How do I make a sample payslip with a Proforma employee?

• Modified on: Mon, 13 Jul, 2026 at 2:36 PM

What is a proforma employee?

A proforma employee is a test employee. The system keeps them out of your real payroll. This way, you can never pay them by accident.

When is this useful?

• You want to make a sample payslip
• You want to test how the system calculates a salary
• You want to show a new employee their pay before they start

How do you add a proforma employee?

1. Go to Employees - Add
2. Under Category, choose Proforma
   
   
   
   
3. Fill in the employee's details
4. Click Continue and fill in the rest
5. Click Save

Want to turn a proforma employee into a real employee?

1. Go to Employees and open the proforma employee
2. Click Edit
   
   
   
   
3. Change the Category from Proforma to the right type (for example: Regular employee)
   
   
   
   
4. Click Save
5. The employee is now part of your normal payroll

Good to know:

• Proforma employees do not show up in your official salary reports
• Nothing is sent to the SVB (social insurance office) or the tax office
• You do not need to close a proforma run