Quick summary: AccoNova runs eight free Indian payroll and HR calculators — CTC to in-hand, EPF, Professional Tax, HRA exemption, gratuity, salary TDS, leave encashment and notice pay. No signup is required, and each page states its assumptions and sources. They are estimates, not payslips or tax returns.
If you run an Indian MSME, the same handful of salary questions come up every month: what will the employee actually take home, how much PF and Professional Tax applies, what is the gratuity liability, and how much TDS should be deducted. AccoNova publishes a free calculator for each of these, so you can answer them without a spreadsheet.
Salary and take-home
- CTC to In-Hand Salary Calculator — estimate gross pay, statutory deductions and monthly take-home from an annual CTC, comparing the old and new tax regimes.
- Salary TDS & Income Tax Calculator — estimate annual income tax and the monthly TDS your employer should deduct, under the new or old regime, using the same tax engine as AccoNova payroll.
Statutory contributions
- EPF & EPS Contribution Calculator — calculate the employee 12% share and the employer 3.67% EPF / 8.33% EPS split under the statutory wage ceiling, with a long-term corpus projection.
- State-Wise Professional Tax Calculator — work out the Professional Tax deduction for your state and salary, with the applicable slabs and assumptions.
Allowances, benefits and exits
- HRA Exemption Calculator — apply the Section 10(13A) least-of-three rule for metro and non-metro cities to see how much of your House Rent Allowance is exempt.
- Gratuity Calculator — estimate gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act using the 15/26 formula, with service rounding and the Rs 20 lakh tax-exemption limit.
- Leave Encashment Calculator — estimate the payout for unused earned leave on resignation or retirement, with the Section 10(10AA) tax treatment.
- Notice Period Pay Calculator — work out notice pay when an employee leaves without serving the full notice period, for full-and-final settlement planning.
Choosing payroll software
Once you have the numbers, the next question is which platform to run them on. AccoNova has published honest, source-linked comparisons to help you decide:
- Full HRMS comparison matrix — AccoNova vs Keka vs Zoho People vs factoHR vs greytHR.
- AccoNova vs Keka · vs greytHR · vs factoHR · vs Zoho People · vs HROne · vs Pocket HRMS
- Alternatives: greytHR alternative · Zoho People alternative · Kredily alternative
How AccoNova runs the same numbers in payroll
These calculators estimate. AccoNova’s payroll management software produces the actual outputs an Indian employer files — PF, ESI, Professional Tax and TDS handled in the payroll run, with native EPFO ECR text-file export and multi-state Professional Tax slabs. GPS attendance feeds working days and LOP straight into payroll. Plans are published on the pricing page, and there is a free tier for up to 15 employees.
A note on accuracy
Each calculator states its assumptions and links to the relevant statute or authority. They are planning estimates, not substitutes for a payslip, a Form 16 or professional advice. Salary structures, exemptions, state rules and tax slabs change — verify against your own records and current rules before relying on a figure, and validate statutory outputs against the EPFO and state portals before filing.