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How to Set Up Payroll

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1. Start Payroll setup

Open Payroll from your Kuda Business app or dashboard, then follow the prompts to begin.

2. Choose how often you want to pay your team

You can choose:

  • Monthly: Pick a payday between the 1st and 28th of the month.

  • Biweekly: Your paydays will be set to the 14th and 28th of the month.

3. Choose your first pay date

Select the first date you want payroll to run. We’ll check that the date works with the payroll frequency you selected.

4. Choose the account to pay from

Select the Kuda Business account you want to use for payroll payments. This can be your primary account or an eligible sub-account.

5. Choose how payroll should run -You can run payroll manually or automatically.

  • Manual payroll: You review and approve payroll before your employees are paid.

  • Automatic payroll: Payroll is scheduled and processed automatically based on your settings.

If you choose manual payroll, we’ll remind you before your payroll date so you don’t miss it.

Add employees to Payroll

You can add employees one at a time or upload many employees at once.

Add one employee

To add an employee, enter their:

  • Employee ID

  • Kuda account number

  • Net salary

  • Start date

We’ll validate the employee’s Kuda account number before saving their details.

Add employees with a CSV file

To save time, you can upload multiple employees using the Payroll CSV template.

The template includes fields such as:

  • Employee ID

  • Bank account number

  • Bank code

  • Net salary

  • Date of birth

  • Gender

  • Start date

  • Email address

  • Phone number

After you upload the file, we’ll validate the Kuda account numbers and use the details provided to help complete each employee profile.

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