Create Pay Heads payroll

Create Pay Heads and Define Income Tax Details in TallyPrime (Payroll)

The salary components constituting an employee’s pay structure are Pay Heads. A pay head may be a benefit or a deduction from the salary. The value of these pay heads could be fixed or variable for each payroll period.
For example, Basic Pay is a fixed pay component, whereas Variable Pay and Bonus are variable components.
A Pay Head Type is categorised as Earnings, Deductions or Reimbursements. 

The default pay head types in TallyPrime are:

Earnings for Employees

  • Attendance based Earnings Pay Head
  • Computation based Earnings Pay Head
  • Flat Rate based Earnings Pay Head
  • Production based Earnings Pay Head
  • User Defined Earnings Pay Head 

Deductions from Employees

  • Canteen Deduction Pay Head
  • Loans and Advances Pay Head 

Employees’ Statutory Deductions

  • PF Deduction Pay Head
  • ESI Deduction Pay Head
  • Professional Tax Deduction Pay Head
  • NPS Deduction Pay Head
  • Income Tax Deduction Pay Head 

Employer’s Statutory Contributions

  • EPS Contribution Pay Head
  • EPF Contribution Pay Head
  • ESI Contribution Pay Head
  • NPS Contribution Pay Head 

Employer’s Other Charges

  • PF Admin Charges Pay Head
  • EDLI Contribution Pay Head 
  • Bonus Pay Head
  • Gratuity Pay Head
  • Loans and Advances Pay Head
  • Reimbursements to Employees Pay Head 
Income Tax Details
  • Income Tax Pay Head Configuration
  • Income Tax Declarations
  • Override Income Tax Exemption Value
  • Override Income Tax Value
  • Income Tax Configuration
  • Previous Employer Details for Income Tax

Note: For international customers, Employees' Statutory Deductions, Employer's Statutory Contribution and Employer's other Charges pay head types are not applicable.