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Payroll and HR services in Mumbai
True HR runs payroll and HR for Mumbai companies: salary processing, PF (Provident Fund), ESI (Employees' State Insurance), Maharashtra PT (Professional Tax) and TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) filings, hiring at a flat 5% of CTC (Cost to Company), and lawyer-reviewed policies. Salaries credit on the 1st, every filing goes in before its due date.
Mumbai remains the city where India's money is decided. Banking, insurance, asset management and the headquarters of half the large listed companies sit here, which makes Mumbai payrolls senior, complex and unforgiving: high salaries with surcharge-level TDS, bonuses and ESOP (Employee Stock Option Plan) income, directors' remuneration, and audit committees that expect payroll records to reconcile to the rupee. Maharashtra adds the most intricate state layer in India: a PT slab with an extra February charge and a full exemption for women earning up to ₹25,000, a half-yearly LWF (Labour Welfare Fund) cycle, and the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act 2017 with its online registration regime. Office costs spread teams across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane, multiplying establishment-level registrations. We run Mumbai payroll to that standard: every filing on time, every register current, every rupee accounted for.
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Mumbai on the True HR map
One of five True HR offices in India. Companies in Mumbai get full payroll, statutory compliance and HR services.
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Local compliance
What does Maharashtra require from a Mumbai payroll?
Rates updated for FY 2026-27
Professional Tax in Maharashtra
Maharashtra PT is ₹175 per month for salaries of ₹7,501-10,000 and ₹200 per month above ₹10,000, with ₹300 charged in February so the annual total reaches ₹2,500. Women earning up to ₹25,000 per month are exempt. We apply the slab, the February extra and the exemption automatically in every run.
Labour Welfare Fund in Maharashtra
Maharashtra LWF is ₹25 from the employee and ₹75 from the employer each half-year, ₹50 and ₹150 a year, for June and December. We collect the employee share in the June and December payrolls and remit both shares each cycle, with challans archived.
Shops and Establishments registration
Offices register under the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act 2017 through the state's online system, and each establishment across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane counts separately. We handle registrations and renewals for every location and keep the records the Act prescribes.
The monthly cycle
How a Mumbai payroll runs, month after month
Six dates, the same every month, from input freeze to management reports.
- Day 20 to 25Inputs freeze
- Day 26 to 28Process and validate
- Day 1Salaries credited
- By Day 7TDS deposited
- By Day 15PF and ESI filed
- By Day 20Management reports
What we do here
Six service lines, available in Mumbai
The full True HR stack applies wherever you see us listed: one accountable team from the first offer letter to the last settlement.
Hiring at 5% of CTC
91% internal matching effectiveness
Payroll processing
Salary registers, bank advice, digital payslips
Statutory compliance
Filed before due dates, every cycle
Employee lifecycle
One file per employee, always current
HR policies and advisory
Every letter reviewed by labour law lawyers
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Hire wherever the talent is
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Frequently asked questions
Why is Professional Tax higher in February in Mumbai?
Maharashtra collects ₹2,500 a year from employees in the top slab: ₹200 per month for eleven months and ₹300 in February to complete the total. Women earning up to ₹25,000 per month are fully exempt. Payroll teams that miss the February change underpay by ₹100 per employee; ours never does.
Which Maharashtra registrations does a Mumbai office need?
Registration under the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act 2017 for each establishment, PT registration for deduction and the employer's own enrolment, LWF registration, plus the central PF, ESI and TDS obligations. Offices in Navi Mumbai or Thane count as separate establishments. We audit and complete the set during onboarding.
Can you handle high-salary TDS and ESOP payrolls?
Yes. Mumbai payrolls regularly involve surcharge computation, perquisite valuation for ESOPs and company benefits, and directors' remuneration. We compute salary TDS under section 392 (earlier 192) monthly, file Form 138 (earlier 24Q) quarterly and issue Form 130 (earlier Form 16), with workings your auditors can trace line by line.
Ready to stop worrying about people's money?
Book a 30-minute scoping call. We will map your headcount, states and current setup, and send a firm, slab-wise quote within two working days.
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