@mudraforge/statutory 2.12.1 → 2.13.0

package/src/index.js

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import os from 'node:os';
 import crypto from 'node:crypto';
 import dns from 'node:dns';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import {
+    evaluateStatutoryAst,
+    resolveTemporalCrystallization
+} from './usvm/index.js';
 import {
     roundToPaisa,
     roundSection288B,
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ export { STATUTORY_CLIENT_VERSION, DEFAULT_BASE_URL };
 /**
  * Current verified Merkle root digest for the active OKF v0.2 corpus.
  */
-export const CURRENT_RELEASE_MERKLE_ROOT = 'sha256-b17c37b2724aece2a28beaab5720a777ae27e661ac51f1436be6eff3ca5ef64b';
+export const CURRENT_RELEASE_MERKLE_ROOT = 'sha256-7ffc75e8611a9c966eea756dd544fdae9144e2318d3478633232bb876d05e364';
 export const MERKLE_ROOT_OKF_V2 = CURRENT_RELEASE_MERKLE_ROOT;
 
 /**
@@ -125,6 +129,7 @@ export const MERKLE_ROOT_OKF_V2 = CURRENT_RELEASE_MERKLE_ROOT;
  * Prevents unauthorized bundle substitution attacks even if an attacker controls the remote endpoint.
  */
 export const PINNED_RELEASE_ROOTS = new Set([
+    'sha256-7ffc75e8611a9c966eea756dd544fdae9144e2318d3478633232bb876d05e364', // feat/usvm-declarative-architecture (46 Declarative ASTs across 5 canonical domains)
     'sha256-318004673a779499e82fd7316c7a6728f3bcdaf449bb4a557b6bd685b899dee3', // fix/public-okf-table1-sl-nos-and-temporal-thresholds (Section 393 Table 1 Sl Nos & 2025 Act thresholds)
     'sha256-b17c37b2724aece2a28beaab5720a777ae27e661ac51f1436be6eff3ca5ef64b', // feat/okf-accounting-domain-expansion (46 Sections across 5 Domains, 52 Circulars, 47 Forms)
     'sha256-a94baf08cbdea064a7b1bd25c1e1311821bf75e9b0d15cc8e0648339d487c79b', // feat/zoho-gstr2b-ap-reconciliation (38 Sections across 5 Domains, 44 Circulars, 39 Forms)
@@ -916,6 +921,13 @@ export function lookupLocalStatute(section, okfDir = DEFAULT_LOCAL_OKF_DIR) {
                 forms: fs.existsSync(formsDir) ? fs.readdirSync(formsDir).filter(f => f.endsWith('.json') || f.endsWith('.md')) : []
             };
 
+            const astPath = path.join(parentDir, 'ast.json');
+            if (fs.existsSync(astPath)) {
+                try {
+                    data.ast = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(astPath, 'utf8'));
+                } catch (_) {}
+            }
+
             return data;
     }
     return null;
@@ -3412,7 +3424,9 @@ export {
     calculateEclUtilizationInterest,
     calculatePortfolioEclUtilizationInterest,
     buildEvidenceProvenance,
-    runStatutoryWatchtower
+    runStatutoryWatchtower,
+    evaluateStatutoryAst,
+    resolveTemporalCrystallization
 };
 
 

package/src/payroll.js

@@ -0,0 +1,506 @@
+/**
+ * DETERMINISTIC STATUTORY PAYROLL & SALARY WITHHOLDING CALCULATORS
+ * ==============================================================================
+ * Implements pure mathematical functions for Indian payroll compliance:
+ * 1. Salary TDS under Income-tax Act, 1961 Section 192 & Income-tax Act, 2025 Section 392(1)
+ *    - Default Section 115BAC(1A) New Tax Regime with ₹75,000 standard deduction
+ *    - Old Tax Regime opt-out with ₹50,000 standard deduction and Form 12BB deductions
+ *    - Section 87A rebate and 4% Health & Education Cess
+ * 2. Employees' Provident Fund (EPF & EPS) under EPF Act, 1952
+ *    - ₹15,000 standard wage ceiling vs. Paragraph 26(6) joint higher wage declarations
+ *    - Age 58 EPS cessation rule
+ * 3. Employees' State Insurance (ESI) under ESI Act, 1948
+ *    - ₹21,000 gross wage threshold & ₹176/day exempt employee floor
+ * 4. Professional Tax (PT) across Indian state statutory slabs
+ *
+ * Statutory Invariant: Every calculator strictly returns isAuthorizedToDisburse: false.
