This is a program for payroll calculation and personnel records management, tailored to Kazakhstani legislation. It takes over routine tasks: accruals, taxes, deductions, vacations, staffing schedules — and does so in accordance with local regulations rather than generic templates. It suits companies where manual payroll calculation or scattered spreadsheets have already become a headache.
Who it's for
The program is designed for payroll accountants and HR specialists — those who calculate accruals monthly, maintain timesheets, process vacations, and prepare payslips. It's useful both for small companies with a few dozen employees and for enterprises with multiple legal entities — there is support for multi-organizational accounting in a single database.
What tasks it covers and what's included
The main functionality is built around two blocks — personnel and calculations.
For personnel: staffing schedule, planning and analysis of the payroll fund, tracking vacation entitlements with automatic vacation pay calculation.
For calculations: calculation of salary, taxes, and deductions, including non-standard cases — complex accruals and deductions. Payments can be made in various ways — through the cash office, bank transfer, or payroll project.
On the technical side — the "Taxi" interface (the same one used in other modern 1C solutions), operation through a web client without installation on each computer, the possibility of cloud access, and flexible customization for the specifics of a particular enterprise. Employees can receive payslips by email, which removes some of the paperwork.
The program exists in PROF and CORP versions — essentially, a base version and extended functionality for more complex structures.
It's worth mentioning separately 1C:ITS — a support agreement that is strongly recommended to be arranged right away with the boxed product. This means regular updates (payroll legislation changes often) and technical support from the partner.
When to get it, and when not to
It makes sense to get it if your staff is growing, accrual schemes are becoming more complex (shift schedules, several types of bonuses, complex vacation pay calculations), or you keep records for several organizations and want to consolidate this into one system. It also makes sense to switch to ZUP if payroll is currently done in Excel and there are already errors or discrepancies with the actual timesheet.
There's no need to rush if you have 3-5 employees with a fixed salary and no complications — simplified accounting in an accounting program, without a separate payroll module, may be enough. It's also important to consider that full-fledged operation requires not only purchasing a license but also configuration for your specifics and employee training — these are separate time and money costs that should be planned for from the start.
Frequently asked questions
Is a separate ITS agreement needed, or can you do without it?
The product description directly states that it is highly recommended to purchase 1C:ITS along with the boxed product — this provides regular support and updates from 1C together with the partner. Without it, the program will quickly fall behind changing legislation.
Can employees be trained to work in the program?
Yes, the 1C Training Center No. 5 offers ZUP courses specifically for personnel records and payroll calculation specialists.
What's the difference between PROF and CORP?
The product description clarifies that these are the base and extended versions, but there is no detailed comparison of functionality — this point is better clarified separately for your specific task.