Feature Spotlight: Employee Custom Fields
The next topic in the Community Learning Series focuses on custom fields and how to use them in various scenarios. Think about what happens when a new employee joins your organization. Their information is immediately fed into the HR and payroll system,
Zoho Payroll not working
Dear Team, Unfortunately ZOHO Payroll product not working as expected. I am really disappointed because of validation and no proper data structure. The service was not working correctly. I am not able to delete the revised salary, even though I rejected
Recording Payroll
Hi, How do we record salary/wage payments to staff? Also reibursements? Thanks Darren
Zoho Payroll Access
I am about to take my second client off Zoho Payroll. My lost hours and frustration is HUGE. I highly discourage this product as it is LONG WAY to go before it is usable. Scenario Zoho one with 5 users. Only need 4 employees in Payroll, therefore the
What's New in Zoho Payroll [India Edition]: February 2021
We are happy to see you in this new year and wish you well. For the month of February, we've enhanced the salary components module. Read on to learn about it. Pro-rata option for pre-tax deductions Pre-tax deductions ensure that a portion of the employee's
A look back at Zoho Payroll's journey through 2020
2020 was the year we woke up to many surprises. While most of them were not very pleasant, we've managed to get through them and now, we bid the year adieu. Back in March, we at Zoho, started working from home. At first, we found it hard to adjust to
What's New in Zoho Payroll [Indian Edition]: December 2020
Hello everyone, This December, we hope that the holiday cheer and the news of our monthly updates will lift your spirits. We've added two new reports in Zoho Payroll this month: Salary Revision Report and Salary Revision History Report. You can use these
Tax Deductor Configuration
We are setting up payroll for one of our clients. And we have a problem here. In the Tax settings, we have to maintain 'Tax Deductor's Name', we are allowed to only put in the names of employees. We want to put in the name of the Owner, who is not an
How to exclude employee from pay run
Hello Team, Is there a way to exclude an employee form payroll run?
Bi-Weekly and Semi-Monthly
No one pays their employees "Semi-Weekly". That would mean paying them every "half" week. Since weeks have 7 days in them that would be every 3.5 days. It's nonsense. The correct term is "Bi-weekly". No one pays their employees "Bi-Monthly". That would
What's New in Zoho Payroll [Indian Edition]: November 2020
Hello everyone, We hope you are all doing well. At Zoho Payroll, we have been adding even more new features and updates to enhance your payroll processing. Check out our updates for this month: View employee termination report We have now introduced an
What's New in Zoho Payroll [Indian Edition]: October 2020
Hello everyone, We are delighted to announce a timely and important feature update in Zoho Payroll for this month: you can now pause loan deductions temporarily for employees. Read on to learn about this and our other interesting enhancements for this month. Pause loan deductions During difficult times, like the current economic disruption, you may want to support your employees with some financial relief measures. One such measure would be to pause loan repayments temporarily until the situation
What's New in Zoho Payroll [Indian Edition]: September 2020
Hello everyone, We hope you are all doing well. At Zoho Payroll, we have been adding new features and updates to enhance payroll processing. Let's dive into this month's updates: Reversal of special EPF contribution rates As a part of the COVID-19 relief measure, the Government of India had announced a special EPF contribution rate of 10% for employers and employees for the months of May, June, and July 2020. In accordance with this, for these three months, employees and employers could choose to
What's New in Zoho Payroll [Indian Edition]: August 2020
Hello everyone, We hope you're doing well. This month, we've rolled out a couple of new updates in Zoho Payroll to enhance your payroll processing experience, and we're delighted to share them with you. Bulk download payslips and TDS worksheets from prior payroll Once you've imported your prior payroll details in Zoho Payroll, payslips and TDS worksheets will be generated for employees in their respective payroll files. You can now download all these payslips and TDS worksheets at once. To download:
How to match transactions in Zoho Books for salary payment
I use Zoho payroll to issue salaries, its all integrated with books and ICICI bank and makes the payment well. But when it comes to matching the transactions in Zoho books for salaries that are similar it becomes difficult. Under the banking transaction if we click on the amount recorded, it will suggest matches of all similar salaries issued using payroll, we can't see reference number in the match list to identify them correctly. Do let me know if there is a way around or a probable fix
What's New in Zoho Payroll [Indian Edition]: July 2020
Hi everyone, As we look forward to the second half of 2020, we hope that things improve on all fronts. Meanwhile, we have been working to enhance your payroll processing experience in Zoho Payroll. Check out the new updates we have for you this month. Option to delete loans You can now delete the organisation loans that you've created in Zoho Payroll if: - they are not open (active) in an employee's account, - they are cancelled, or - repayments have been made offline (in this case, record manual
What's New in Zoho Payroll [Indian Edition]: June 2020
Hello users, We hope all of you are staying safe in this crisis and are able to settle into some form of routine. Here, at Zoho Payroll, we've been keeping ourselves busy by coming up with a variety of features and updates. Read on to know all about them. Custom employee fields We have introduced custom fields for the Employee module to enable you to collect and store additional information about your employees. You can collect details like Aadhaar number, marital status, etc from your employees.
Collaborate without compromising on payroll security using Zoho Payroll
Welcome to the next session of our Community Learning Series. Today we will throw some light on how Zoho Payroll lets you collaborate with your distributed workforce and stay in control of payroll operations without compromising on the security of your employees' data. As a Zoho Payroll user, your organisation will possess all the crucial information about your employees like bank account details, personal information, and salary details. Therefore, it is critical that this information stays secure.
