Run payroll
for the whole trust
before lunch.
Build salary structures. Pull attendance. Calculate gross, deductions, taxes. Generate payslips. Transfer to banks. File statutory returns. Issue Form 16. The entire month-end, done by 11:30 AM.
aCloud Payroll runs the complete monthly payroll for school trusts — salary structure design, attendance-linked computation, statutory deductions (PF, ESI, PT, TDS, LWF), payslip generation, bank transfer files, and statutory returns including Form 16 and Form 24Q.
Everything Payroll needs.
Nothing it doesn't.
Every feature below is included in the core module — not an add-on, not "coming soon", not "talk to your account manager".
Salary Structure Builder
CTC, Basic, DA, HRA, Conveyance, Special, allowances, deductions, employer contributions — fully configurable, version-controlled.
Pay Slab Mapping (7th Pay)
For government-aided schools — 7th Pay Commission slabs mapped, grade pay, increments and DA revisions handled.
Attendance-Linked Payroll
LOP, half-days, OT, comp-off — fed from the attendance module. No re-entry, no spreadsheets.
Statutory Compliance
PF, ESI, PT, LWF, gratuity provisioning, NPS — calculated, deducted, deposited, reported.
Income Tax & TDS
Old vs new regime selection, declarations, IT proofs, monthly TDS, quarterly returns (Form 24Q), annual Form 16.
Bank Transfer Files
NEFT/RTGS upload formats for every major Indian bank. SFTP-ready. Payroll-day click-and-done.
Payslip & Tax Computation
Auto-generated, signed PDFs. Auto-emailed. Available in self-service portal. Tax projection always visible to staff.
Loans & Advances
Salary advance, festival advance, education loan recovery — auto-deducted with EMI schedule and outstanding balance.
Reimbursements
Travel, internet, mobile, professional development claims — submitted, approved, paid through payroll.
Full & Final Settlement
On resignation, auto-calculation of unpaid days, leave encashment, gratuity, bonus arrears, recovery — net-to-bank, in days not weeks.
Three things your school won't sweat anymore.
Monthly payroll for 320 staff across 4 schools
Attendance pulled, deductions calculated, payslips generated, bank file uploaded — under two hours, with one approver.
Government DA revision announced
Apply to affected pay slabs, run arrears calculation, auto-include in next payroll. No Excel, no errors.
Year-end Form 16 issue to 320 staff
Generated in one batch, digitally signed, emailed individually, copy stored in employee vault. Zero printer queue.
Payroll — questions answered.
Yes. PF (EPFO), ESI (ESIC), Professional Tax (state-wise), Labour Welfare Fund, and TDS on salary are all calculated, deducted, deposited and reported through aCloud — including ECR file generation, monthly challans and quarterly/annual returns.
Yes. At financial year-end, Form 16 (Part A from TRACES, Part B from aCloud) is generated for every employee, digitally signed, emailed, and stored in the employee's self-service portal — with TDS reconciliation against 24Q filings.
Yes. Government-aided schools running on 7th Pay Commission scales have full support — pay matrix, grade pay, level, increment month, DA revisions, arrears calculation — out of the box.
Yes. Each school in the trust can have its own payroll cycle (calendar month, mid-month, custom dates), pay structure templates, and approver chain — while consolidated payroll reports roll up to the trust.