Payroll rarely goes wrong on the salary part. It goes wrong on the numbers behind it PF, ESI, TDS, and professional tax each with its own rate, its own ceiling, and its own due date. Miss one, and it's not just a bookkeeping slip. It's interest, damages, and sometimes worse.
We're Compliance Solutions, your CA for Payroll Services in Kolkata, and we've been doing this since 2000. Most of the time, we work as your payroll consultant setting up the process, running the salary calculations, and keeping you compliant on PF, ESI, TDS, and PT. When something needs a Chartered Accountant's direct sign-off, our own CAs step in and handle it.
So instead of the usual "what payroll services include" page, here's what you'll actually find below: the real rates, ceilings, and deadlines that apply to a Kolkata / West Bengal employer today the same numbers our team uses every month.
Our payroll service starts with CA-led consultation to understand your business, workforce, salary structure, and compliance requirements before recommending the right payroll approach. Based on your requirements, we provide:
Whether you have a small or large workforce, our approach begins with understanding your requirements and providing the appropriate level of CA consultation and payroll support, rather than simply processing salaries. Book your consultation
Keep track of important payroll compliance deadlines in one place, including PF, ESI, TDS, Professional Tax, Form 24Q, and Form 16 requirements applicable to employers in Kolkata and West Bengal.
15th of next month
15th of next month
7th of next month (30 April for March)
31 Jul / 31 Oct / 31 Jan
31 May
Annual payment by 31 July
On or before 15 June
Keeping these on one calendar instead of tracking PF, ESI, TDS, and PT separately across different portals is where most of the actual
These are some of the most common payroll compliance mistakes we see among small and medium-sized businesses in Kolkata.
Treating the ₹15,000 PF ceiling and ₹21,000 ESI ceiling as the same number. They're not a company that can be PF-liable but ESI-exempt for the same employee, or vice versa, depending on the salary band.
Forgetting the ESI mid-period rule when giving increments in, say, August or February the employee stays on ESI until the contribution period ends even after crossing ₹21,000.
Confusing PTEC and PTRC a new company often applies for one and assumes it covers both employer liability and employee deduction.
Structuring "Basic" too low to minimise PF outgo this reduces short-term cost but shrinks the employee's EPS pension base and can be challenged in an EPFO inspection if it looks artificial.
Filing Form 24Q late in Q4 because Annexure II (the annual salary breakup) takes longer to compile this is the single biggest source of the ₹200/day late fee we see.
Payroll compliance depends mainly on employee count, salary limits, and state-specific laws.
Gather salary, attendance, leave, and overtime information.
Check all payroll details for accuracy.
Add new joiners, exits, promotions, and salary changes.
Calculate earnings and deduct PF, ESI, TDS, Professional Tax, etc.
Review and finalize the net salary, then process payments.
Share payslips, deposit statutory deductions, file returns, and maintain records.
Stop tracking PF, ESI, TDS, and Professional Tax deadlines across four different portals. Let Compliance Solutions manage your payroll accurately, every month.
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Also managing company compliance? See our CA for Accounting Services in Kolkata and CA for GST Return Filing in Kolkata pages.
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