HOW TO CALCULATE PAYROLL ?
Payroll calculations are usually computed on 4 main components – Basic pay, Allowances, Deductions, and IT Declarations.
Gross Pay
Gross Pay is the sum of Basic pay + Allowances.
Net Pay
Net Pay is the difference between Gross Pay – (Deductions + Total TDS). Total TDS is the sum of TDS, Surcharge, Health & Education Cess.
Basic Pay
Basic Pay is 50% of Gross salary (Gross * 0.5)
HRA
The amount received as the HRA from the employer. Actual rent paid less 10% of the basic salary and 50% of the basic salary if staying in a metro city and 40% in a non-metro city.
Provident Fund
PF deduction(Provident Fund) is calculated on 12% of Basic + PF applicable allowances or 15,000, which ever is lower
Employee State Insurance
ESI is calculated on 0.75% of – Gross Pay (Basic and LOP dependent allowances) or 21,000, whichever is lower
Rules for calculating payroll taxes
FY (2019 – 2020)
- Income Tax formula for FY (2019 – 2020) = (Basic + Allowances – Deductions) * 12 – (IT Declarations + Standard deduction)
- Deductions are the sum of PF, ESI, and PT etc.
- TDS is calculated on (Basic + Allowances – Deductions) * 12 – (IT Declarations + Standard deduction)
- Standard deduction (50,000)
FY (2020 – 2021)
- Income Tax formula for FY (2020 – 2021) = (Basic + Allowances – Deductions (ESI)) * 12 – (IT Declarations)
- Only ESI is considered as a deduction.
- Exemptions for FY (2020 -2021)
- Chapter VI-A deduction (80C,80D, 80E and so on) (Except Section 80CCD(2) and 80JJA)
- Standard Deduction (50,000)
- Interest on housing loan (Section 24)
- House Rent Allowance
- Profession Tax
- Children Education Allowance
Note: The taxpayers has the option to either continue with the FY (2019-2020) tax rates, and exemptions or opt for the FY (2020 – 2021) with lower tax rates by forgoing tax exemptions and deductions.