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India payroll month-end checklist
A printable list for payroll operators. Pair it with the full guide or start a free PeopleOS workspace to run the workflow in product.
- Confirm active / on-leave headcount and mid-month joiners
- Close attendance exceptions that affect payable days
- Ensure leave approvals that change pay are finalized
- Queue garnishments or off-cycle items for this month
- PF: wage ceiling and shares match tenant policy
- ESI: threshold applied only where eligible
- Professional Tax: correct state slab per location
- TDS: New Tax Regime path for employees on that regime
- Prepare → review → approve with maker-checker discipline
- Export bank advice / PF ECR / ESI only from Paid or Locked runs
- Publish payslips; keep the locked run immutable
- Note external portal acceptance still needs establishment credentials
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