Zoho Payroll. India Payroll with PF, ESI & TDS Compliance, Pune
Automated Indian payroll with PF, ESI, Professional Tax, and TDS compliance. Salary processing, payslip generation, and statutory filing that actually follows your company's pay structure.
Indian payroll compliance, handled correctly from day one.
Zoho Payroll is built specifically for Indian payroll. It automates salary calculations, statutory deductions (PF, ESI, Professional Tax, TDS), payslip generation, and government filing, replacing error-prone spreadsheets and expensive outsourced payroll providers with a system your HR team controls directly.
Indian payroll is uniquely complex. PF wage ceilings, ESI eligibility thresholds, state-specific Professional Tax slabs, Section 192 TDS calculations, and investment declaration workflows all need to work together accurately every month. Aaxonix configures Zoho Payroll to match your company's salary structure, deduction rules, and bank disbursement process so payroll runs are accurate, compliant, and fast.
Automated PF, ESI, PT, and TDS calculations eliminate manual errors that lead to compliance penalties and employee disputes.
What used to take 2-3 days of spreadsheet work now runs in minutes with automated attendance sync and pre-configured salary components.
ECR files for PF, ESI challans, Form 24Q for TDS, and Form 16 for employees, generated automatically at the right time.
Every Indian payroll requirement, automated.
Salary Processing
Configure salary structures with Indian components. Basic, DA, HRA, Special Allowance, Conveyance, and run payroll with automatic attendance sync, LOP deductions, and arrears calculation.
PF & ESI Compliance
Automatic PF contribution calculation (employee + employer) with wage ceiling rules. ESI calculation for eligible employees. Generates ECR files for EPFO portal and ESI challans for payment.
TDS Calculation
Section 192 TDS calculation with old and new tax regime support. Investment declaration workflows (80C, 80D, HRA exemption), rent receipt collection, and monthly TDS projection for employees.
Payslip Generation
Professional payslips with your company branding, detailed salary breakdown, YTD figures, and tax computation. Auto-distributed to employees via email and self-service portal.
Statutory Filing (Form 16, 24Q)
Generate Form 24Q for quarterly TDS returns, Form 16 (Part A + Part B) for employees, Form 12BA for perquisites, and Professional Tax returns for applicable states.
Employee Self-Service Portal
Employees view payslips, download Form 16, submit IT declarations and investment proofs, update bank details, and check tax computation, without contacting HR or payroll team.
For Indian companies that need payroll done right.
Indian Companies (10-500 employees)
You need compliant payroll without the cost of outsourcing. Zoho Payroll gives your HR team direct control over salary processing with built-in Indian statutory compliance.
Companies Outgrowing Manual Payroll
If your payroll runs on Excel with manual PF and TDS calculations, one mistake means compliance penalties. Automated payroll eliminates errors and saves days of effort each month.
Multi-State Employers (PT compliance)
Professional Tax slabs vary by state. Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal all have different rules. Zoho Payroll applies the correct PT slab based on each employee's work location.
Startups Hiring First Employees
You are moving from contractor payments to proper salary processing. We set up your salary structure, PF registration, and TDS compliance from scratch so you start right.
Manufacturing Companies
Complex salary structures with shift allowances, overtime calculations, contractor wages, and minimum wage compliance. Handle blue-collar and white-collar payroll under one system.
IT & Services Firms
CTC-based salary structures, flexible benefit plans, stock option tracking, and variable pay components. Handle the compensation complexity that comes with competitive tech hiring.
From discovery to go-live with Zoho Payroll.
Discovery & Scoping
We audit your current salary structure, statutory registrations (PF, ESI, PT), tax compliance process, and payroll timeline. We document every salary component, deduction rule, reimbursement policy, and bank disbursement requirement to build an accurate configuration plan.
Architecture & Configuration
We configure salary templates with Indian components (Basic, DA, HRA, Special Allowance), set up PF and ESI with your establishment codes, configure state-wise Professional Tax slabs, build the TDS calculation engine with investment declaration workflows, and connect attendance data from Zoho People.
Data Migration & Testing
We import employee salary data, YTD earnings, tax deductions, and PF balances. A parallel payroll run is executed alongside your existing system to verify every calculation. PF, ESI, PT, TDS, and net salary, matches to the rupee before going live.
Training & Go-Live Support
Your payroll team gets hands-on training for monthly salary processing, statutory filing, and exception handling. We run the first two live payroll cycles together, verify all statutory outputs, and provide 30 days of post-go-live support for adjustments.
Zoho Payroll connects with your entire stack.
Zoho People
Sync attendance, leave, and LOP data directly into payroll calculations.
Zoho Books
Auto-post salary journal entries to your accounting ledger after each payroll run.
Zoho Expense
Process approved reimbursements through payroll for tax-compliant disbursement.
Banks (Salary Disbursement)
Generate STP files for HDFC, ICICI, SBI, and other banks for direct salary transfers.
PF Portal
Generate ECR files ready for upload to the EPFO Unified Portal for PF remittance.
ESI Portal
Generate ESI contribution challans for online payment on the ESIC portal.
Income Tax Portal
Form 24Q generation for quarterly TDS filing and Form 16 for annual employee tax certificates.
Zoho Analytics
Payroll cost dashboards, department-wise salary analysis, and compliance tracking reports.
Frequently asked about Zoho Payroll.
Yes. Zoho Payroll is built specifically for Indian payroll compliance. It handles PF (Provident Fund), ESI (Employee State Insurance), Professional Tax for all states, TDS under Section 192, and Labour Welfare Fund calculations. Statutory rates are updated automatically when the government revises them.
Zoho Payroll automatically calculates employee and employer PF contributions based on basic salary and DA, applying the correct wage ceiling. ESI is calculated at current rates for eligible employees. It generates ECR files for PF portal upload and ESI challans for online payment, saving hours of manual calculation each month.
Yes. Zoho Payroll generates bank-specific salary transfer files (STP files) for HDFC, ICICI, SBI, and other major Indian banks. You upload the file to your net banking portal and salaries are credited directly. Some banks also support direct API-based disbursement from within Zoho Payroll.
Yes. Zoho Payroll generates Form 16 (Part A and Part B), Form 24Q for quarterly TDS returns, and Form 12BA for perquisites. At year-end, you can bulk-generate Form 16 for all employees and distribute them through the employee self-service portal.
Zoho Payroll pricing for India starts at around Rs 40-50 per employee per month, with a base platform fee. The exact cost depends on employee count and add-ons like direct deposit or IT declaration modules. We help you evaluate the total cost against your current payroll processing expenses.
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