Payroll for India

Payroll Software for India with PF, ESI, PT & TDS Built In

Wokaim turns approved timesheets and leave into a finished Indian payroll: statutory deductions under the current rules, PDF payslips, your bank payout file and the EPFO ECR, without a single spreadsheet.

EPF & ESI Professional Tax in 8 states TDS, old & new regime EPFO ECR export

Every Statutory Deduction, Calculated for You

The rules Indian HR and finance teams track by hand every month, applied automatically in every pay run.

EPF

Provident Fund, Split the Way EPFO Expects

12% employee and 12% employer contributions on Basic, capped at the ₹15,000 wage ceiling, with the employer share broken into EPF, EPS pension, EDLI and admin charges.

EPS pension at 8.33% (up to ₹1,250 a month)
EDLI and admin charges at 0.5% each
Monthly ECR text file ready for the EPFO portal
ESI

ESI Coverage That Follows the Rules

Employees earning up to ₹21,000 a month are covered at 0.75% (employee) and 3.25% (employer), rounded up to the next rupee as ESIC requires.

Coverage continues until the contribution period ends (April–September, October–March)
Contributions on what was actually earned, after loss of pay
Overtime and bonus kept out of the coverage test
Professional Tax

State-Wise Professional Tax

Professional Tax slabs by work-location state for 8 states, including the higher February deduction in Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
Weekly and fortnightly staff pay PT once a month
TDS

TDS on Salary Under Section 192

Income tax is projected for the full financial year under each employee’s chosen regime and spread across the remaining pay periods, so bonuses and mid-year changes even out.

New regime (default) and old regime, per employee
Section 87A rebate, surcharge and 4% cess applied
Tax opening balances for employees who join mid-year
Salary Structure

CTC to Payslip, Without Spreadsheets

Salaries are split into Basic, HRA and Special Allowance automatically, and approved timesheets and leave flow straight into the pay run.

Loss of pay from unpaid leave, calculated automatically
Overtime for hourly staff from approved timesheets
Custom deductions such as loan EMIs and salary advances
Payouts

Payslips and Bank Files in One Click

Once a pay run is approved, employees get itemised PDF payslips and you get the files you need to pay salaries and file EPF.

PDF payslips with every deduction itemised
Bank payout CSV for NEFT and RTGS salary transfers
Monthly, fortnightly and weekly pay cycles

From Timesheet to Salary Credit in Four Steps

Because timesheets, leave and payroll live in one place, nothing is re-typed between them.

  1. Approve hours and leave

    Managers approve timesheets and leave requests in Wokaim as the month goes on.

  2. Wokaim builds gross pay

    Basic, HRA, allowances, overtime and loss of pay are worked out for every employee.

  3. Statutory deductions applied

    EPF, ESI, Professional Tax and TDS are calculated using the rules in force for that pay period.

  4. Pay and file

    Download the bank payout file and EPFO ECR, and employees receive their payslips.

Payroll Rates Wokaim Applies for FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27

Rules are versioned by effective date, so each pay run uses the rates in force for its pay period.

Indian statutory payroll rates used by Wokaim
Component Rate or rule
EPF (employee / employer) 12% / 12% of Basic, on wages up to ₹15,000 a month
EPS pension (from employer share) 8.33%, up to ₹1,250 a month
EDLI and EPF admin charges 0.5% each, paid by the employer
ESI (employee / employer) 0.75% / 3.25%, for monthly wages up to ₹21,000
Professional Tax State slabs for Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
TDS: new regime (default) Standard deduction ₹75,000; Section 87A rebate up to ₹12 lakh taxable income
TDS: old regime Standard deduction ₹50,000; Section 87A rebate up to ₹5 lakh taxable income
Health and education cess 4% on income tax and surcharge

Team in India and the US? Run Both Payrolls in One Place

Wokaim pays Indian employees in rupees with PF, ESI, PT and TDS, and US employees in dollars with FICA and income tax withholding, from the same account, with one set of timesheets, leave policies and onboarding.

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to common questions from HR managers and business owners.

Does Wokaim calculate PF, ESI, Professional Tax and TDS automatically?
Yes. Every pay run applies EPF, ESI, Professional Tax and TDS on salary from the rules in force for that pay period, so you don’t maintain formulas or rate tables yourself.
Which states does Wokaim support for Professional Tax?
Professional Tax is calculated for Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh. It uses the employee’s work-location state, including the February adjustment in Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Does Wokaim support both the old and the new tax regime?
Yes. Each employee can be on the new regime (the default) or the old regime. Wokaim applies the matching slabs, standard deduction, Section 87A rebate, surcharge and 4% cess.
How does Wokaim handle employees who join in the middle of the financial year?
You enter the employee’s tax opening balance (income and TDS from their previous employer). Wokaim projects the full year’s tax and spreads what is left over the remaining pay periods.
Can I file EPF returns and pay salaries from Wokaim?
Wokaim generates the monthly EPFO ECR text file to upload on the EPFO portal and a bank payout CSV for NEFT and RTGS salary transfers. You upload them to the EPFO portal and your bank.
Is Wokaim updated when Budget changes tax slabs?
Payroll rules are versioned by effective date. The current rules cover FY 2025-26 under the Finance Act 2025, which Budget 2026 left unchanged, so they also apply to FY 2026-27.
We also have employees in the US. Can Wokaim pay them too?
Yes. Wokaim runs payroll for India and US teams from one account, in each country’s currency, alongside shared timesheets, leave and onboarding.
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Run your next Indian payroll in minutes

Set up PF, ESI, Professional Tax and TDS once. Wokaim handles every month after that. No credit card required.