> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Quickstart Guide
> After you sign up with [Payroll](https://payroll.razorpay.com/login), you can begin to set up your account and Dashboard.
## Set Up Payroll Account
The following guide provides a checklist of prerequisite steps and best practices to set up your organisation's payroll account and system.
**Watch Out!**
Automated Professional Tax (PT) payments for employees in Karnataka are temporarily unavailable on Payroll. Know more about the [PT rule change](/payroll/faqs#professional-tax).
### Add All Employees
You can add employees individually or in bulk on the Payroll Dashboard to set up the payroll recipients.
To add employees:
1. Log in to the [Payroll Dashboard](https://payroll.razorpay.com/dashboard).
2. Navigate to **ADMIN OPTIONS** → **People**.
3. Click **Add One** to add an individual employee, or **Add Multiple** to add multiple employees. You can also invite your employees using their email ids using **Invite many**.
4. Enter the employees' information such as joining date, authorised email id, salary information and more.
5. Click **CONTINUE**.
You have successfully added employees/contractors to the Dashboard. Your employees can complete their [onboarding and profile set up](/payroll/employees#employee-onboarding) using the welcome mail they receive at their registered email id.
**Watch Out!**
Sometimes your employees may not be added to your system due to operational discrepancies like [not receiving the welcome mail](/payroll/administrator#welcome-mail). Re-trigger a welcome mail or invite them to your company and payroll system.
### Enable Compliances
Update your organisation's compliance details as applicable. We support and automate many monthly [statutory compliance](/payroll/statutory-compliance) payments.
To enable compliances applicable:
1. Log in to the [Payroll Dashboard](https://payroll.razorpay.com/dashboard).
2. Navigate to **ADMIN OPTIONS** → **Company Details** in the left menu.
3. Click **Provident Fund / ESIC / Professional Tax / LWF** → **EDIT** and enable compliances from the respective drop-down menu as applicable.
4. Click **CONTINUE** to save the changes.
If you want us to handle your external compliances, connect your Payroll account to your compliance portals as applicable.
1. Go to **External Credentials** in **Company Details** → **EDIT**.
2. Enter the user ids and passwords to authenticate your credentials.
3. Click **CONTINUE** to save the changes.
You have successfully enabled the applicable compliances. Know more about [compliance payments and automation](/payroll/statutory-compliance).
### Upload Company Logo
You can upload your company logo to reflect on both the Dashboard and the payslips. Ensure you meet the following conditions for the logo:
* Must be a PNG file.
* Must have a 5:1 aspect ratio or be rectangular shaped.
* Must have a transparent background.
To upload the logo:
1. Log in to the [Payroll Dashboard](https://payroll.razorpay.com/dashboard).
2. Navigate to **Company Details** → **Name & Address** → **EDIT**.
3. Upload the photograph and click **PREVIEW**.
### Setup Default Salary Structure
See [default salary structure](/payroll/salary#setup-salary-structure) set up.
### Check for Missing Information
Before you [execute payroll](/payroll/execute-payroll), ensure you your employees' data is available and up-to-date.
To check for missing information:
1. Log in to the [Payroll Dashboard](https://payroll.razorpay.com/dashboard).
2. Go to **ADMIN OPTIONS** → **Reports** → **Missing Information**. This opens the **Missing Information** page with a list of employees and their missing information.
3. Select the checkboxes against the employees' names and click **SEND EMAILS**. You can also select all employees using the checkbox against **Employee Name**.
4. Click **SEND EMAILS** to re-confirm.
Your employee/s receive an email at their registered email address to update their missing information.
### Confirm Salary Components
You should re-check the salary components and net salary calculations.
To re-check salary information:
1. Log in to the [Payroll Dashboard](https://payroll.razorpay.com/dashboard)
2. Navigate to **ADMIN OPTIONS** → **Reports**.
3. Select **Salary Register** and select the relevant month. You can filter the information, download the payslips for that month and download the data as a .CSV file to process the data better.
### Employee Tax Declarations
You must ask your employees to update their tax deductions and declarations on the [Employee Dashboard](/payroll/employees/declarations).
Employees must navigate to **Tax Deductions** on their Dashboard to update their tax details and minimise their deductible taxes.
### Add RazorpayX Payroll as Beneficiary
To enable fund transfers, you need to add your Payroll Account as a beneficiary. You can find your account details in the Payroll [Money Transfer page](https://payroll.razorpay.com/moneyTransfer).
### Update UAN
Update your employees' Universal Account Number (UAN) if applicable.
To update UAN:
1. Log in to the [Payroll Dashboard](https://payroll.razorpay.com/dashboard).
2. Navigate to **ADMIN OPTIONS** → **People**.
3. Select the employee From the list of employees and open their profile.
4. Update their PF details in **Provident Fund** → **Professional Tax & ESI**.
### Enable Resignation
You can enable employee resignations and allow employees to submit resignation requests.
1. Log in to the [Payroll Dashboard](https://payroll.razorpay.com/dashboard).
2. Go to **Settings** → **Employee Resignation Setup** → **EDIT**.
3. Select the **Enable resignations feature** check box.
With all of the above done, your account is completely set up to process payroll.
### Related Information
* [Execute Payroll](/payroll/execute-payroll)
* [Statutory Compliance](/payroll/statutory-compliance)
* [Administrative Role](/payroll/administrator)
* [Salary](/payroll/salary)