Free tools · FY 2026-27
Free payroll and HR tools for Indian businesses and employees.
Everything runs in your browser, with nothing to install and no sign-up needed.
Payroll tools
Calculators and generators, updated for the new Income-tax Act and the ₹25,000 PF ceiling.
Payslip generator
Create a salary slip with your own components and logo, and download it as a PDF.
Salary hike calculator
New salary from a hike %, or the hike % from a new salary, monthly or yearly.
PF calculator
Employee and employer EPF and EPS contributions at the current wage ceiling, and your projected corpus.
Bonus calculator
Statutory bonus under the Code on Wages: eligibility, the 8.33–20% range and the 30 November deadline.
HRA calculator
The HRA exemption you can claim: the least of the three limits, metro or non-metro.
Salary structure calculator
A CTC breakup that meets the Labour Codes’ 50% wage rule, with PF, ESI, gratuity and in-hand pay.
File validators
Check a return file before you upload it. Files are checked in your browser and never leave your computer.
PF ECR file validator
Check your EPFO ECR file line by line before you upload. Your file never leaves your computer.
Form 138 TDS file validator
Check your quarterly salary TDS return file field by field before the FVU. Your file never leaves your computer.
ESIC contribution file validator
Check your monthly ESIC upload file row by row, with each employee’s ESI worked out.
Compliance guides
Checked against official notifications.
Professional tax by state
Current slabs, yearly maximum and employer rules, checked against each state’s notifications.
Labour welfare fund by state
Employee and employer contributions, how often they’re paid and who is covered.
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