{"id":2649,"date":"2026-08-09T17:13:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T17:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/blog\/?p=2649"},"modified":"2026-08-10T11:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T11:23:42","slug":"how-to-set-up-payroll-for-a-new-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-payroll-for-a-new-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Payroll Management In India: A Guide for New Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><b>How to Manage Payroll In a Company Complete Guide For New Indian Businesses<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setting up payroll for the first time can feel confusing, especially when you&#8217;re running a growing business and have a hundred other things to handle. You suddenly have to figure out PF registration, ESI eligibility, TDS, salary structures, and compliance all at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The good news is that payroll doesn&#8217;t have to be complicated. And that&#8217;s why we\u00a0 built waggex to make payroll simpler and accessible for every indian company. This guide walks you through the basics, from setting up and managing payroll manually in the early days to knowing when it&#8217;s time to move to payroll software.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll also cover what you should look for when choosing the right payroll software for your business, and honestly help you find the solution that works best for your company without being biased.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Step 1: Understand the Basics of Payroll Setup<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before calculating a single salary, four things need to be in place. Get these wrong and every payroll run after one mistake will be wrong too.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Salary structure. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every employee needs a defined salary breakup basic, HRA, LTA, special allowance. Since November 2025, basic salary must be at least 50% of gross under the Labour Code. This affects PF calculation, so fix the structure before you start.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Full guide: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/blog\/salary-structure-india-template\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Create a Salary Structure in India<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>PF and ESI registration. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PF is mandatory when you cross 20 employees. ESI when you cross 10 in most states. Register before processing salary for the month you cross the threshold not after.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tax regime for each employee. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new regime is the default from FY2026-27. Employees who want the old regime must submit Form 12BB. If nothing is submitted, run TDS on the new regime.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Attendance and leave records. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finalise who worked how many days before payroll runs. An attendance record that changes after salary is processed creates disputes that are difficult to fix later on.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Method 1: How to Manage Payroll Manually Using Excel<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>This method will Works for: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams under 15 people with simple, consistent salaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The manual approach is straightforward when your team is small and salaries don&#8217;t change much month to month. Here&#8217;s the actual process:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Build a salary register. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One sheet with every employee name, basic, HRA, LTA, special allowance, PF enrollment, ESI applicability, work state for Professional Tax.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Track attendance separately. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper register or a simple spreadsheet who came in, which days, any approved leaves or LOP.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Calculate each month. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gross minus LOP deduction, minus employee PF (12% of basic), minus ESI if applicable (0.75% of gross if gross \u2264 \u20b921,000), minus TDS, minus Professional Tax. Net pay is what transfers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Generate payslips. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Either manually in Word or using an Excel template. Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/blog\/free-payroll-excel-sheet-template-monthly-salary-register\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free payroll Excel template<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has all the formulas pre-built.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>File and deposit statutory dues. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PF by 15th, ESI by 15th, TDS by 7th (March TDS by 30th April). These non-negotiable late deposits attract interest and penalties.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the complete calculation walkthrough with real numbers: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/blog\/calculate-payroll-in-india\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Calculate Payroll in India<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Where manual payroll starts breaking down:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem isn&#8217;t the formula, it&#8217;s the data that goes into it. Attendance tracked on WhatsApp, leave approvals in a chat, someone&#8217;s OT remembered from a supervisor&#8217;s note. By the time payroll runs, you&#8217;re assembling salary from three different sources and hoping nothing was missed. One wrong LOP day or uncaptured OT hour, multiplied across 20 employees, is where disputes start.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Method 2: Manage Payroll Using Payroll Software<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Works for: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10+ employees, or anyone who wants accuracy without spending hours on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main benefit of payroll software isn&#8217;t the calculation, it&#8217;s that attendance connects directly to payroll. No export, no manual data transfer, no reconciliation before salary day. The software knows who was present, how many leaves were taken, what was approved and what was LOP. Payroll runs from that data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s a quick comparison of doing it manually versus using software:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><b>Manual (Excel\/Paper)<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Software (like Waggex)<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Time per payroll cycle<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\u201312 hours (reconciliation, calculation, payslips)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30\u201360 minutes (data already captured)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Human errors<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common LOP, OT, TDS often miscalculated<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Auto-calculated from attendance data<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>PF\/ESI\/TDS filing<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manual separate portals, separate data entry<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ECR, challan, Form 138 generated automatically<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Payslips<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built one by one in Excel or Word<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All employees at once, in one click<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Compliance risk<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High missed deadlines, wrong rates<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low rates update with law changes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Cost<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b90 (but owner\/HR time is not free)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b9699\u20133,999\/month depending on team size<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Scalability<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Painful beyond 20 employees<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works the same at 10 or 100<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time saved using software vs manual, for a 20-person team: approximately 8\u201310 hours per month. That&#8217;s one full working day, every month, back to the person managing HR.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><b>Payroll Tools Worth Knowing About<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several payroll tools work well for Indian businesses. The right one depends on your team size, whether you have field or remote staff, and how much you need beyond basic payroll.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>greytHR <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best compliance depth in the market. Free plan for up to 25 employees. Good for office-based teams where statutory accuracy is the priority.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Keka <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strong on performance management and employee self-service. Better suited for companies above 50 employees where HR is a full function.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Waggex <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built for startups and companies managing payroll for the first time. GPS + face attendance connected directly to payroll. Every feature included on every plan. Covered in detail below.