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The payroll function is an essential aspect of HR operations, affecting each employee. Meeting local regulations and statutory compliance is as crucial as ensuring employees receive their salaries on time and accurately.
LMI Consultancy offers a sophisticated local payroll service; benefit from their streamlined processes and reduce administrative burdens. Get direct access to local teams of experts who will help calculate your gross wages, carefully deduct all withholdings and deductions, provide easy-to-read payslips, and handle all your employment tax filings accurately.
Outsourced Payroll Management
- Cost: Can reduce overhead costs by approximately 30%. Reduces technical debt and offers better scalability. More flexible than in-house employee overheads and can be excellent value
- Time and Resources: Frees up time for business owners and managers to focus on strategic goals. Reduces administrative burden on employees and owners
- Compliance & Accuracy: Payroll providers specialise in payroll compliance, ensuring accuracy and reducing the risk of penalties. Compliance is managed for you
- Scalability: More scalable and can adapt to growth or contraction
- Control: Limits direct control but offers customisation options to meet specific payroll needs. You can pick and choose processes depending on what makes the most sense for you
- Expertise: Managers and owners are working with payroll professionals focused on payroll processing, compliance, and payroll and benefits technologies. Brings in fresh perspectives and ideas
In-House Payroll Management
- Cost: May appear cheaper initially with payroll software, but ongoing maintenance can become burdensome. Requires costs such as salaries, software, and employee time
- Time and Resources: Places more administrative burden on employees and owners
- Compliance & Accuracy: Business owners must dedicate significant time to compliance research
- Scalability: Requires technological investment as the company grows
- Control: Offers the most control over processes. Internal staff are familiar with internal workings, and only they have access to payroll records
- Expertise: Relies on the expertise of current employees
Manual Payroll vs Automatic Payroll: What’s Best for Your Business?
While automated payroll software simplifies salary calculations and tax withholdings, its complexity might not suit every business’s unique needs. Expert oversight and personalised support are the hallmarks of manual services, which are especially crucial for:
- Indonesian tax laws are intricate and subject to frequent changes.Indonesian tax laws are a complex web of regulations, frequently updated, making compliance challenging.
- By performing manual services, businesses can ensure accurate calculations and compliance, avoiding the financial and legal repercussions of mistakes.
- To ensure correct payroll processing, manual intervention is often required for cases involving expatriate employees, unique benefits packages, or uncommon deductions.
- With expertise in Indonesian labour laws and tax regulations, a local payroll tax consultant can ensure your payroll and tax management are handled correctly.
- By outsourcing payroll and tax management, you free up time and resources to focus on your core business activities.
Document Requirements
- List of employees data (employee numbers, NPWP, Status permanent/non permanent, marital status, position, grade (if any), Bank account details (number, name of bank, name of beneficiary)
- Payroll details including basic salary, monthly allowances, bonus or incentives (if any)
- Certificate of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan and Kesehatan
- List of temporary benefits
- List of allowances (if any)
- List of reimbursements (if any)
- List of load deductions (if any)
- Other required documents
Streamline Payroll Management in Indonesia with LMI Consultancy
- Consult your inquiry with our professional consultant
- Submit necessary document
- Proceed with the payment
- Application process
- Receive the complete document
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Established in 2016, LMI Consultancy has been supporting countless individuals in understanding the intricacies of visas, business setup, tax & accounting, and property investment in Indonesia, providing a comprehensive and dependable service.
We take pride in being an ethical and innovative company that places a strong emphasis on exceptional customer service and strives to set a new standard in our industry, guaranteeing a smooth and encouraging experience for our clients.
FAQ
What reasons might a business prefer manual payroll and tax processes to automated payroll?
The flexibility and personal attention offered by manual payroll services may appeal more to smaller businesses or those with non-standard payroll setups than automated software. Implementing a payroll management system may present initial cost and complexity challenges.
What's the Indonesian 13th-month salary?
According to Indonesian employment regulations, workers are given a bonus equivalent to one month’s salary each year. The salary benefit amounts to one month’s pay, plus any standard monthly stipends. Employees receive this benefit before their main religious holiday, identified during onboarding.
Which taxes apply to payroll distributions?
Monthly and annual tax payments and reporting are required of the company. The monthly taxes consist of the following:
- Corporate income tax under article 25 (PPh 25) needs to be settled by the 15th of the subsequent month at the latest submitted to the tax office on the 20th of the following month at the latest.
- Article 21 (PPh 21) Employee Withholding Tax is due by the 10th of the next month and must be filed with the tax office by the 20th.
In contrast, the yearly taxes amount to:
- Corporate income tax is due by the end of April, the fourth month after the fiscal year.
- Individual income tax must be paid by the end of March, three months after the close of the fiscal year.
Disclaimer : Our services in LMI Consultancy provide consulting services focused on ensuring client compliance with applicable immigration and legal regulations in Indonesia. We do not provide or facilitate the production of official government documents, nor do we offer any expedited or preferential access to government services.
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