+ * Zero external npm dependencies. Integer paise arithmetic to prevent float drift.
+ * ==============================================================================
+ */
+
+import { roundToPaisa, roundSection288B } from './calculators.js';
+
+export const TAX_REGIMES = Object.freeze({
+    NEW: 'NEW',
+    OLD: 'OLD'
+});
+
+export const NEW_REGIME_SLABS_AY2025_26 = Object.freeze([
+    { min: 0, max: 300000, ratePercent: 0 },
+    { min: 300000, max: 700000, ratePercent: 5 },
+    { min: 700000, max: 1000000, ratePercent: 10 },
+    { min: 1000000, max: 1200000, ratePercent: 15 },
+    { min: 1200000, max: 1500000, ratePercent: 20 },
+    { min: 1500000, max: Infinity, ratePercent: 30 }
+]);
+
+export const OLD_REGIME_SLABS = Object.freeze([
+    { min: 0, max: 250000, ratePercent: 0 },
+    { min: 250000, max: 500000, ratePercent: 5 },
+    { min: 500000, max: 1000000, ratePercent: 20 },
+    { min: 1000000, max: Infinity, ratePercent: 30 }
+]);
+
+export const EPF_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS = Object.freeze({
+    STANDARD_WAGE_CEILING_INR: 15000,
+    EMPLOYEE_RATE_PERCENT: 12.0,
+    EMPLOYER_TOTAL_RATE_PERCENT: 12.0,
+    EPS_RATE_PERCENT: 8.33,
+    EPS_MAX_MONTHLY_CAP_INR: 1250,
+    EPS_SUPERANNUATION_AGE_YEARS: 58
+});
+
+export const ESI_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS = Object.freeze({
+    GROSS_WAGE_CEILING_INR: 21000,
+    EMPLOYEE_RATE_PERCENT: 0.75,
+    EMPLOYER_RATE_PERCENT: 3.25,
+    DAILY_EXEMPT_WAGE_FLOOR_INR: 176
+});
+
+/**
+ * Evaluates annual and monthly Salary TDS under Section 192 (1961 Act)
+ * or Section 392(1) (2025 Act).
+ */
+export function evaluateSalaryTds({
+    annualGrossSalaryInr,
+    taxRegime = TAX_REGIMES.NEW,
+    form12BBClaims = {},
+    standardDeductionOverride = null,
+    monthsElapsedInFy = 0,
+    priorTdsDeductedInr = 0,
+    transactionDate = null,
+    isSeniorCitizen = false,
+    isSuperSeniorCitizen = false
+} = {}) {
+    const gross = Math.max(0, Number(annualGrossSalaryInr) || 0);
+    const dateStr = transactionDate ? String(transactionDate).slice(0, 10) : new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+    const isAct2025 = Boolean(dateStr >= '2026-04-01');
+
+    const normalizedRegime = String(taxRegime || '').toUpperCase().trim() === TAX_REGIMES.OLD
+        ? TAX_REGIMES.OLD
+        : TAX_REGIMES.NEW;
+
+    // Standard Deduction: ₹75,000 for New Regime (Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024), ₹50,000 for Old Regime
+    let standardDeductionInr = standardDeductionOverride !== null && standardDeductionOverride !== undefined
+        ? Math.max(0, Number(standardDeductionOverride) || 0)
+        : (normalizedRegime === TAX_REGIMES.NEW ? 75000 : 50000);
+
+    let allowedDeductionsInr = standardDeductionInr;
+    const deductionsBreakdown = {
+        standardDeductionInr
+    };
+
+    if (normalizedRegime === TAX_REGIMES.OLD) {
+        // Section 80C capped at ₹1,50,000
+        const claim80C = Math.min(150000, Math.max(0, Number(form12BBClaims.section80CInr) || 0));
+        // Section 80D (Health Insurance) capped at ₹25,000 (or ₹50,000 for senior citizen)
+        const cap80D = isSeniorCitizen ? 50000 : 25000;
+        const claim80D = Math.min(cap80D, Math.max(0, Number(form12BBClaims.section80DInr) || 0));
+        // Section 24(b) Home loan interest capped at ₹2,00,000
+        const claimHomeLoan = Math.min(200000, Math.max(0, Number(form12BBClaims.homeLoanInterestSec24Inr) || 0));
