AI Quick Summary
- Payroll is a module of Avani Business OS, a business platform built and deployed for you rather than licensed per seat.
- It runs payroll against Indian statutory rules and produces the payslips, filings and bank files at the end of it.
- Included: salary structure and ctc breakup, pf, esi, professional tax and tds calculation, attendance and leave-linked deductions and bank transfer file generation.
- Deployed on your own infrastructure with full source code ownership, so cost does not scale with headcount.
- Modules share one employee record, so data entered once flows to payroll, attendance and reporting without re-keying.
What the Payroll module does
In this module
- Salary structure and CTC breakup
- PF, ESI, professional tax and TDS calculation
- Attendance and leave-linked deductions
- Bank transfer file generation
- Payslips and Form 16 support
- Licensing
- No per-user seat fee — you own the deployment
- Deployment
- Your cloud or ours, with full source code ownership
What Payroll replaces
Most businesses run this on a spreadsheet plus email, or on a product that solves one part and leaves the rest manual. Payroll runs payroll against Indian statutory rules and produces the payslips, filings and bank files at the end of it — which means the data lands once and is available everywhere else in the platform.
The practical difference is re-keying. When payroll sits in its own tool, someone re-enters the same information into payroll or reporting at month end, and that step is where errors and delays come from.
How it fits with the rest of Business OS
Business OS is one system with one employee record. Payroll reads and writes to that record, so attendance affects payroll, leave affects attendance, and reporting sees all of it without an export.
Modules can be deployed individually if you only need one, but the compounding value is in the shared record. We will tell you honestly if a single module is all you need.
Ownership and cost
Business OS is built for you and deployed on your own infrastructure. There is no per-seat licence, so cost does not scale with headcount — which is the main reason companies move off per-user SaaS once they pass a certain size.
You receive the source code and the data. If you stop working with us, the system keeps running and another team can maintain it. That independence is the point of building rather than subscribing.
Key capabilities
- TDS & Tax Declarations
- Integrated employee tax declarations dashboard allowing staff to submit proof of 80C, 80D, and rent receipts.
- Automated Bank Transfer Sheets
- Generate encrypted bank upload files compatible with major Indian banks for instant direct transfers.
- Interactive Payslips
- Provide digital, mobile-friendly payslips featuring detailed breakups of HRA, basic, allowances, and tax deductions.
- Tax Declarations Dashboard
- Let employees upload investment proofs, calculate old vs new tax regimes, and check tax projection sheets.
- PF & ESIC Auto-filers
- Calculates employer/employee contribution files (ECR formats) ready for upload on government portals.
- Flexible Pay Structures
- Configure customized salary structures with fixed, variable, and hourly elements for different roles.
- Full & Final Settlements
- Process exit salaries, calculate gratuity, accrued leave encashment, and generate exit documents instantly.
Stop Processing Salaries Manually
Manual payroll processing is highly vulnerable to human calculation errors, which lead to unhappy employees and compliance liabilities. Our automated payroll platform links directly with attendance databases to compute exact payouts.
Whether you deal with LOP (Loss of Pay), shift allowances, overtime, or variable monthly sales incentives, the engine handles everything with absolute accuracy.
Streamlined Year-End Tax Declarations
Tax season is typically a nightmare of collecting PDFs and manually verifying tax declarations. Our online declaration module lets employees upload rent agreements, mutual fund receipts, and insurance proofs directly.
Managers can reject or approve declarations, and the software automatically adjusts monthly TDS deductions, generating Form 16 files at the end of the year.
Frequently asked questions
- Can we use Payroll on its own?
- Yes. Modules can be deployed individually, though most of the value comes from sharing one employee record across modules — Payroll data flowing straight into payroll, for example, rather than being re-keyed.
- Is there a per-user licence fee?
- No. Business OS is built for you and deployed on your infrastructure, so cost does not scale with headcount the way per-seat SaaS does.
- Can it integrate with what we already use?
- Yes — biometric devices, accounting systems and banking file formats are the usual integrations. We scope them against your existing stack.
- How does automated payroll software work?
- It imports employee attendance records, applies predefined salary structures, deducts taxes and statutory contributions (PF/ESI/PT), and generates bank-ready salary sheets.
- Can employees compare old vs new tax regimes?
- Yes. Our built-in tax calculator shows employees side-by-side projections under both regimes, helping them choose the best option.
- Does the software generate Form 16?
- Yes. The system compiles tax logs throughout the year, allowing HR to generate and distribute Form 16 Parts A and B automatically.
- Is our financial data safe?
- Absolutely. All salary databases are stored on highly secure servers, backed by end-to-end encryption, regular audits, and restricted manager logins.
- What banks are supported for direct transfer?
- We generate standard salary files compatible with all major commercial banks in India, including HDFC, ICICI, SBI, and Axis Bank.