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The key difference is our foundation. While most outsourced payroll providers in Singapore build their service on manual processes and spreadsheets, Counto’s service is built on an intelligent, fully automated platform.

This creates three main advantages for your business:

• True Automation, Not Just Outsourcing: Our outsourced payroll service is powered by direct integrations with IRAS and CPF. This isn’t just a digital front for manual work; it means your CPF contributions, tax submissions, and salary payments are handled with machine accuracy, eliminating the risk of human error that can occur with spreadsheet-based providers.
• A Live Dashboard, Not a Monthly Report: With traditional providers, you often send your data into a “black box” and wait for a report. With Counto, you get a live dashboard with real-time visibility into every payroll run. You have complete transparency and control at all times.
• An Integrated Platform, Not a Standalone Service: Your payroll doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Every Counto client gets our full expense and payments platform, plus access to Jasmine AI, our intelligent assistant that can answer your queries. It’s a complete financial back office, not just a payroll service.

With Counto, you don’t just outsource payroll—you upgrade it.

Most payroll software products are just single-purpose calculators that still require significant manual work. Counto is different. Our DIY payroll is a truly intelligent and fully integrated platform.

This difference is clear in three main areas:

• It’s Genuinely AI-Powered, Not Just Automated: Beyond simply calculating CPF, our software uses intelligence to guide you through each step, preventing common errors before they happen. Plus, it’s integrated with Jasmine AI, our intelligent assistant. This means you can get information or start processes by having a simple conversation, a feature you won’t find anywhere else.
• It’s a Fully Integrated Platform, Not an Island: Payroll isn’t a standalone task. Our software is seamlessly connected to leave and claims management, and is part of a unified financial back office. You aren’t just buying a separate tool that needs to be synced; you’re using one part of a complete, cohesive system.
• Our Pricing is Radically Simple: We don’t believe in confusing pricing tiers or feature paywalls. With Counto, you get every single feature—from AI calculations to IR8A generation—FREE. We don’t try to upsell you; we empower you from day one.

With Counto, you don’t just “do” payroll—you run it on a smarter, more integrated, and more transparent platform.

This is a major source of anxiety for business owners. Manually calculating CPF contributions on fluctuating salaries, bonuses, or prorated pay can easily lead to errors, resulting in fines from the CPF Board.

The only way to ensure 100% accuracy is to eliminate manual data entry. Counto’s payroll software is built with the latest CPF regulations hard-coded into its core.

It automatically computes the correct employer and employee contributions, giving you complete peace of mind that every calculation is right, every time.

At the end of the financial year, every employer in Singapore is legally required to prepare and issue a Form IR8A to each employee, detailing their total earnings.

The official submission deadline for Form IR8A to IRAS is 1 March each year. Manually preparing these forms ahead of this deadline is one of the most stressful and time-consuming compliance tasks of the year.

Our payroll platform transforms this process.

Because it has tracked every salary payment throughout the year, Counto automatically generates a compliant IR8A form for every employee. This saves you hours of manual work, ensures the information submitted to IRAS is accurate, and turns a major annual headache into a simple, stress-free task.

Running payroll and accounting on separate systems is a common source of hidden costs and manual work, requiring hours of reconciliation each month.

The true power of Counto is unlocked when you manage both your payroll and accounting on our single, intelligent platform.

Whether you use our DIY software or our fully managed payroll service, the integration benefits are seamless. Every payroll run automatically updates your books, giving you:

• A real-time, accurate picture of your true labour costs in your Profit & Loss statement.
• An end to manual reconciliation between different systems.
• The clarity to make smarter, data-driven decisions about your business’s financial health.

This integrated approach is the key to creating a single, effortless source of truth for your finances. You can explore our expert accounting services here.

Getting started with Counto Payroll is designed to be fast and simple, no matter which plan you choose.

For our DIY Payroll Software:
You are in complete control. Our guided workflow makes setup simple, and most businesses can be fully set up and ready to run their first payroll in under an hour. The process is broken down into three easy steps:

1. Activate the payroll module with a single click from your dashboard.
2. Set up your company details quickly using our form.
3. Onboard your employees with our simple and intuitive process.

For our Outsourced Payroll Service:
The setup is even simpler—we handle it for you. Our dedicated payroll team manages the entire migration and setup process. We’ll work with you to gather the necessary information, and then get you up and running quickly with zero technical work on your part.

Either way, our goal is to make your transition to a smarter payroll system completely seamless.

Absolutely. We’ll make the switch seamless by coordinating directly with your current provider, gathering your records, and ensuring a smooth handover.

Our team will review your historical data, handle all compliance checks, and set you up on Counto without missing a beat.

No worries. During onboarding, Counto’s team will review your records, clean up and reorganise your accounts where needed, and ensure everything meets the Accounting Standards of Singapore. We’ll get your payroll and financial data in order so you can move forward with confidence.

Besides CPF contributions, Singapore employers must also comply with:

• Skills Development Levy (SDL) for employee training grants

• Ethnic funds like CDAC, MBMF, ECF, and SINDA

• Levies for foreign workers with Work Permits
  Counto automatically calculates and processes these contributions for you.