductions on the total salary of employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, the calculation formula of Net pay = Gross income- gross deduction <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gross income \/ salary<\/b> = All types of regular (consistent) income + allowances + any one-time payment or benefit <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gross deduction<\/b> = All types of regular deductions + statutory deductions + any one-time deductions<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What are the Stages to Processing Payroll? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A payroll officer wants to do careful planning. There are ongoing tasks always needing attention and a constant requirement to monitor changes to withholdings, contribution to social security funds, etc. The full process can be split into 3 stages, pre-payroll, actual payroll and post payroll activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1.Pre-Payroll Activities <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Defining Payroll Policy <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The net amount to be paid is affected by many factors. The company’s various policies like pay policy, leave and benefits policy, attendance policy, etc. come into action at that time. As an initial step, these policies need to be well explained, and management approved to ensure about standard payroll processing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Gathering Inputs <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Payroll process includes with many departments and personnel. There can be details like middle-year salary revision data, attendance data, etc. In small companies, these inputs are received from a common source or few teams. Anyhow, in a large company, the task of gathering data may look like overburdened. If you are using an efficient payroll system having integrated features such as leave and attendance management, employee self-service portal, etc. inputs collection process does not be an issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Input Validation <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Once inputs are available, you need to check for data validity concerning adherence to company policy, authorization\/approval matrix, right formats, etc. You are required to. Make sure that no active employee is missed and that no passive(left) employee records are added for salary payment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2.Actual Payroll Process <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Payroll Calculation <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
At this stage, the validated input data is given to the payroll system for actual payroll processing. The result is the net(effective) pay after adjusting required taxes and other deductions. Once payroll process is over, it is a good practice always to reconcile the values and verify for accuracy to skip any errors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Post-Payroll Process <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Statutory Compliance<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
All statutory deductions like EPF, TDS, ESI are done at the time of payroll processing. The company then sends the amount to the respective government agencies. The frequency can vary depending on the dues. In many cases, payment of dues is made via challans. After all dues are paid, returns\/reports are filed. E.g., for filing PF return, ECR is made and filed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Payroll Accounting<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Every organization retains a record of all its financial transactions. Salary paid is one of the remarkable operating costs which must be reported in the accounting books. As part of payroll management system<\/b>, it is required to check that all salary and reimbursement data is given accurately into accounting\/ERP system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Payout <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
You can\u00a0give\u00a0salary by cash,\u00a0cheque\u00a0or bank transfer. Typically, organizations\u00a0offer\u00a0employees with salary bank account. Once your\u00a0full\u00a0payroll, you need to\u00a0make sure\u00a0that company\u2019s bank account has\u00a0enough\u00a0funds to make the salary payment.\u00a0Then you\u00a0must\u00a0send a salary bank advice statement to the concerned branch. This statement is\u00a0given\u00a0with\u00a0details\u00a0like employee id, bank account number, number of wages, etc. If you are\u00a0looking\u00a0for a\u00a0payroll management software<\/b><\/a>having\u00a0employee self-service portal, you can easily publish the payslips and employees can log-in to their account and access the payslips.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Reporting <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Once you complete payroll run for a particular month, finance and high management team may ask for reports like department wise employee cost, location wise employee cost, etc. As a payroll officer, it becomes your responsibility to search inside the data and extract much needed details and share the reports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Statutory Compliance in Indian Payroll <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When you run payroll, with statutory compliance means that you are paying as per the applicable employment norms established by the central and state legislation. The common statutory requirements applying to Indian businesses include the provision for minimum wages, payment of overtime wages to workers, TDS deduction, contribution to social security schemes like PF, ESI, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While calculating salary you need to consider all these deductions and contributions. Income tax is one such deduction. At the starting of the year, the employee is asked to make a declaration about his extra incomes, tax saving investments, etc. called as \u2018income tax declaration.\u2019 Accordingly, employee\u2019s tax liability is computed, and TDS is deducted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tax Slabs for FY 2017-18, 18-19, 19-20 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Income range<\/b> <\/p>\n<\/td>
\n Tax rate<\/b> <\/p>\n<\/td>
\n Tax amount<\/b> <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>
\n Up to Rs.2,50,000 <\/p>\n<\/td>
\n – <\/p>\n<\/td>
\n No tax <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>
\n Between Rs.5 Lakhs and Rs.10 Lakhs <\/p>\n<\/td>
\n 20% <\/p>\n<\/td>
\n Rs. 12,500+20% of income above Rs.5 Lakhs <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>
\n Above 10 Lakhs <\/p>\n<\/td>
\n 30% <\/p>\n<\/td>
\n Rs. 1,12,500+ 30% of income above Rs.10Lakhs <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Based on above tax slabs, One can calculate monthly tax liability and deduct TDS. The TDS is then deposited month wise with the government, and a quarterly report of all deductions is also filed. Once you do TDS returns for the fourth quarter, you can give form 16 to employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The employees use this form 16 as proof of tax deducted at the filing time of their individual income tax return. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Non-adherence with the statutory law can lead to hefty fines and penalties. That is why you need to upscale all tax and payroll statutory changes.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nChallenges in Handling Payroll Management Process <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The payroll process becomes challenging due to 2 main reasons. Let us break them down here one by one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. The Requirement to stay Statutory Compliant <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