+        // HRA Exemption under Section 10(13A)
+        const claimHra = Math.max(0, Number(form12BBClaims.hraExemptionInr) || 0);
+        // LTA Exemption under Section 10(5)
+        const claimLta = Math.max(0, Number(form12BBClaims.ltaExemptionInr) || 0);
+        // Other eligible deductions
+        const claimOther = Math.max(0, Number(form12BBClaims.otherDeductionsInr) || 0);
+
+        deductionsBreakdown.section80CInr = claim80C;
+        deductionsBreakdown.section80DInr = claim80D;
+        deductionsBreakdown.homeLoanInterestSec24Inr = claimHomeLoan;
+        deductionsBreakdown.hraExemptionInr = claimHra;
+        deductionsBreakdown.ltaExemptionInr = claimLta;
+        deductionsBreakdown.otherDeductionsInr = claimOther;
+
+        allowedDeductionsInr += (claim80C + claim80D + claimHomeLoan + claimHra + claimLta + claimOther);
+    }
+
+    const netTaxableIncomeInr = Math.max(0, gross - allowedDeductionsInr);
+
+    // Compute Tax on Slabs
+    let taxBeforeRebate = 0;
+    const slabs = normalizedRegime === TAX_REGIMES.NEW
+        ? NEW_REGIME_SLABS_AY2025_26
+        : OLD_REGIME_SLABS;
+
+    let previousMax = 0;
+    if (normalizedRegime === TAX_REGIMES.OLD && isSuperSeniorCitizen) {
+        previousMax = 500000;
+    } else if (normalizedRegime === TAX_REGIMES.OLD && isSeniorCitizen) {
+        previousMax = 300000;
+    }
+
+    for (const slab of slabs) {
+        const slabFloor = Math.max(slab.min, previousMax);
+        if (netTaxableIncomeInr > slabFloor) {
+            const taxableInThisSlab = Math.min(netTaxableIncomeInr, slab.max) - slabFloor;
+            if (taxableInThisSlab > 0 && slab.ratePercent > 0) {
+                taxBeforeRebate += taxableInThisSlab * (slab.ratePercent / 100);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Section 87A Rebate
+    // New Regime: Taxable income up to ₹7,00,000 gets full rebate (₹25,000 max rebate)
+    // Old Regime: Taxable income up to ₹5,00,000 gets full rebate (₹12,500 max rebate)
+    let section87ARebateInr = 0;
+    if (normalizedRegime === TAX_REGIMES.NEW && netTaxableIncomeInr <= 700000) {
+        section87ARebateInr = Math.min(taxBeforeRebate, 25000);
+    } else if (normalizedRegime === TAX_REGIMES.OLD && netTaxableIncomeInr <= 500000) {
+        section87ARebateInr = Math.min(taxBeforeRebate, 12500);
+    }
+
+    const taxAfterRebate = Math.max(0, taxBeforeRebate - section87ARebateInr);
+
+    // 4% Health and Education Cess
+    const cessInr = taxAfterRebate > 0 ? taxAfterRebate * 0.04 : 0;
+    const totalAnnualTdsInr = roundSection288B(taxAfterRebate + cessInr);
+
+    // Monthly Withholding Amortization
+    const validElapsed = Math.min(11, Math.max(0, Number(monthsElapsedInFy) || 0));
+    const remainingMonths = Math.max(1, 12 - validElapsed);
+    const priorDeducted = Math.max(0, Number(priorTdsDeductedInr) || 0);
+    const unrecoveredTax = Math.max(0, totalAnnualTdsInr - priorDeducted);
+    const monthlyTdsDeductionInr = roundSection288B(unrecoveredTax / remainingMonths);
+
+    const governingSection = isAct2025
+        ? 'Income-tax Act, 2025 Section 392(1)'
+        : (normalizedRegime === TAX_REGIMES.NEW
+            ? 'Income-tax Act, 1961 Section 192 read with Section 115BAC'
+            : 'Income-tax Act, 1961 Section 192 (Old Tax Regime Opt-Out)');
+
+    return {
+        status: 'SUCCESS',
+        governingSection,
+        isAct2025,
