Configure payroll around the way you work
Get started without the guesswork
Set up your payroll in minutes with a clear, step-by-step onboarding process, then track pending pay runs, employee details, payroll costs, and to-do tasks from a single dashboard.
Set up multi-level approval workflows
Set up customized approval flows for every pay run and salary change, ensuring no payroll mistakes slip through the cracks.
Get visibility based on cost centers
Use reporting tags to label employees by shift, designation, department, location, and more so you can group, sort, and analyze payroll data the way you need it.
Import prior payroll records
Bring in all pay runs you've completed so far when starting Zoho Payroll mid-year to maintain accurate data and ensure a seamless transition.
Customize salary templates and structure
Create flexible salary structures, including templates and components, to tailor allowances, reimbursements, earnings, and deductions based on your need.
Stay in control of taxes
Collect investment proofs on time and make sure tax updates are applied correctly, ensuring employees see the right deductions in every payslip.
Pay your teams across locations
Whether your team works remotely or across multiple offices in India, associate them with the right work location and process compliant and accurate payroll.
Administer FBP with ease
Give employees the flexibility to personalize reimbursements based on their CTC, while the system automatically keeps everything consistent and compliant.
Facilitate automated loan repayments
Easily manage employee loans by deducting repayments from salaries, setting perquisite rates, and recording manual repayments
Enable controlled
Create roles with defined permissions
Collaborate confidently by assigning roles that protect sensitive payroll data within your team or different departments, like HR or finance, by enabling task-based access.
Centralize organizational payroll record
Keep all employee payroll and compliance files, including employee payslips, Form 16, tax records, and investment proofs, securely in one place for easy access, review and reporting.
Share payroll documents securely
Automate the delivery of password protected salary slips and TDS worksheets to employees without manually sending emails every time.
Create a digital payroll experience for your workforce
Digitize payslip generation, POI submissions, IT declarations, reimbursements, and FBP management to reduce manual effort.
Give employees a direct, organized way to raise payroll queries so administrators can address issues faster without interrupting pay runs.
Provide portal-enabled access to payslips, TDS worksheets , maintaining complete data security and control.
Let  managers to review and approve leave requests directly from the ESS portal, reducing back-and-forth.
Connect and communicate with your team effortlessly
Alert employees on about important deadlines
Send timely reminders through in-app or email notifications on due dates for reimbursements claims, tax proofs, and FBP declarations to avoid a last-minute rush.
Post news and updates in banners
Announce organization-wide payroll updates such as festive messages, tax revisions, or policy changes using in-app banners to spread the word across your workforce.
Add a personal touch to email templates
Personalize standard payroll email templates like user invites, payslip notifications, final settlement messages, and more to reflect your brand and organizational preferences.
Ready-to-use payslip templates
Choose from a wide range of designed templates to communicate pay details clearly through accurate, compliant, and branded payslips tailored to different payroll needs.