Practical compliance guides

Payroll & HR · 14 min read

Payroll Outsourcing vs In-House Payroll: Which Is Right for Indian SMEs in 2026?

A 35-person IT company in Pune was processing payroll in-house using a basic spreadsheet and a part-time accountant. In January 2026, a rout...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 13 min read

How to Set Up Payroll for the First Time in India: Complete Step-by-Step Guide

A startup in Noida hired its sixth employee in March 2025. The founder had been managing salary transfers directly from the company bank acc...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 14 min read

Digital Payroll Record Keeping Under Labour Code 2025: 7-Year Retention Rules

A manufacturing company in Pune faced a PF inspection in February 2026 where the EPFO inspector requested wage records for the last 7 years...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 12 min read

Overtime Rules in India 2026: Limits, Calculation and Double-Pay Compliance

A Ministry of Labour & Employment report found that over 68% of labour violations at registered establishments in India involve incorrec...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 14 min read

Full and Final Settlement Under New Labour Code: The 2-Day Wage Settlement Rule

For decades, full and final settlement in India was an unregulated grey zone. Some companies paid on the last working day. Others took 30 da...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 13 min read

4 Labour Codes 2025: What Every Indian Employer Must Know Before It's Too Late

On 21 November 2025, the Government of India activated all four Labour Codes - replacing 29 labour laws that had accumulated over seven deca...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 14 min read

Minimum Wages in India 2026: State-Wise Rates and How Non-Compliance Is Detected

A company operating payroll across Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat discovered during a compliance audit in January 2026 that i...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 14 min read

EPF Withdrawal and Transfer: UAN Activation, Form 19, Form 10C Guide for Employees

An employee who resigned from a 4-year job in November 2025 tried to withdraw his PF balance of Rs 3.8 lakh online. The claim was rejected t...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 12 min read

Payslip Under Labour Code 2025: What Must Be Shown and How to Issue Digitally

An employee at a 50-person services company in Hyderabad discovered that his payslip showed a single line item - "Salary: Rs 45,000" - with...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 11 min read

10 Common Payroll Mistakes Indian Employers Make and How to Avoid Them

A Ministry of Labour & Employment report found that 67% of labour violations at registered Indian establishments involve incorrect wage...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Audit · 12 min read

ABC Analysis in Stock Audit: How to Focus on High-Value Inventory First

A stock auditor at an auto-component manufacturer in Chakan, Pune was given 2 days to verify inventory worth Rs 8 crore across 1,200 SKUs. W...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Audit · 14 min read

Multi-Location Stock Audit: How to Audit Warehouses, Branches and Consignment Agents

A building materials distributor in Maharashtra operated from one central warehouse in Bhosari, two branch warehouses in Nashik and Kolhapur...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7