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pocket HRMS <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI chatbot handles routine employee queries, reducing HR inbox load. Makes sense for teams of 80+ with a small HR team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>SalaryBox <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both hardware attendance device and mobile app, connected to the same payroll. Useful if you need a gate device for some staff and mobile check-in for others.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Waggex: Payroll Software for Companies Getting Started<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most payroll softwares are designed for HR teams who already know what they&#8217;re doing. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waggex<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is built for the founder or operations manager running HR themselves, someone who needs a system that just works without a two-month implementation process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s what you get on every plan no feature gating, no modules to buy separately:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><b>Feature<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>What It Does for You<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Payroll Management<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calculate salaries, generate payslips for all employees in one run. PF, ESI, TDS, Professional Tax auto-applied per employee.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Attendance (GPS + Selfie)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees check in from office, home, or field. Location and face verified server-side no fake check-ins.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>FaceLens Face Recognition<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI-powered face verification through the phone camera. No biometric device to buy or maintain.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Live Location Tracking<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See where field staff are during working hours. Useful for delivery, sales, or service teams.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Leave Management<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply, approve, and track leaves. LOP calculates automatically when balance runs out.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Shift Management<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set up morning, evening, and night shifts. OT flags automatically when someone works past their shift end.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Task Management<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assign and track tasks per employee. Useful for teams managing daily operations across locations.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Tax &amp; Forms Management<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PF ECR file, ESI challan, Form 138 (TDS return), Form 130 generated from payroll data automatically.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Reminder Management<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alerts before the 7th (TDS), 15th (PF\/ESI), and quarterly filing deadlines. Nothing missed.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Employee Self-Service App<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees view payslips, apply for leave, check balances without calling HR.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The part that makes the biggest difference in practice: <\/span><b>attendance feeds directly into payroll.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Employees check in through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/staff-attendance-app\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">staff app<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> GPS-verified, face-verified on the server. Their attendance is already in the system when payroll runs. LOP calculates automatically. OT flags when someone works past their shift end. No one has to reconcile anything before salary day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For field staff and remote teams, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/live-location-tracking\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">live location tracking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/geo-location-attendance\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">geo-fencing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mean attendance isn&#8217;t just a check-in time, it&#8217;s a verified location. Useful for delivery teams, field sales, and service technicians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pricing Every Feature on Every Plan<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><b>Plan<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Employees<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Monthly Price<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>What&#8217;s Included<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Free<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to 10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b90<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every feature attendance, payroll, leave, shifts, compliance<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Small Team<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to 10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b9699\/month<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All features + priority support<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Growth<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to 25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b91,499\/month<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All features<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Mid-Size<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to 50<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b92,499\/month<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All features<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Enterprise<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to 100<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b93,999\/month<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All features<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The free plan is not a trial. It&#8217;s a permanent free tier with every feature <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/geo-location-attendance\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GPS attendance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/payroll-management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">payroll<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/leave-management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leave management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/shift-management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shift management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, compliance for up to 10 employees. No credit card. No setup fee. You add your employees, configure their salary structure once, and payroll runs from there. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.waggex.com\/signup\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Payroll Compliance Deadlines: Important Dates to Know<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payroll compliance in India runs on fixed deadlines. Missing them isn&#8217;t just inconvenient, it attracts interest and penalties from day one of the delay.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>7th of every month: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TDS deposit (30th April for March TDS only)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>15th of every month: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PF deposit via EPFO portal (ECR file) and ESI deposit via ESIC portal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>31 Jul \/ 31 Oct \/ 31 Jan \/ 31 May: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quarterly TDS return Form 138<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>15 June annually: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Form 130 (updated Form 16) issued to every employee<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>State-specific: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional Tax monthly or half-yearly depending on the state. See <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/blog\/minimum-wage-by-state-in-india\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">state-wise rates here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/reminder-management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waggex Reminder Management feature<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sends alerts before each of these deadlines so nothing slips through. Full compliance calendar: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waggex.com\/blog\/payroll-compliance-in-india-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payroll Compliance in India<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payroll doesn\u2019t have to take up your whole day every month. With 5 employees, doing it manually is manageable. At 15, it starts taking more time. By 25, it can become a real headache.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start with what works for you today. When payroll starts taking too much time, switch to software. It doesn\u2019t have to be a big project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.waggex.com\/signup\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free Waggex plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a simple place to start full features, no cost, no commitment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Manage Payroll In a Company Complete Guide For New Indian Businesses Setting up payroll for the first time can feel confusing, especially when you&#8217;re running a growing business and have a hundred other things to handle. 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