Payroll Settings

This is documentation about the page Löneinställningar that you can reach by clicking Löner och anställda and Löneinställningar in the sidebar. Here you can review and change payroll settings for your company. You can also activate extra payroll functionality that becomes available on employees and salaries.

Tabs on the page

You can find the following tabs on this page:

Allmänt (General)

Direct link: Allmänt

Intjänandeperiod lön (Income period salary)

Specify whether salary is paid out the same month it is earned or the previous month.

Lönespecifikationer (Payslips)

Indicate whether you want payslips to be sent via email to your employees. You can also download payslips as PDF files and share them yourself or print them.

Arbetsgivardeklaration (Employer’s declaration)

Specify the contact person for the employer’s declaration. The information you enter here is included on the declarations you send to Skatteverket.

Tidsbegränsad nedsättning av arbetsgivaravgifter (Temporary reduction of employer contributions)

Indicate whether you wish to request temporary reduction of employer contributions in the employer’s declaration. Read more at Skatteverket.

Semester (Vacation)

Direct link: Vacation

Lägg till semesterersättning på timlöner automatiskt (Automatically add vacation pay on hourly wages)
If you choose not to pay out vacation pay directly on the salary, you must yourself calculate and keep track of how much vacation pay your employees have earned, and then pay it out at a later time.
Lägg till semesterersättning på månadslöner automatiskt (Automatically add vacation pay on monthly salaries)
Use this setting for employments that do not last longer than 3 months if you want vacation pay to be added to each monthly salary and not saved in the vacation liability list.
Semestertillägg i procent (Vacation pay supplement in percent)
Enter vacation pay supplement in percent.

Semesterlöneskuld (Accrued vacation pay)

Beräkna semesterlöneskuld enligt Dooers standard (Calculate accrued vacation pay according to Dooer’s Standard)
Activate this function to have Dooer calculate the accrued vacation pay for each employee.

Description of Dooer’s standard:

Accrued vacation pay is calculated according to the equal pay rule.
Vacation supplement is calculated at 0.43% (can be changed).
Vacation year is standard April 1 - March 31 (can be changed).
Accrual year is the year before the vacation year.

Anställda (Employees)

Stöd för extra inställningar för anställda (Extra settings for employees)

Here you have the opportunity to use extra payroll functionality for employees. These are settings that become available when you edit an employee.

Skattejämkning i procent (Tax adjustment in percent)
With tax adjustment, you can specify a fixed percentage to use when calculating tax for an employee. Note that if you wish to deduct less tax than what the tax table indicates, you must first obtain a tax adjustment decision from Skatteverket before specifying a percentage.
Växa-stöd (Växa-stöd)
Växa-stöd is a temporary reduction of employer contributions for sole traders who hire their first employee. Read about Växa-stöd at Skatteverket.
Forskningsavdrag (Research deduction)
As a company, you can make deductions from employer contributions for employees who work with qualified research or development. Read more at Skatteverket.
Avdrag för regionalt stöd (Deduction for regional support)
Employers operating within certain regions are entitled to deductions on employer contributions. If your company is entitled to this, check this box, and then the corresponding box on the profile for each employee for whom the deduction should apply. Read more at Skatteverket.
Aktivera redigering av arbetställenummer (Activate editing of workplace number)
Workplace numbers are assigned by Statistics Sweden (SCB) and are added to the individual tax declaration sent to Skatteverket. Enable editing of the workplace number on the employee’s profile.

Extra lönefunktionalitet (Extra payroll functionality)

Stöd för extra lönefunktionalitet (Extra payroll functionality)

The most common functionality that most companies use is activated from the start. In addition, there are additional functions that you can enable yourself based on your company’s needs.

FAQ

Can I send payslips in English?

No, currently payslips can only be created in Swedish.

How do I use tax adjustments?

Activate Stöd för skattejämkning under the Anställda tab. Then open the employee in the register and fill in Skattejämkning i procent under the section Skattetabell.

How can I choose whether I want to pay out vacation pay directly or not on hourly wages?

Yes. You can make a setting for the entire company and also choose whether individual employees should deviate from that setting. Note that if you choose not to pay out vacation pay, you must remember to pay it out at a later time.

Can I create a report over calculated accrued vacation pay?

If you want to see calculated accrued vacation pay, you can have a report created every month by activating the function Beräkna semesterlöneskuld enligt Dooers standard under Semester in the payroll settings.

How do I set the level of employer contributions?

Employer contributions are calculated automatically when an employer’s declaration is created.