{"id":5756,"date":"2026-02-25T13:13:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=5756"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:39:46","slug":"salary-calculation","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/kasutusjuhendid\/salary-calculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Salary calculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Salaries -&gt; Salaries -&gt; New salary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41125\" src=\"http:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1428\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-2.png 1428w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-2-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-2-1024x289.png 1024w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-2-768x217.png 768w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-2-50x14.png 50w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-2-920x260.png 920w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-2-600x169.png 600w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-2-320x90.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1428px) 100vw, 1428px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When adding salaries, there are two options &#8211; for each employee <strong>individually<\/strong> or for <strong>multiple employees at once<\/strong>. To add individually, click on the &#8220;<strong>New<\/strong> <strong>Salary<\/strong>&#8221; button, and for calculating for multiple employees at once, click on &#8220;<strong>New salaries for many<\/strong>&#8220;. In the latter case, make sure to set up the salary and applicable taxes on the employee\u2019s card beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>The calculation method for salaries is the same for all types of salary components. However, the tax obligations may vary depending on the type, and these need to be specified on the employee&#8217;s card.<\/p>\n<p>In this guide, we will cover adding a new salary individually. In the view for adding a new salary, there are five panels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General information<\/li>\n<li>Salary parts<\/li>\n<li>Withholdings<\/li>\n<li>Taxes<\/li>\n<li>Holidays information and aggregated payroll<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\">\n<p><strong><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-folder-1 spoiler-green su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>1. General information<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41094 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng.png 432w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-34x50.png 34w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-320x474.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First, select the employee&#8217;s name.<\/li>\n<li>In the description field, enter the name of the month for which the salary is being calculated.<\/li>\n<li>The system generates a cost entry based on the calculation date. If the remuneration is calculated for the entire month, the calculation date is always the last day of the month.<\/li>\n<li>Payout date &#8211;\u00a0the payday agreed upon within the company as specified in the settings.<\/li>\n<li>The system fills this field automatically based on the salary lines.<\/li>\n<li>Start and end of the payroll period. When the period is changed, salary details from the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/kasutusjuhendid\/employee-salary-settings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">employee card<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/kasutusjuhendid\/calendar-events-holidays-sick-leaves-and-so-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calendar events<\/a> (vacation, sick leave, etc.) are reloaded.<\/li>\n<li>The period shortcuts include &#8220;Current month&#8221; and &#8220;Previous month&#8221;. Using these shortcuts automatically updates the description (2), calculation date (3), payout date (4) and salary period (6).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-folder-1 spoiler-green su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>2. Salary parts<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/03T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19542\" src=\"http:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/03T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"946\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/03T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG.png 946w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/03T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/03T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG-768x179.png 768w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/03T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG-50x12.png 50w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/03T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG-920x215.png 920w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/03T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG-600x140.png 600w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/03T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG-320x75.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once the general information is set, you can modify or add salary parts if needed, such as additional bonuses. To add a new salary part, click &#8220;Add New Line&#8221; and choose the appropriate salary type from the dropdown menu.<\/p>\n<span class=\"su-label su-label-type-warning\">Advice<\/span>If <strong>holiday<\/strong> <strong>days<\/strong> are not marked in the calendar and you add a holiday payment row directly to the salary, the holiday payment amount will not be calculated automatically. Additionally, it will not be correctly reflected in the holiday days report.<\/p>\n<p>In the Salary Parts panel, the salary amount is displayed according to the data set on the employee\u2019s card (monthly salary, hourly wage).<br \/>\nIf the employee\u2019s card specifies an hourly wage calculation, the default display will show the number of standard working hours for the month (assuming no absences in the calendar). If the employee works part-time or according to a schedule, you may need to adjust the number of hours worked. Separate work schedules cannot be created in SimplBooks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-folder-1 spoiler-green su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>3. Withholdings<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/04T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19556\" src=\"http:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/04T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/04T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG.png 956w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/04T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/04T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG-768x176.png 768w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/04T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG-50x11.png 50w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/04T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG-920x211.png 920w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/04T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG-600x137.png 600w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/04T\u00f6\u00f6tasu-arvestamine-ENG-320x73.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here, the withholdings from the employee&#8217;s net salary are reflected (example bailiff&#8217;s claims). By default, the financial account is set to <strong>2613<\/strong> Withholdings from net salary. Such a claim must be marked as paid when fulfilling the obligation as a financial transaction.<\/p>\n<p><em>The default withholdings account can be changed in &#8220;Settings -&gt; Automatic transactions -&gt; Salaries -&gt; Withholdings from salary.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-folder-1 spoiler-green su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>4. Taxes<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41134 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-1.png 936w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-1-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-1-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-1-50x30.png 50w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-1-920x544.png 920w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-1-600x354.png 600w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-1-320x189.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taxes applicable to the salary can be selected or adjusted in the &#8220;Withholdings and employer&#8217;s contributions&#8221; panel by checking the box in front of the tax name. If taxfree part is applied when calculating income tax on the employee&#8217;s salary, it must be indicated in the &#8220;Taxfree part&#8221; field on the income tax line.<\/p>\n<span class=\"su-label su-label-type-warning\">Tip<\/span> To avoid errors, it is recommended <a href=\"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/kasutusjuhendid\/setting-up-taxes-applicable-to-employee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to set applicable taxes<\/a> and the taxfree amount on the employee\u2019s card.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-folder-1 spoiler-green su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>5. Holidays information and aggregated payroll<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/05_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41110 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/05_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/05_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng.png 353w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/05_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/05_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-35x50.png 35w, https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/05_01_tootasu_Arvestamine_eng-320x455.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Holidays information panel displays the <strong>number of accumulated vacation days<\/strong> at the start of the calculation period and the<strong> 6 month average daily rate.<\/strong> The info button next to the average daily rate shows the data used for the calculation.<\/p>\n<p>The 6 month average daily rate will not be displayed if no salary has been entered for the employee in the 6 months prior to the selected period.<\/p>\n<p>The aggregated payroll table shows the employer&#8217;s total cost, total tax amounts and the net and gross salary.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>If all information have been checked, save the salary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>For any additional questions, please write to us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:support@simplbooks.ee\">support@simplbooks.ee<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht_kb_category":[177],"ht_kb_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5756","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-salaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht_kb\/5756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/426"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5756"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht_kb\/5756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41144,"href":"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht_kb\/5756\/revisions\/41144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht_kb_category?post=5756"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.simplbooks.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht_kb_tag?post=5756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}