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Payroll that keeps up with the law.

PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, the Housing Levy, NITA, SSNIT, LST, SDL and WCF, computed to current rates, filed in the formats each authority actually accepts, with a complete audit trail on every run.

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36+ markets

Pre-configured tax, statutory and labour-law settings.

Effective-dated rates

Retrospective runs use the rates in force at the time.

Government-ready returns

P9A, P10, DT-0107a, EMP201, IRP5 and more.

Terminal benefits

Gratuity, notice and leave payout by exit type.

Payroll management

Compliant payroll on autopilot.

Run payroll in 36+ markets with statutory calculations that update as the law changes, Kenya's PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, Housing Levy and NITA; Tanzania's PSSSF, SDL and WCF; Rwanda's RSSB pension, maternity and CBHI; Nigeria's PenCom and NHF; Ghana's SSNIT tiers; South Africa's UIF and SDL.

Rates are effective-dated. A retrospective run uses the rates in force for that pay period, not today's, which is what makes back-pay and corrections computable rather than a manual reconstruction.

Bulk runs with per-employee customisation, automatic reliefs, and post-tax deductions including student loans, company loans and advances tracked throughout.

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Payroll Management dashboard with statutory calculations, bulk runs and per-employee customisation

Statutory returns and exports

The filing formats each authority actually accepts.

KRA P9A and P10 CSV. NSSF and SHIF Excel templates. TRA PAYE returns, NSSF/PSSSF schedules, SDL and WCF filings. SARS EMP201 and IRP5. GRA and SSNIT schedules. PenCom remittance files. Annual tax summaries across the wider country coverage.

Batch generation across every employee and entity, full audit trails on every export, and re-generation of prior periods when an amendment is needed.

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Statutory returns and exports with KRA, TRA, SARS, GRA and SSNIT filing formats

Employee self-service

Give employees answers without adding work for HR.

Employees can easily generate their own payslips, verify their tax obligations and final net pay. This means less work for HR and a better experience for everyone.

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Employee self-service portal with payslips, tax obligations and net pay details

Outsourced payroll services

Don't have time or the capacity to manage payroll each cycle?

Let our specialists handle payroll for you. With Outsourced Payroll, a dedicated specialist takes care of the work inside CromaHR, from tax calculations to filings and deadlines. You review and approve. We handle the execution.

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Outsourced payroll services managed by CromaHR specialists

Terminal benefits

Get final pay right the first time.

Compute gross terminal benefits for departing staff with the right rules applied for each exit type, resignation, redundancy, retirement or dismissal. Service pay and gratuity, accrued leave payout and notice-in-lieu are all calculated before final approval.

The estimate feeds straight into the offboarding final-pay run, so the number the employee was shown is the number they receive.

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Terminal Benefits Calculator with service pay, gratuity, leave payout and notice-in-lieu

Payroll in motion

Run payroll across 36+ markets without spreadsheets.

Statutory deductions, effective-dated rates and government-ready returns, computed, filed and reconciled in one place.

CromaHR replaced spreadsheets, cut down errors, and handed us full control of HR management and payroll.

Solomon Wambua · CEO, Brand Delight / PlayDen

More ways to manage your team

The rest of the lifecycle.

The platform

Manage your growing team, all in one place.

Hire, onboard, manage, pay and develop your people on one system, with statutory compliance for 36+ countries built in rather than bolted on.

Questions

Frequently asked questions.

What happens when a statutory rate changes?

We update the platform, usually within days of gazettement. Because rates are effective-dated, past periods keep the rates that applied then. You do nothing, your next run is simply correct, and we email you explaining what moved and why.

Are casual and low-income staff over-deducted?

No. Every market has its own floor and each is applied automatically, Kenya's NSSF lower earnings limit of 9,000 and housing levy floor of 24,000, Uganda's NSSF floor of 235,000, Tanzania's 270,000 threshold, and Ghana's minimum SSNIT base of GHS 539.19. A Kenyan casual on 5,600 gross pays the SHIF minimum and nothing else.

Does payroll post to our accounting system?

Journals export by department, project or site in a format your accountant can post directly. If you are on CromaLedger it posts automatically.

Can you just run payroll for us?

Yes, payroll outsourcing is available from $49 a month plus a per-employee fee. You send inputs and approve; our team computes, files, remits and reports.

Can we run payroll for multiple companies or entities?

Yes. Multi-entity payroll lets you run separate payrolls for each legal entity under one login, each with its own pay calendar, statutory configuration and cost centres. Consolidated reporting across entities is available for group finance.

How does it handle loans and salary advances?

Staff loans, salary advances and check-off deductions are tracked with amortisation schedules. Each deduction appears on the payslip with the remaining balance, and the system stops deducting once the loan is cleared. No manual tracking, no over-deduction.

What about bonuses and commission?

One-off bonuses, recurring commissions and performance-linked payments are all supported. Each can be taxed correctly per the country's rules, and commission structures can be tiered or flat. Everything flows through to the payslip and the statutory returns.

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