India EOR for the US

Your India team on our payroll, without an Indian entity

You have already chosen the engineer in Bengaluru. Wisemonk becomes their legal employer in India, runs compliant INR payroll, files W-8BEN-E and DTAA paperwork, and bills your AP one line in USD.

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USA

India

FX BRIDGE 1 USD ≈ ₹94.62

Time-zone overlap 3-5 hrs daily

IRS Federal income & payroll tax
Form W-8BEN-E India-side withholding paperwork
DTAA (US-India) Avoids double taxation

300+ Global companies running their India payroll with Wisemonk

72% Avg. saving vs. own entity (fully-loaded cost)

~7 days From signed contract to first INR payslip

100% DTAA-compliant payroll, every payslip

Trusted by 300+ Global Companies

Built for your jurisdiction

India EOR built for United States balance sheets & data flows.

Three things every United States CFO, DPO, and Head of People asks before putting Indian employees on our payroll.

USD in, INR payslip out

We employ the person under Wisemonk India Pvt. Ltd. Your AP receives one USD invoice per pay cycle. We handle the FX and statutory deductions (PF, ESI, PT, TDS) on the Indian side, and remit net pay to your team member's Indian bank account.

Global-grade service levels

Same SLA you would expect from a US-based provider: 24-hour response on payroll queries, 4-hour response on compliance flags, named CSM and named Indian payroll lead.

Employment, not contracting

Your team member is a salaried employee with EPF, gratuity, and statutory benefits. Not a contractor. That clean classification is what protects you on both sides of the border.

The honest comparison

Set up an Indian entity vs. Wisemonk EOR.

The honest comparison if you have a person to put on payroll today and you are choosing between standing up an Indian subsidiary or using an EOR. Numbers benchmarked from 24 months of Wisemonk onboardings.

	Set up your own Indian subsidiary	Wisemonk EOR
Time to first employee on payroll	5–7 months	7 days
Setup cost	$18,000 – $45,000	$0
Ongoing compliance & filings	Your CA team, monthly	Filed for you, included
PF, ESI, PT, TDS registrations	You apply, you maintain	Pre-registered, maintained
Termination & severance liability	Your legal exposure	Handled under Indian ID Act
Permanent establishment risk	Annual review with counsel	None

Run your numbers

See the exact savings for your USA team, in your currency.

Plug in headcount, salaries, and timeline. Get a side-by-side cost model with our entity setup vs. Wisemonk EOR calculator.

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Questions from USA

Do my Indian employees owe US taxes?

No. They are employees of Wisemonk India Pvt. Ltd., resident in India for tax purposes. They pay Indian income tax. The DTAA between the US and India eliminates double taxation, and we file Form 10F and TRC each year so your AP team can rely on standard W-8BEN-E withholding.

Can I issue stock options to employees on Wisemonk's payroll?

Yes. We support ISO and RSU grants under your existing US plan. We handle the FEMA Liberalised Remittance Scheme reporting, the perquisite valuation at exercise, and the TDS withholding so your Carta or Pulley records line up with Indian payroll.

What happens if I want to spin up my own entity later?

We have done it 40+ times. You give us 60 days notice, we transfer the employment to your entity with continuity of service preserved, transfer PF accounts, and your Indian CA takes over from there. No team disruption.

Who owns the IP that my Indian employee creates?

Your company does. The employment contract assigns all work-product IP to your US entity (or a designated affiliate) at the moment of creation, with India-law and US-law parallel assignments. The Wisemonk-employee relationship is purely the employment vehicle; the working relationship and IP flow stay with you.

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Specific to companies headquartered in USA. For cross-border basics, see the main page.

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