Payroll in Chennai
Chennai's manufacturing belt — auto components, engineering, leather and pharma — carries the heaviest bookkeeping load of any business type: raw material consumption, GRNs, work-in-progress valuation and job-work challans on top of the usual filings. The pricing engine prices manufacturing engagements with an explicit effort loading for precisely this reason.
Chennai employers among manufacturers and auto-component suppliers cross the EPF and ESI headcount thresholds quickly — both deposits fall due on the 15th of the following month, and the SOP verifies applicability and wage definitions before the first Chennai salary register is run.
The platform's manufacturing SOP block tracks stores issues against production reports, matches GRNs to supplier bills before purchases are booked, and keeps job-work material movement documented with ITC-04 discipline — the checks a Chennai factory's auditor will ask about first.
₹1,200/day
A typical standalone engagement is 1 accountant-day a month — ₹1,200/month at the standard tier.
The same engine prices every city — what changes your quote is scope, volume and backlog, not the pin code. On-site visits in Chennai add a flat ₹300/day.
Book in Chennai →How the work runs — the payroll SOP
- ✓Verify EPF / ESI applicability and wage definitions
- ✓Match payroll with EPFO / ESIC portal and bank payments
- ✓Process salary register and statutory deductions
- ✓File EPF / ESI within due dates; save challans
Every engagement — in Chennai or anywhere in India — ends with your dashboard updated and a plain-language MIS, and every booking generates a GST-compliant invoice.
Payroll due dates for Chennai businesses — FY 2026-27
| Obligation | Frequency | First due dates |
|---|---|---|
| TDS / TCS depositAnyone deducting TDS (Sections 392/393, IT Act 2025) | Monthly | 30 April 2026, 7 May 2026, 7 June 2026, … |
| PF (EPF) contributionEmployers with 20+ employees (or voluntarily registered) | Monthly | 15 April 2026, 15 May 2026, 15 June 2026, … |
| ESI contributionEmployers with 10+ employees (wage limit applies) | Monthly | 15 April 2026, 15 May 2026, 15 June 2026, … |
| Form 130 — salary TDS certificateAll employers (replaces Form 16 from TY 2026-27) | Annual | 15 June 2026 |
The full 23-obligation calendar, month by month: statutory compliance calendar →
Payroll in Chennai — common questions
How much does payroll cost in Chennai?
Payroll starts from ₹1,200 per accountant-day in Chennai — the same engine-computed rate as everywhere in India; what changes your quote is scope, transaction volume and backlog, not the pin code. A typical standalone engagement is 1 accountant-day a month — ₹1,200/month at the standard tier. On-site visits in Chennai add a flat ₹300/day, volume discounts run up to 20%, and every booking gets a GST-compliant invoice.
Can the accountant visit my office in Chennai?
Yes. Engagements run online by default with a live dashboard, and on-site visits anywhere in Chennai, Tamil Nadu are available as a flat ₹300/day add-on. Many of the city's manufacturers and auto-component suppliers choose a mix — on-site for the setup visit, online for the recurring cycle.
How are accountants serving Chennai verified?
Every accountant on the platform clears the same qualifying exam and document verification before taking a single assignment — there is no city-specific shortcut. Before booking payroll in Chennai you see the accountant's verified profile and experience tier, and every visit ends with a sign-off recorded on the portal.