Payroll calculation: one button, a signed legislation package, clear error codes.
Payroll calculator: SGK employee and employer shares, cumulative income tax, stamp tax, minimum wage exemption, garnishment, BES in one 'Calculate'.
Check: validation before payroll calculation
After the period and payment date are selected, 'Check' ('Kontrol et') reports the timesheet lock, preparation status, the location's additional payment status, the subcontractor decision and BES (auto-enrollment private pension) participation per person and location. The check result is saved; when opened, the screen brings back the period's saved checks and results and remembers the payment date.
Payroll calculator software: pay and deductions in one Calculate step
With a single approval, the input is frozen, pay is calculated, and garnishment, BES and in-house deductions are calculated in batches for people whose deductions have not yet been calculated. If anyone remains frozen but not calculated, a persistent warning appears.
Gross to net: payroll taxes deducted from salary and employer cost calculation
The SGK employee share, the employee unemployment insurance share, cumulative income tax and stamp tax are deducted from gross pay; adding the employer SGK and unemployment shares gives the employer cost. Rates are read from the signed legislation package; there are no statutory figures in the code.
Minimum wage payroll: income tax and stamp tax exemption
The exemption is the smaller of the employee's calculated tax and the tax on the minimum wage for that month. The minimum wage tax is calculated with its own year-to-date cumulative; the exemption amount is a separate column in the grid.
Net to gross salary: net salary agreement payroll and the gross value of a net bonus
For a person on a net contract, gross is solved from the base net; overtime, holiday and night items are priced from this gross, and the minimum wage floor is preserved. A bonus or payment agreed as net enters the calculation by finding the gross that raises the legal net by exactly the target net amount.
Meal, transport and per diem exemptions in payroll
Meal cash and card and transport card exemptions are calculated as 'daily value × days worked in the timesheet'; the card amount is deducted from the cash net. For per diem, the amount up to assignment days × daily cap is exempt from income tax, and any excess counts as pay.
Working pensioners with SGDP (social security support premium) and disability allowance
For a person under SGDP (social security support premium for working retirees), the SGK employee and employer rates and the unemployment share are applied from the signed package. Depending on the disability degree, the package amount is deducted from the income tax base, capped at the base; the line appears separately on the payslip and in the grid.
SGK floor and ceiling base calculation and carried-forward SGK base
The lower and upper limits of earnings subject to premiums are applied as daily limit × frozen premium days. Earnings above the ceiling carry forward month by month: the gap is filled first by the carry-forward from two months earlier, then from one month earlier, and any unused carry-forward from two months earlier drops off.
Cumulative tax calculation and automatic opening balance
From the second month on, the cumulative tax base and the SGK carry-forward are derived automatically from the payroll ledger. At year-end rollover, the tax base resets and the SGK carry-forward is kept; if there is no ledger, an approved opening declaration is used.
Net pay calculation against the minimum net: Top up or continue as is
For a person whose legal net falls below the minimum net, a decision window opens. 'Top up' ('Tamamla') closes the gap with a net-based top-up item, and the item is taxed like pay; 'Continue as is' ('Olduğu gibi devam et') is recorded. No payslip is produced until a decision is made.
Negative net, garnishment limit and mid-month parameter changes in payroll
The calculation for a person whose net pay falls below zero is rejected with a clear code; if a percentage garnishment exceeds legal net × the file's rate, the calculation stops. If the rate table changes mid-month, the calculation stops instead of guessing.
Final check columns and payroll grand total
The grid shows SGK days and missing days, additional payments, the SGK employee share, unemployment, income and stamp tax, the minimum wage exemption, in-kind payments, the cumulative base, garnishment, BES and company deductions, and net after deductions. The bottom row gives the grand total of the filtered rows.
Unlocking payroll and recalculating deductions only
The lock on a calculated person or location is removed with a progress bar; system-generated garnishment and company deduction slips are cancelled, and the person can be recalculated. With a right-click, garnishment, BES and in-house deductions are recalculated for a single person.
Frequently asked questions
How to calculate salary from gross to net?
SGK employee share, employee unemployment share, cumulative income tax and stamp tax are deducted from gross pay, and the minimum wage exemption is applied. As salary calculation software, Pulsar HRM reads the rates from the signed legislation package and runs the calculation with a single 'Calculate'.
How to calculate salary from net to gross?
For a person on a net pay contract, Pulsar HRM solves gross from the base net; overtime, holiday and night items are priced from this gross, and the minimum wage floor is preserved.
How is the minimum wage exemption calculated?
In Pulsar HRM, the exemption is the smaller of the employee's calculated income and stamp tax and the tax on the minimum wage for that month; the minimum wage tax is found with its own year-to-date cumulative.
What is the cumulative tax base?
It is the income tax base accumulated from the start of the year up to that month; the tax bracket is determined by this total. From the second month on, Pulsar HRM derives the cumulative base from the payroll ledger and resets it at year-end rollover.
How is the carried-forward SGK base calculated?
Earnings above the ceiling carry forward to later months. Pulsar HRM fills the gap first with the carry-forward from two months earlier, then from one month earlier; any unused carry-forward from two months earlier drops off.
How to calculate employer cost?
The employer SGK share and the employer unemployment share are added to gross pay. Pulsar HRM calculates these shares with the rates in the signed package and produces the employer cost together with the pay calculation.
How is the disability allowance calculated in payroll?
The disability degree is resolved from the rate and approval date on the personnel card; the package amount for that degree is deducted from the income tax base, capped at the base. The allowance is a separate line on the payslip and in the grid.
How is payroll calculated for SGDP employees?
The insurance regime is resolved from the retirement information on the personnel card. For a person under SGDP (social security support premium for working retirees), the SGK employee and employer rates and the unemployment share are applied from the signed package.
Does take-home pay drop when the tax bracket changes?
When the cumulative base rises and tax increases, the legal net can fall. For a person whose legal net falls below the minimum net, Pulsar HRM opens a decision window: 'Top up' ('Tamamla') closes the gap with a net-based item, and 'Continue as is' ('Olduğu gibi devam et') is recorded.
How is the per diem tax exemption calculated?
In Pulsar HRM, the per diem amount up to assignment days × daily cap is exempt from income tax, and the excess is pay; stamp tax is taken on the full amount. The daily cap comes from the signed package.
How is the meal exemption calculated in payroll?
The meal cash and card exemption is calculated as 'daily value × days worked in the timesheet'; the card amount is deducted from the cash net. If the rate table changes mid-month, the calculation stops instead of guessing.
How to check payroll?
Before calculation, 'Check' ('Kontrol et') reports the timesheet lock, preparation, additional payments, the subcontractor decision and BES (auto-enrollment private pension) status. After calculation, the final check columns and the grand total row are checked person by person.
How to calculate employer cost for a minimum wage employee?
For a minimum wage employee too, the employer SGK share and employer unemployment share are added to gross pay; rates come from the signed legislation package and employer cost is produced together with the pay calculation.
How does take home pay calculation work?
Statutory deductions are taken from gross pay to reach the legal net; after garnishment, BES and internal company deductions are also taken, the net salary payable appears in the grid as the net after deductions.