Implementation of pandemic relief related EPF changes in Zoho Payroll
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India has announced a few financial relief measures. One of these, is the reduction in employer and employee PF contribution rate from 12% to 10%. The new rate is applicable for three months: May, June, and July. According to the existing configuration, the employer contributes 12% of the PF wages towards the employee's Employee Provident Fund (EPF) and the employee also contributes 12% of the PF wages towards the EPF. Under the new rule, the employee
A checklist to follow before you hit Pay Run
Hello folks! We're starting a Community Learning Series where we will highlight some of the best ways to use Zoho Payroll for your business. For this week, we want to share with you: A checklist to follow before you hit the Pay Run button If this is your first time processing payroll, it can be tricky. Even if you're a seasoned payroll user, some things can fall through the cracks. Especially when it’s the end of the pay cycle and there is too much to accomplish within a short time. We have come
Zoho Payroll through 2019: a retrospective
Hello, everyone, Zoho Payroll is only 10 months old, but so far it's been a dream run with all of you. As we say welcome the next decade, we would like to take a little stroll down the timeline and show you some of Zoho Payroll's highlights. Here are some of the major releases and enhancements we've made to Zoho Payroll since its launch in February . As we look forward to the new year, we are driven to introduce more and better features for you. Stay tuned for an eventful 2020 all around. Wish you
What's New in Zoho Payroll [Indian Edition]: May 2020
Hello, users, As we enter into a new month of persevering through this pandemic, we hope you are safe and sound. Despite the situation, we have been doing our best to keep improving and developing features for you even while working from home. This month, we have rolled out a major feature in Zoho Payroll: Perquisite Calculation for company-provided vehicles. Perquisite calculation for employer-owned vehicles Many companies provide vehicles for their employees’ office commutes and other official
What's New in Zoho Payroll [Indian Edition]: April 2020
Hi, users, We hope you are staying safe and healthy during this crisis. Now, more than ever, it is imperative that payrolls are processed and paid on time for all employees. We are constantly working to enhance our payroll application to make this easier. Here are the updates we've introduced for this month. Override loan repayment amount You can now skip or override your employees’ loan repayment amounts before processing payroll. To skip a loan repayment, enter 0 as the repayment amount. This option
What's New in Zoho Payroll [Indian Edition]: March 2020
Hello, users, This March, we're excited to let you know that one of the most awaited features, the Selective Payment of Employees, is now live. Learn how to make selective payments and read about all the other enhancements that we've made to Zoho Payroll this month. Pay your employees selectively Let’s consider a scenario. Nagma Balay runs an organisation with 50 employees, and payday is the 29th of every month. Out of these 50 employees, 12 of them need to be paid on the 15th of every month. With
What's New in Zoho Payroll [Indian Edition]: February 2020
Hello users, Here at Zoho Payroll, we are excited to bring you additional features this year to enhance your payroll experience. Read on to catch a glimpse of what February brought for Zoho Payroll, and let us know what you think in the comments below. Enable or disable EPS in salary details and templates An employer is required to contribute 8.33% of total PF wages towards the Employee Pension Scheme (EPS). According to the EPF law, it's not mandatory for employers to contribute to the EPS, and
What's New in Zoho Payroll [Indian Edition]: December 2019
Hello, everyone, We are excited to bring you all the new features and enhancements we've rolled out in Zoho Payroll last month. Here are the major updates: Edit or opt out of post-tax recurring deductions This feature enables you to skip or change the monthly post-tax recurring deduction (such as store bills, loans, etc.) for a particular employee. To do this: Go to the Pay Runs module on the left sidebar. Create a pay run for the payout month. Select the employee for whom you want to change the
What's New this November 2019 in Zoho Payroll - Indian Edition
Hello, users, We have rolled out new features and made some enhancements to Zoho Payroll in the past two months. Read on to know them in detail. Export termination payrolls If you have processed any termination payroll, you can now export it separately in CSV or XLS format. Also, you can view the termination payroll in the Payroll History and they are posted as separate journal entries in Zoho Books. Enable or disable ESS portal for employees in bulk You can now perform bulk operations like enabling
What's new in Zoho Payroll - Indian Edition
Hi! We have been making some changes to improve your Payroll experience. Here is a glimpse of the latest updates: Simplified employee data import We've now made it easier for you to import employee data into Zoho Payroll. The updated options allow you to add employee details, including basic, payment, and statutory details of your employees, as separate files. This will make the onboarding process simple and hassle-free when editing the existing data.
Payroll Updates from the Union Budget 2019
Dear customers, With the Union Budget 2019, the Government of India has introduced few changes pertaining to payroll. These changes are designed to reward the employees for their investments in housing and electric vehicles (EV). Let’s take a look at each of them. Tax deduction for affordable home buyers Previously, an individual who has taken a home loan can claim deduction for the interest portion of the EMI up to ₹2 lakh under Section 24. Now, the Government has provided an additional deduction
ESI rate has been reduced from 6.5% to 4%
Hello customers. The Government of India has decided to reduce the rate of ESI from 6.5% to 4% in which the employee's contribution has been reduced from 1.75% to 0.75% and the employer's contribution from 4.75% to 3.25%. ESI Contribution Old ESI Rate New ESI Rate (Effective from 1 July 2019) Employer's Contribution 4.75% 3.25% Employee's Contribution 1.75% 0.75% This new rate is coming into effect from July 1, 2019. That means, from 01 July 2019, employers and employees will pay a lower ESI
What's New in Zoho Payroll Indian Edition
Hello everyone! It's been three months since we released Zoho Payroll for India and we've been constantly enhancing our product based on your valuable feedback. Read on to know about all the latest changes we've made. ESI Included as a Part of Employees' CTC Employee State Insurance (ESI) has two components - employee's contribution and employer's contribution. You can now configure ESI in such a way that the employer's contribution is included in the Cost to Company (CTC) of your employees. To