+        taxRegime: normalizedRegime,
+        annualGrossSalaryInr: roundToPaisa(gross),
+        totalDeductionsAllowedInr: roundToPaisa(allowedDeductionsInr),
+        deductionsBreakdown,
+        netTaxableIncomeInr: roundToPaisa(netTaxableIncomeInr),
+        taxBeforeRebateInr: roundToPaisa(taxBeforeRebate),
+        section87ARebateInr: roundToPaisa(section87ARebateInr),
+        taxAfterRebateInr: roundToPaisa(taxAfterRebate),
+        healthAndEducationCessInr: roundToPaisa(cessInr),
+        totalAnnualTdsInr,
+        priorTdsDeductedInr: roundToPaisa(priorDeducted),
+        remainingMonthsInFy: remainingMonths,
+        monthlyTdsDeductionInr,
+        averageTaxRatePercent: gross > 0 ? roundToPaisa((totalAnnualTdsInr / gross) * 100) : 0,
+        isAuthorizedToDisburse: false
+    };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Evaluates Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS)
+ * contributions under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.
+ */
+export function evaluateEpfContribution({
+    monthlyBasicAndDaInr,
+    epfOnActualWages = false,
+    employeeAgeYears = 30,
+    isInternationalWorker = false,
+    optedOutOfEpf = false
+} = {}) {
+    if (optedOutOfEpf) {
+        return {
+            status: 'OPTED_OUT',
+            statutoryWageCeilingInr: EPF_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.STANDARD_WAGE_CEILING_INR,
+            effectiveEpfWageInr: 0,
+            employeeContributionInr: 0,
+            employerEpsContributionInr: 0,
+            employerEpfContributionInr: 0,
+            totalEmployerContributionInr: 0,
+            totalEpfRemittanceInr: 0,
+            isAuthorizedToDisburse: false
+        };
+    }
+
+    const wage = Math.max(0, Number(monthlyBasicAndDaInr) || 0);
+    const age = Number(employeeAgeYears) || 30;
+
+    // Wage ceiling applies unless employee has joint declaration under Para 26(6) or is International Worker
+    const isCeilingApplicable = !epfOnActualWages && !isInternationalWorker;
+    const effectiveEpfWageInr = isCeilingApplicable
+        ? Math.min(wage, EPF_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.STANDARD_WAGE_CEILING_INR)
+        : wage;
+
+    // Employee Share: Exactly 12% of effective EPF wage
+    const employeeContributionInr = roundToPaisa(effectiveEpfWageInr * (EPF_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.EMPLOYEE_RATE_PERCENT / 100));
+
+    // Employer Share: Exactly 12% total, split into EPS (8.33%) and EPF (3.67%)
+    let employerEpsContributionInr = 0;
+    let employerEpfContributionInr = 0;
+
+    if (age >= EPF_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.EPS_SUPERANNUATION_AGE_YEARS) {
+        // EPS membership ceases at age 58; entire 12% employer share goes to EPF
+        employerEpsContributionInr = 0;
+        employerEpfContributionInr = employeeContributionInr;
+    } else {
+        // EPS is calculated at 8.33% of capped wage (max ₹1,250/month)
+        const epsWage = Math.min(effectiveEpfWageInr, EPF_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.STANDARD_WAGE_CEILING_INR);
+        // Under EPFO Rule 38(1), EPS contribution rounds to nearest integer rupee (e.g. 15,000 * 8.33% = 1,249.50 -> 1,250)
+        employerEpsContributionInr = Math.min(
+            EPF_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.EPS_MAX_MONTHLY_CAP_INR,
+            Math.round(epsWage * (EPF_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.EPS_RATE_PERCENT / 100))