As mentioned before, non-adherence to statutory laws can cause for the levy of fines and penalties and in the worst case may even pass on a threat to the existence of the business. Today there are some advanced payroll management software which automatically processes payroll in compliance with statutory laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2.Dependence on Multiple Payroll Inputs Sources <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Before payroll can be processed, you need to get all the data together from sources like attendance register, conveyance facility, availed record, data from HR team like salary revision information, etc. creating it a complex process. For many years HR and payroll officers were organising payroll via excel sheets, but excel sheets have problems like dependency on excel formulas for salary calculation, complexity in adding and removing employees and other limitations like manual data entry, criticality in extracting information, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Multiple Available Methods to Do Payroll for your Business <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The possible options for running payroll can be: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Excel based payroll management <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Payroll outsourcing <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Applying payroll software <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
1. Excel based Payroll Management <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Many businesses who are at an initial stage of operations with a bunch of employees usually prefer for excel based payroll management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Excel based payroll management is nothing but doing payroll calculation on excel sheets using standard payroll calculation template. The mathematical formulas are set which helps the payroll officer to do the calculation. While this method does not add any cost, but it has its default limitations like <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Difficulty in adding and removing employees from payroll list <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- High chances of clerical, mathematical errors as data are manually entered <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Chances of data duplication and omission of entries time to time <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Need to track tax updates and other statutory changes like PF, PT etc <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
2. Payroll Outsourcing <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Outsourcing payroll means you want an external agency to take care of your payroll function. Many organizations who do not have a dedicated person for payroll go for this option. Based on their pay cycle, every month they offer employee salary information and other data like attendance, leaves, reimbursement details, etc. to the payroll service provider. The service provider then calculates payroll and takes care of statutory compliance. Since payroll is a vital function and businesses want to have full clarity and control over it, they mostly do not prefer in outsourcing payroll. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Payroll Software <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
As discussed above, to run successful payroll, you need to make sure that payroll inputs are coming from each source in a timely and smooth manner. The intent of using software is to cut down the friction in getting the inputs. There is advanced payroll management software exist in the market that not just automates payroll computation but also serve as a systematic leave and attendance management, HR management and employee self-service portal. Depending on your business size and use cases you can go for a suitable payroll software for your business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Best Payroll Software for your Organization <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The shift from manual payroll system to automated one may save a lot of time. It not only helps in fast and accurate payroll processing but also keeps the employees, management and regulatory bodies satisfied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are some features that you should consider for the selection of a payroll management software. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1.Ease of Operation <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Payroll function can be very cumbersome. You should opt for a system which has complete but straightforward workflows. If the software is intuitive, it lowers the need for software training and guidance. Also, make sure that the software provider is providing well-updated documentation so that you can access the information anytime as you may need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2.Scalability <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
As organization size increases your software need to serve you accordingly. The limitation can be in terms of employee’s data. It processes or in terms of the available features like leave and attendance management, reimbursement model, etc. The software offerings must be like that you can use advanced features at a reasonable price without much challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3.Employee Self-Service Module (ESS) <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
One of the primary payroll data input providers is the employee. He offers information like income tax saving investment declaration, type of flexible benefit opted, etc. The communication between the payroll officer and employee is normally very incident based. To understand the importance of ESS module, we can assume a case of income tax declaration in two scenarios: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Without ESS at Year Start<\/b> <\/p>\n<\/td>
\n With ESS at Year Start<\/b> <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>
\n Income tax Declaration Forms<\/b>
Payroll staff sends an email with form file or format to fill to all employees on payroll <\/p>\n<\/td>\n One Button Release of IT Declaration form<\/b> <\/p>\n
Payroll staff pushes IT form via software and employees gets notifications <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>
\n Submission of Physical Forms<\/b>
Employees fill up forms and submits physically these forms <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Paper less, Online Submission<\/b> <\/p>\n
All employees’ login in ESS, fill up and submit IT forms online in the system <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>
\n Collection of Forms and Manual data entry<\/b>
Payroll staff collects each form and enters every form detail in the payroll software system <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Auto-sync with payroll data <\/b> <\/p>\n
The data enters ESS and updates payroll database and payroll data gets updated automatically <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>
\n Manual entry of IT details of employees In payroll software system brings in lots of errors <\/p>\n<\/td>
\n Rapid and error-free IT declarations and payroll database updations <\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
So, ESS can automate payroll database updation, helpful for easy and accurate tax calculations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
4.Incorporation with Time, Attendance and Leave Management System <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Time Management <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Typically, this module is used to track time spent on projects or certain activities. Consulting firms like audit firms, specialist doctors, etc., who manage tough projects require a powerful time management module for time tracking and at times this data can be used for billing clients also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Attendance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
- Reporting <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Payout <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Payroll Accounting<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Statutory Compliance<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Payroll Calculation <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Input Validation <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Gathering Inputs <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Defining Payroll Policy <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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