How-to

Deduct bonus

Last updated May 26, 2025 · Tushar Agarwal

Follow these steps to manage bonus in salary:

1. Navigate to Control Panel → Payroll → Arrears.
Go to the Control Panel tab, navigate to the Payroll module and click the "Arrears" sub-module.


2. A new page opens.
The page shows different options.

3. Click the "Add Arrear" option in the top-left corner.
When you click it, a window with different drop-down options opens.

4. Select the options as described below:
I. Employee: Select the employee as required.
II. Title: Enter "Arrear" or the name of the arrear, such as variable component, bonus or incentive.
III. Description: Enter any note for the arrear.
IV. Type: Select "Earning", "Deduction" or "CTC" as per the component name you entered in the "Title" column.
V. Category: Select "Taxable" or another component as the category, as required.
VI. Calculation Mode: Select "Amount" or "Days". If you select Days, also select "Based days" as per the month in which you want to pay the arrear, and enter the end-of-month days.
VII. Value: If you select "Amount", enter the arrear amount; if you select "Days", enter the number of days.
VIII. Transaction Date: Select the 1st date of the payroll month.
IX. Arrear Status: Always keep it as "Unprocessed".
X. If you want to pay PF arrear and ESI arrear, select the respective options.
XI. Finally, click "+Add" to add the arrear for the employee. You can also enter these details in a bulk CSV file if you want to upload through the "Import" option.