How to Choose a Third-Party Payroll Partner in India: 10 Questions to Ask Before You Sign Moving employees to third-party payroll can take a large administrative and compliance load off your HR and finance teams. But the partner you choose becomes the legal employer of…
Category: Payroll Outsourcing
Payroll outsourcing insights from TMS – payroll processing, statutory compliance, TDS, multi-city payroll and choosing a payroll partner in India.
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EPFO Wage Ceiling Raised to ₹25,000: What Employers Should Review Now
EPFO Wage Ceiling Raised to ₹25,000: What Employers Should Review Now In short: From 17 September 2026, the EPFO wage ceiling is ₹25,000 a month (Gazette notification S.O. 5109(E)). Contribution rates stay at 12% from the employee and 12% from the employer. Employees with PF…
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Cost of Hiring in India: What European Employers Should Budget For
Cost of Hiring in India: What European Employers Should Budget For India and Belgium have agreed to double their trade within five years, and many European firms now plan their first team in India. The first question a CFO asks is simple: what is the…
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Payroll Outsourcing India 2026: Cost, Compliance & Switch Guide
Payroll outsourcing India 2026 sits at the intersection of the biggest compliance shift in a decade. First, the Income Tax Act 2025 comes into effect from 1 April 2026, replacing Form 24Q with Form 138 for quarterly salary TDS. Second, the four Labour Codes went…
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Form 24Q Is Dead. Form 138 and Form 130 Are Live. What Corporate Payroll Teams Must Fix Right Now
Updated 16 October 2026 Q2 deadline: Form 138 for July to September 2026 is due on 31 October 2026.Before you file: (1) confirm your payroll software outputs Form 138, not Form 24Q; (2) check that salary TDS is reported under section 392 of the Income-tax…
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India’s EPF Enrolment Amnesty: The 4-Month Window to Clean Up 17 Years of PF Gaps: Without the Section 14B Damages
Updated 16 October 2026 15 days left: the EPF enrolment campaign closes on 31 October 2026.If your PF gap audit is not done, run it this week on current employees only, file the first batch of declarations on the EPFO Employer Portal, and add the…
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The 48-Hour Full & Final Settlement Rule: What 100+ Employee Corporates Must Change in Payroll Right Now
The clock India’s payroll teams have never had to run For the last two decades, “full and final” has been an unofficial 30- to 45-day workflow in most Indian corporates. The exiting employee’s last working day was rarely the day they were paid. Bonus recovery,…
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The 50% Basic Pay Rule Is Now Live: Has Your CTC Structure Caught Up?
The Rule Most Companies Are Still Ignoring The Code on Wages defines “wages” as at least 50% of an employee’s total remuneration. This means basic pay plus dearness allowance must constitute at least half of the Cost to Company. Allowances (HRA, conveyance, special allowance, performance…
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Is a Third-Party Payroll Job Good or Bad?
Is a Third-Party Payroll Job Good or Bad? Is third-party payroll a bad thing? Not when done right, it shifts payroll processing and compliance to a specialist while you keep control. This guide separates the myths from the reality. Payroll processing is a critical function…
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Outsourcing Payroll Management in India
Outsourcing Payroll Management in India Outsourcing payroll management in India hands salary processing, statutory deductions and filings to a specialist partner, cutting errors and freeing your team to focus on the business. Expanding your business into India is a thrilling opportunity to tap into one…