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title: How to Add or Bulk Upload Special Allowance on SeamlessPayroll
description: Follow these steps to add or bulk upload special allowance on SeamlessPayroll
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# How to Add or Bulk Upload Special Allowance on SeamlessPayroll

## Follow these steps to add or bulk upload special allowance on SeamlessPayroll

For clarity on the difference between special allowance and extra pay, check out our FAQs [here.](https://support.seamlesshr.com/whats-the-difference-between-extra-pay-and-special-allowance?hsLang=en)

1\. Launch the Payroll App

2\. Click on Auto Update

3\. Click on Special Allowance

![Screenshot 2026-04-19 at 2.42.03 PM](https://support.seamlesshr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-04-19%20at%202.42.03%20PM.png?width=670&height=310&name=Screenshot%202026-04-19%20at%202.42.03%20PM.png)

4\. Click on Add New to add manually on the system or Click Bulk Upload to add using a template.

![Screenshot 2026-04-19 at 2.43.38 PM](https://support.seamlesshr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-04-19%20at%202.43.38%20PM.png?width=670&height=310&name=Screenshot%202026-04-19%20at%202.43.38%20PM.png)

5\. Search for the employee you want to add the special deduction for and select.

6\. Choose the allowance you want to set up differently for the employee

7\. Choose the Basis and Value of basis of calculation for the allowance

![Screenshot 2026-04-19 at 2.46.36 PM](https://support.seamlesshr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-04-19%20at%202.46.36%20PM.png?width=670&height=310&name=Screenshot%202026-04-19%20at%202.46.36%20PM.png)

 

8\. Choose the Start and End Date

9\. Click "Save Allowance"

![Screenshot 2026-04-19 at 2.49.44 PM](https://support.seamlesshr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-04-19%20at%202.49.44%20PM.png?width=670&height=310&name=Screenshot%202026-04-19%20at%202.49.44%20PM.png)

***To Bulk upload for multiple employees using the bulk upload Template:***

1\. Click Bulk upload![Screenshot 2026-04-19 at 2.51.14 PM](https://support.seamlesshr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-04-19%20at%202.51.14%20PM.png?width=670&height=310&name=Screenshot%202026-04-19%20at%202.51.14%20PM.png)

2\. Click "download a format for the bulk upload"

Populate the template downloaded

3\. Click "choose file" to select the populated template from your computer and the system processes the file.

![Screenshot 2026-04-19 at 2.51.53 PM](https://support.seamlesshr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-04-19%20at%202.51.53%20PM.png?width=670&height=310&name=Screenshot%202026-04-19%20at%202.51.53%20PM.png)

 

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