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Final settlement calculator

Build your full-and-final payout by listing credit components and deductions. The engine only sums what you enter — it does not guess components.

Content reviewed: March 2026FY 2025–26 (AY 2026–27) tax slabs in engineRules aligned: Union Budget 2025 — new regime slabs & Section 87A (≤₹12L taxable); cess 4%

How SalaryExit calculates estimates (methodology, FY scope, and limits).

Net settlement is only as complete as your line items (see accuracy card).

Required inputs

  • One or more payout components (₹ amounts)
  • Optional deductions (loan recovery, etc.)
Payout components (credits)

Examples: leave encashment, bonus, gratuity (if known), notice pay, reimbursements.

Deductions (optional)

Examples: loan recovery, asset recovery.

Add payout lines (and optional deductions) to compute net settlement.

Assumptions used by this estimate

  • Net settlement = sum(credit lines) − sum(deduction lines).
  • This does not infer leave encashment, gratuity, or statutory dues — you must add them explicitly as lines.
  • Blank labels are OK for quick math, but naming lines improves auditability.

Worked example (same engine as live calculator)

Credits: leave encashment ₹1,20,000 + FnF bonus ₹50,000. Deductions: loan recovery ₹20,000. Net = ₹1,50,000 (labels are for your clarity; amounts drive the math).

FAQ

Why is my net different from HR’s statement?

HR statements include tax deductions, timing, recoveries, and components you may not have listed here.

Final settlement (FnF) in India: components, timeline, and what to verify

Full and final settlement (FnF) is the net payment (or recovery) between you and your employer at the end of employment. It is calculated by summing everything the employer owes you, then subtracting anything you owe the employer. The result can be positive (a payment to you) or negative (a recovery from you, sometimes through adjustment against accrued salary or gratuity).

Typical FnF credit components include: last month’s salary (for days worked), leave encashment of accumulated earned leave (subject to company policy and tax rules), gratuity if eligible (5+ years, covered employer), bonus arrears if applicable and unpaid, and notice pay received from employer if asked to leave early. Typical deductions include: notice period recovery if you left short (unserved notice days × per-day salary), salary advances or loan recoveries, and any asset recovery.

Timeline: the Payment of Wages Act and some state-specific shops and establishments acts prescribe timelines for final settlement — often within 30–60 days of separation. In practice, larger companies with payroll software can complete FnF faster; smaller companies sometimes delay. Form 16 Part A for the year of separation should reflect the FnF components, which matters when you file your ITR — particularly if gratuity, leave encashment, or unusually large FnF amounts are involved.

Verifying your FnF: ask HR for a detailed line-item breakup before signing any settlement letter. Common errors include: wrong number of leave days encashed, incorrect gratuity base (uses old salary rather than last drawn), wrong notice period recovery calculation (using working days instead of calendar days), and missing bonus arrears. Use this calculator to sanity-check the arithmetic before accepting the final figure.

  • Credits: last salary + leave encashment + gratuity + bonus arrears + notice pay received.
  • Debits: notice recovery + loan/advance recovery + asset recovery.
  • Ask for a detailed breakup before signing any settlement letter.
  • Verify gratuity base: it should be last drawn Basic+DA, not older salary.
  • FnF components appear in Form 16 Part A for the separation year — keep records for ITR.

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