+        );
+        employerEpfContributionInr = roundToPaisa(employeeContributionInr - employerEpsContributionInr);
+    }
+
+    const totalEmployerContributionInr = roundToPaisa(employerEpsContributionInr + employerEpfContributionInr);
+    const totalEpfRemittanceInr = roundToPaisa(employeeContributionInr + totalEmployerContributionInr);
+
+    return {
+        status: 'SUCCESS',
+        governingStatute: "Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952",
+        statutoryWageCeilingInr: isCeilingApplicable ? EPF_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.STANDARD_WAGE_CEILING_INR : null,
+        epfOnActualWages: Boolean(epfOnActualWages || isInternationalWorker),
+        effectiveEpfWageInr: roundToPaisa(effectiveEpfWageInr),
+        employeeContributionInr,
+        employerEpsContributionInr,
+        employerEpfContributionInr,
+        totalEmployerContributionInr,
+        totalEpfRemittanceInr,
+        isSuperannuationAge: age >= EPF_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.EPS_SUPERANNUATION_AGE_YEARS,
+        isAuthorizedToDisburse: false
+    };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Evaluates Employees' State Insurance (ESI) contributions under the ESI Act, 1948.
+ */
+export function evaluateEsiContribution({
+    monthlyGrossSalaryInr,
+    workingDaysInMonth = 26,
+    optedOutOfEsi = false
+} = {}) {
+    const gross = Math.max(0, Number(monthlyGrossSalaryInr) || 0);
+
+    if (optedOutOfEsi || gross > ESI_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.GROSS_WAGE_CEILING_INR) {
+        return {
+            status: gross > ESI_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.GROSS_WAGE_CEILING_INR ? 'EXCEEDS_WAGE_CEILING_EXEMPT' : 'OPTED_OUT',
+            isCovered: false,
+            monthlyGrossSalaryInr: roundToPaisa(gross),
+            wageCeilingInr: ESI_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.GROSS_WAGE_CEILING_INR,
+            employeeContributionInr: 0,
+            employerContributionInr: 0,
+            totalEsiRemittanceInr: 0,
+            isAuthorizedToDisburse: false
+        };
+    }
+
+    // Exempt Employee Check: Daily average wage <= ₹176 pays 0% employee share
+    const days = Math.max(1, Number(workingDaysInMonth) || 26);
+    const dailyAverageWage = gross / days;
+    const isExemptEmployee = dailyAverageWage <= ESI_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.DAILY_EXEMPT_WAGE_FLOOR_INR;
+
+    const employeeRate = isExemptEmployee ? 0 : (ESI_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.EMPLOYEE_RATE_PERCENT / 100);
+    const employerRate = ESI_STATUTORY_CONSTANTS.EMPLOYER_RATE_PERCENT / 100;
+
+    const employeeContributionInr = roundToPaisa(gross * employeeRate);
+    const employerContributionInr = roundToPaisa(gross * employerRate);
+    const totalEsiRemittanceInr = roundToPaisa(employeeContributionInr + employerContributionInr);
+
+    return {
+        status: 'SUCCESS',
+        governingStatute: "Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948",
+        isCovered: true,
+        isExemptEmployee,
+        monthlyGrossSalaryInr: roundToPaisa(gross),
+        employeeContributionInr,
+        employerContributionInr,
+        totalEsiRemittanceInr,
+        isAuthorizedToDisburse: false
+    };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Evaluates State Professional Tax (PT) across major Indian jurisdictions.
