Payroll is the area where teams are most often disappointed. TallyPrime is a strong accounting and compliance engine, but it does not ship with a payroll engine of its own - there is no salary-structure screen, no attendance capture and no payslip designer in the core product. Being clear about that up front saves a week of searching for a button that does not exist.
What TallyPrime 7.2 handles natively
| Task | How the core product handles it |
|---|---|
| Salary and wages expense | Book a Journal or Payment voucher against your Salary and Wages ledger |
| Employee advances and recoveries | Receipt and Journal vouchers against an Advances ledger, then settle them monthly |
| TDS on salary | Enable TDS in Company Features; the deduction is computed on the salary payment voucher and appears in the TDS reports |
| Provident Fund, ESI and Professional Tax | Book through ledgers under Duties and Taxes with the right group so they land in the correct statutory report |
| Splitting salary cost across branches or projects | Turn on cost centres (F11 > Accounting Features) and tag each salary voucher with the department |
| Attendance, leave and shift planning | Not part of core TallyPrime - this is what an HRMS add-on provides |
What an HRMS add-on adds
| Capability | What it gives the business |
|---|---|
| Employee master | One record per employee with documents, contact details, joining date, salary structure and bank details |
| One-click payroll | Monthly payroll run that calculates earnings, overtime, deductions and net pay |
| Attendance | Biometric or mobile check-in data feeding the payroll run |
| Payslips | Employee-wise payslips the staff can download themselves |
| Statutory compliance | Computes and reports PF, ESI, TDS and Professional Tax for the applicable state |
| Post to Tally | Pushes the payroll result into TallyPrime as a Payment voucher plus the statutory entries, so nothing is re-typed by your accountant |
The recommended flow
- Enable the payroll/HRMS add-on from F11 > Add-Ons and accept.
- Create employee masters and salary structures in the HRMS screen, not in Tally.
- Import or capture attendance for the month.
- Run the payroll and review the preview before posting.
- Post to TallyPrime - the salary payment and statutory deductions land as vouchers.
- Review the TDS on salary and statutory reports in TallyPrime before you file.
Keep a single rule: TallyPrime is the book of record for the amounts, the HRMS owns the people data. When both are kept in step, payroll stops being a manual exercise at month end.
FAQs
Does Tally Prime have a built-in payroll module?
No. Core TallyPrime handles the accounting side - salary vouchers, TDS on salary, PF, ESI and Professional Tax through ledgers - but attendance, salary structures and payslips come from an HRMS or payroll add-on.
How do I record salary expenses in Tally Prime?
Post a Payment or Journal voucher against your Salary and Wages ledger. Turn on cost centres if you need to split salary cost by department.
Is TDS on salary computed automatically in Tally Prime?
Yes, once TDS is enabled in Company Features and the employee TDS category is set, the deduction is computed on the salary voucher and reported under TDS reports.
Can an HRMS post payroll directly into Tally Prime?
Yes. Our HRMS integrates with TallyPrime and pushes the monthly payroll result as vouchers, so the accountant does not re-key anything.
HRMS That Posts Straight Into TallyPrime
Employee records, one-click payroll, attendance, payslips and statutory compliance - integrated with TallyPrime.
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