Foreign companies operating in India may find it challenging to deal with the complexities of the country’s tax system. The primary concerns for a foreign company that needs to comply with tax laws in India are: Individual income tax (IIT) for employees in India, social security costs, VAT, withholding tax, business tax and permanent establishment concerns.

A remote payroll in India is where a foreign company, i.e. a non-resident company, payrolls a resident employee in India. This applies to both local and foreign employees. One option for a non-resident company to payroll its employees (local and foreign) in India is to use a fully outsourced service like a GEO or PEO which will employ and payroll the staff on their behalf.

In some cases, a company will register their business in India under one of the forms available but prefer to have another company administer its payroll. This can be accomplished through a payroll provider. It is important to note that the company, as the Employer of Record, is still fully responsible for compliance with employment, immigration, tax and payroll regulations. But the payroll calculations, payments and filings can all be outsourced to the payroll provider.

Larger companies with a commitment to India may wish to run their own local payroll for all employees, foreign and local. In order to accomplish this, they will have to complete the incorporation, register the business and then hire the necessary staff. There will be a need for in country human resources personnel who have the background needed to manage an Indian payroll and can fulfil all tax, withholding tax and payroll requirements.

This approach carries significant cost and requires some knowledge of local employment and payroll regulations. The company will need a local accounting firm and potentially legal counsel to ensure full compliance with Indian employment laws.

Companies can outsource the employment and payroll of their staff in India to a GEO, like Shield GEO. This is possible for both foreign workers and Cypriot nationals. This is the easiest, fastest and safest way to payroll staff in India.

Shield GEO manages all aspects of payroll for workers in India, including taxes, withholding, social security payments and other statutory requirements. Shield GEO becomes the Employer of Record and employs the staff on behalf of the client.

FCPA support the client on real time basis to run the payroll on weekly, fortnightly and  monthly. We have been partnered and certified with Cloud Platforms XERO, QBO and ZOHO to process payroll. We will support the employees to have dedicated login to track leave and earnings on the go. We comply Payroll with local tax regime prevalent in the location of the business premises.