+ */
+export function evaluateProfessionalTax({
+    monthlyGrossSalaryInr,
+    stateCode = '27', // Default Maharashtra ('27')
+    salaryMonth = 1,  // 1-12 (Month 2 = February has special slab in MH)
+    gender = 'MALE'
+} = {}) {
+    const gross = Math.max(0, Number(monthlyGrossSalaryInr) || 0);
+    const cleanState = String(stateCode || '27').trim().toUpperCase();
+    const cleanGender = String(gender || 'MALE').trim().toUpperCase();
+    const month = Number(salaryMonth) || 1;
+
+    let ptInr = 0;
+    let stateName = 'Other';
+
+    // Maharashtra (27 / MH)
+    if (cleanState === '27' || cleanState === 'MH' || cleanState === 'MAHARASHTRA') {
+        stateName = 'Maharashtra';
+        // Women earning <= ₹25,000 are exempt in Maharashtra w.e.f. 2023 amendment
+        if (cleanGender === 'FEMALE' && gross <= 25000) {
+            ptInr = 0;
+        } else if (gross <= 7500) {
+            ptInr = 0;
+        } else if (gross <= 10000) {
+            ptInr = 175;
+        } else {
+            // ₹200 for 11 months, ₹300 in February
+            ptInr = (month === 2) ? 300 : 200;
+        }
+    }
+    // Karnataka (29 / KA)
+    else if (cleanState === '29' || cleanState === 'KA' || cleanState === 'KARNATAKA') {
+        stateName = 'Karnataka';
+        // Gross > ₹25,000 pays ₹200/month (w.e.f. 2023 amendment)
+        ptInr = gross > 25000 ? 200 : 0;
+    }
+    // West Bengal (19 / WB)
+    else if (cleanState === '19' || cleanState === 'WB' || cleanState === 'WEST BENGAL') {
+        stateName = 'West Bengal';
+        if (gross <= 10000) ptInr = 0;
+        else if (gross <= 15000) ptInr = 110;
+        else if (gross <= 20000) ptInr = 130;
+        else if (gross <= 40000) ptInr = 150;
+        else ptInr = 200;
+    }
+    // Gujarat (24 / GJ)
+    else if (cleanState === '24' || cleanState === 'GJ' || cleanState === 'GUJARAT') {
+        stateName = 'Gujarat';
+        if (gross <= 12000) ptInr = 0;
+        else ptInr = 200;
+    }
+    // Telangana (36 / TS) & Andhra Pradesh (37 / AP)
+    else if (cleanState === '36' || cleanState === 'TS' || cleanState === '37' || cleanState === 'AP') {
+        stateName = 'Telangana / Andhra Pradesh';
+        if (gross <= 15000) ptInr = 0;
+        else if (gross <= 20000) ptInr = 150;
+        else ptInr = 200;
+    }
+    // Delhi (07), Haryana (06), UP (09) do not levy employee PT
+    else {
+        stateName = 'Exempt / No PT Jurisdiction';
+        ptInr = 0;
+    }
+
+    return {
+        status: 'SUCCESS',
+        stateName,
+        stateCode: cleanState,
+        monthlyGrossSalaryInr: roundToPaisa(gross),
+        salaryMonth: month,
+        professionalTaxInr: ptInr,
+        isAuthorizedToDisburse: false
+    };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Composite Line-Item Evaluator for an Individual Employee
+ */
+export function evaluateEmployeeSalaryPackage({
+    employeeId,
+    employeeName,
+    pan,
+    bankAccountNumber,
+    bankIfscCode,
+    monthlyGrossSalaryInr,
+    monthlyBasicAndDaInr = null,
+    annualGrossSalaryInr = null,
+    taxRegime = TAX_REGIMES.NEW,
+    form12BBClaims = {},
+    epfOnActualWages = false,
+    employeeAgeYears = 30,
+    stateCode = '27',
+    salaryMonth = 1,
+    gender = 'MALE',
+    otherDeductionsInr = 0,
+    transactionDate = null
+} = {}) {
