{"id":4324,"date":"2021-02-25T12:09:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T06:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/?p=4324"},"modified":"2021-02-26T12:58:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T07:28:47","slug":"payroll-and-compliance-highlights-of-opfin-webinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/payroll\/payroll-and-compliance-highlights-of-opfin-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Payroll and Compliance &#8211; Highlights of the RazorpayX Payroll Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payroll and compliance are among the most challenging tasks for a business. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can you believe 57% of businesses in India still rely on paper or spreadsheet-based payroll management? No, Right? We couldn\u2019t believe either! \ud83d\ude49<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We organised a webinar, \u2018<\/span><b>Payroll in India &#8211; Why Compliance is Important and How to Get it Right<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 on the 18th of July.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><b>Anuj Jain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Director of Engineering at Razorpay along with <\/span><b>Samarth Masson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Cofounder of Dockabl and <\/span><b>Rohit Venugopal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Senior Business Manager at Razorpay, teamed up to put on a show. They discussed the flaws of the current payroll processing and management in India, and the complex compliance requirements. Further, they talked about how to tackle these problems too!<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><b>Here are some highlights from the webinar.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2 data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Problems with payroll processing in India<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Businesses need to <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/payroll\/payroll-processing\/\">process payroll effectively<\/a> with minimal human intervention. But, payroll processing with the help of spreadsheets and other paper-based calculations are causes of concerns in more ways than one.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human error<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-read-aloud-multi-block=\"true\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payroll calculations involving spreadsheets and other manual methods are prone to human error since there is manual keying in of data<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payroll teams require several components to calculate employee salary. The difficulty level rises when an employee joins or leaves the organisation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being compliant with changing regulations<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-read-aloud-multi-block=\"true\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employers need to consider various laws and regulations like PF, ESI, PT, and TDS. Any delay in tax remittance to the government or miscalculation can leave businesses with serious repercussions\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><i><b>Also<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>laws often change<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i>The best example to support this is the <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/dual-tax-regime-compliant-payroll-software-opfin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dual Tax regime <\/a>and the changes to the PF deduction under <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/highlights-atma-nirbhar-bharat-abhiyaan-economic-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data security<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-read-aloud-multi-block=\"true\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees provide sensitive information like their Aadhaar, PAN, rental agreement, and more, to their employers for payroll processing. Maintaining such information on spreadsheets can be very risky<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of flexibility for employees<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-read-aloud-multi-block=\"true\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees cannot access their payslips instantly or update their particulars when payroll is processed manually<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><b><i>Learn how you can tackle Payroll troubles! <\/i><\/b><b><i>Get your free Payroll and Compliance Ebook<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><!-- [if lte IE 8]>\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/v2-legacy.js\"><\/script>\n<![endif]--><br \/>\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/v2.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script>\n hbspt.forms.create({\n\tportalId: \"5558946\",\n\tformId: \"92cccd16-1956-4eb1-a56e-0ac8fbc741fd\"\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2 data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statutory compliance in payroll processing\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fundamentally, four components make up payroll compliance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4325 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Frame-17.png\" alt=\"Payroll and Compliance\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Frame-17.png 1920w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Frame-17-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Frame-17-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Frame-17-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Frame-17-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/employee-provident-fund-epf-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everything a Business Needs to Know About the EPF Scheme<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How RazorpayX Payroll is getting payroll and compliance right\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RazorpayX Payroll is built to provide a one-click, seamless, and end-to-end payroll processing experience to businesses. The product not only computes employee salary but also executes payroll, including statutory deductions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4326 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Payroll-in-Inida_02.png\" alt=\"Payroll and Compliance\" width=\"1800\" height=\"942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Payroll-in-Inida_02.png 1800w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Payroll-in-Inida_02-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Payroll-in-Inida_02-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Payroll-in-Inida_02-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Payroll-in-Inida_02-1536x804.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RazorpayX Payroll takes care of all the <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/payroll\/payroll-compliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statutory payments<\/a> as well as submission of recurring returns. It not only benefits businesses but also guides employees to choose from the two tax regimes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, RazorpayX Payroll enhances payroll transparency by ensuring that all the relevant information is instantly accessible to all employees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Payroll in India - Why Compliance is Important &amp; How to Get it Right | Razorpay Opfin\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m6NiIvqJtrU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned to know what else is in store!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until next time!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" data-speechify-sentence=\"\"><a style=\"border-radius: 3px; background: #528ff0; padding: 15px; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/payroll\/?r=webinar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Try RazorpayX Payroll now!<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>75 minutes of pure Payroll and Compliance knowledge. Get a complete roundup of the webinar where our speakers talked about payroll problems and solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":4333,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4324","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-payroll"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}