Payroll software for Kolkata businesses — Indian compliance built in
Choosing payroll software in Kolkata comes down to one question: does it actually know Indian law? FastLegal was built for PF, ESIC, TDS Section 192, the Code on Wages 2019 and state rules — not adapted from a western product.
For Kolkata employers — jute and tea trading houses, financial institutions, and IT campuses in Salt Lake Sector V — that means salary structures that enforce the 50% basic floor, attendance and biometric integration, leave management, and statutory reports generated on every run. West Bengal levies Professional Tax up to ₹2,400/year — deducted automatically for Kolkata employees on FastLegal.
What Kolkata businesses get with FastLegal
- PF (EPF) computation with ₹15,000 wage-ceiling handling and monthly ECR text file for the EPFO portal
- ESIC 0.75% + 3.25% contributions with gross-ceiling checks and return-ready reports
- TDS under Section 192 with old vs new regime projections, Form 16 and quarterly 24Q output
- Code on Wages 2019 basic-pay floor enforced automatically in every salary structure
- One-click bank transfer sheet, payslip PDFs and a self-serve employee portal
- Biometric device integration (eSSL / ZKTeco ADMS push) for factory and office attendance
- Multi-entity and multi-branch payroll with separate statutory registrations
West Bengal compliance, handled
West Bengal levies Professional Tax up to ₹2,400/year — deducted automatically for Kolkata employees on FastLegal. PF and ESIC are central schemes and apply identically in Kolkata; FastLegal generates the EPFO ECR file and ESIC contribution data on every run, and the Code on Wages 2019 basic-pay floor is enforced automatically in every salary structure.
Frequently asked questions
Which payroll software is best for a small business in Kolkata?
Pick software with Indian statutory logic built in — PF ceilings, ESIC thresholds, TDS regimes and payslip formats. FastLegal ships all of it with zero configuration, so a Kolkata SME can run its first compliant cycle in under an hour.
Does the software support attendance devices used in Kolkata factories and offices?
Yes — eSSL and ZKTeco biometric devices push logs directly over ADMS; attendance flows into payroll with LOP computed automatically.
Is Professional Tax configured for West Bengal?
West Bengal levies Professional Tax up to ₹2,400/year — deducted automatically for Kolkata employees on FastLegal.
Can employees see their own payslips?
Every employee gets a self-serve portal with payslips, YTD tax, leave balances and reimbursement claims — no more emailing PDFs each month.
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Run your next payroll on FastLegal Payroll.
Create a workspace, bootstrap the standard Indian defaults (leave types, salary structure, holidays for two years), add your first employee, and run May payroll — all before your evening chai.
- Workspace auto-bootstrapped on signup (leave types, salary structure, holidays)
- PF / ESI / PT / TDS computed every run — every cycle
- Employee + contractor portals included, no extra tier
- No credit card needed