Salary Calculation – Computes wages based on working hours, overtime, and deductions.

Tax & Compliance Management – Automatically calculates and deducts taxes, social security, and other legal obligations.

Benefits & Deductions Handling – Manages employee benefits like insurance, retirement plans, and bonuses.
Payslip Generation – Creates digital or printed payslips for employees.

Integration with Time & Attendance Systems – Ensures accurate payroll based on recorded work hours.

Direct Deposit & Payment Processing – Automates salary disbursement via bank transfers or payment gateways.

Reporting & Auditing – Provides financial reports, tax summaries, and payroll analytics for decision-making.

Salary Processing.
A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which may be specified in an employment contract. It is contrasted with piece wages, where each job, hour or other unit is paid separately, rather than on a periodic basis. From the point of view of running a business, salary can also be viewed as the cost of acquiring and retaining human resources for running operations, and is then termed personnel expense or salary expense. In accounting, salaries are recorded in payroll accounts.

Advance/Loan.
Payroll advance refers to a form of a short-term unsecured loan extended to employees, allowing employers to release payroll money in advance. The main purpose of this loan is to help cover unexpected expenses, which must wait till payday.

Gratuity Processing.
Gratuity is defined as a benefit given by the employer to the employee for rendering services continuously for five years or more. It is a mandatory and monetary benefit usually given at the time of employee separation from organization or retirement. But there are certain rules which make an employee eligible to receive gratuity.

Arrears Processing
Arrears are a legal term for the part of a debt that is overdue after missing one or more required payments. The amount of the arrears is the amount accrued from the date on which the first missed payment was due. The term is usually used in relation with periodically recurring payments such as rent, bills, royalties, and child support.

National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is a quasi-government agency responsible for the collection, safekeeping, responsible investment, and distribution of retirement funds from employees of the private sector in Uganda  who are not covered by the Government Retirement Scheme. Employer will contribute 10% and employee will be deducted 5% of their salary earned monthly. Participation for both employers and employees is compulsory.

Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
A pay-as-you-earn tax, or pay-as-you-go in Australia, is a withholding of taxes on income payments to employees. Amounts withheld are treated as advance payments of income tax due. They are refundable to the extent they exceed tax as determined on tax returns. PAYE may include withholding the employee portion of insurance contributions or similar social benefit taxes. In most countries, they are determined by employers but subject to government review. PAYE is deducted from each paycheck by the employer and must be remitted promptly to the government. Most countries refer to income tax withholding by other terms, including pay-as-you-go tax.

Provident Fund (PF)
Provident fund is another name for pension fund. Its purpose is to provide employees with lump sum payments at the time of exit from their place of employment. This differs from pension funds, which have elements of both lump sum as well as monthly pension payments. As far as differences between gratuity and provident funds are concerned, although both types involve lump sum payments at the end of employment, the former operates as a defined benefit plan, while the latter is a defined contribution plan.

Pension.
A pension is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments. A pension may be a "defined benefit plan", where a fixed sum is paid regularly to a person, or a "defined
 Contribution plan", under which a fixed sum is invested that then becomes available at retirement age. Pensions should not be confused with severance pay; the former is usually paid in regular amounts for life after retirement, while the latter is typically paid as a fixed amount after involuntary termination of employment before retirement.

Types of Payroll Management Systems

Manual (Excel or Paper-Based) – Simple but time-consuming and prone to errors.

On-Premise Payroll Software – Installed on company servers for in-house payroll processing.

Cloud-Based Payroll Solutions – Accessible online, offering automation and integration with HR systems.

Outsourced Payroll Services – Companies hire external payroll providers to handle salary processing.