+    const grossMonthly = Math.max(0, Number(monthlyGrossSalaryInr) || 0);
+    const basicMonthly = monthlyBasicAndDaInr !== null && monthlyBasicAndDaInr !== undefined
+        ? Math.max(0, Number(monthlyBasicAndDaInr) || 0)
+        : roundToPaisa(grossMonthly * 0.50); // Default standard: Basic is 50% of gross
+    const grossAnnual = annualGrossSalaryInr !== null && annualGrossSalaryInr !== undefined
+        ? Math.max(0, Number(annualGrossSalaryInr) || 0)
+        : roundToPaisa(grossMonthly * 12);
+
+    // 1. Salary TDS
+    const tdsResult = evaluateSalaryTds({
+        annualGrossSalaryInr: grossAnnual,
+        taxRegime,
+        form12BBClaims,
+        transactionDate
+    });
+
+    // 2. EPF
+    const epfResult = evaluateEpfContribution({
+        monthlyBasicAndDaInr: basicMonthly,
+        epfOnActualWages,
+        employeeAgeYears
+    });
+
+    // 3. ESI
+    const esiResult = evaluateEsiContribution({
+        monthlyGrossSalaryInr: grossMonthly
+    });
+
+    // 4. Professional Tax
+    const ptResult = evaluateProfessionalTax({
+        monthlyGrossSalaryInr: grossMonthly,
+        stateCode,
+        salaryMonth,
+        gender
+    });
+
+    const otherDeductions = Math.max(0, Number(otherDeductionsInr) || 0);
+
+    const totalEmployeeDeductionsInr = roundToPaisa(
+        tdsResult.monthlyTdsDeductionInr +
+        epfResult.employeeContributionInr +
+        esiResult.employeeContributionInr +
+        ptResult.professionalTaxInr +
+        otherDeductions
+    );
+
+    const netSalaryInr = roundToPaisa(Math.max(0, grossMonthly - totalEmployeeDeductionsInr));
+
+    const totalEmployerContributionsInr = roundToPaisa(
+        epfResult.totalEmployerContributionInr +
+        esiResult.employerContributionInr
+    );
+
+    const totalCostToCompanyInr = roundToPaisa(grossMonthly + totalEmployerContributionsInr);
+
+    return {
+        status: 'SUCCESS',
+        employeeId: String(employeeId || '').trim(),
+        employeeName: String(employeeName || '').trim(),
+        pan: String(pan || '').toUpperCase().trim(),
+        bankAccountNumber: String(bankAccountNumber || '').trim(),
+        bankIfscCode: String(bankIfscCode || '').toUpperCase().trim(),
+        monthlyGrossSalaryInr: grossMonthly,
+        monthlyBasicAndDaInr: basicMonthly,
+        annualGrossSalaryInr: grossAnnual,
+        withholdings: {
+            salaryTdsMonthlyInr: tdsResult.monthlyTdsDeductionInr,
+            epfEmployeeInr: epfResult.employeeContributionInr,
+            esiEmployeeInr: esiResult.employeeContributionInr,
+            professionalTaxInr: ptResult.professionalTaxInr,
+            otherDeductionsInr: otherDeductions,
+            totalEmployeeDeductionsInr
+        },
+        employerContributions: {
+            epfEmployerTotalInr: epfResult.totalEmployerContributionInr,
+            epfEmployerShareInr: epfResult.employerEpfContributionInr,
+            epsEmployerShareInr: epfResult.employerEpsContributionInr,
+            esiEmployerInr: esiResult.employerContributionInr,
+            totalEmployerContributionsInr
+        },
+        netSalaryInr,
+        totalCostToCompanyInr,
+        statutoryDetails: {
+            tds: tdsResult,
+            epf: epfResult,
+            esi: esiResult,
+            pt: ptResult
+        },
+        isAuthorizedToDisburse: false
+    };
+}