Before you prepare
Confirm active / on-leave headcount and new joiners mid-month.
Close attendance exceptions and approved leave that affect payable days.
Queue garnishments or off-cycle items that belong in this month.
Statutory sanity checks
PF: wage ceiling and employee/employer shares match the tenant policy for this run.
ESI: gross threshold applied only where eligible.
Professional Tax: correct state slab for each work location.
TDS: New Tax Regime path configured for employees on that regime.
After approve
Export bank advice, PF ECR and ESI return only from Paid/Locked records.
Publish payslips and keep the run immutable.
Note: external portal acceptance of ECR/ESI/bank files still depends on establishment credentials and format verification.