PF Return filing is mandatory for Organisations, Factories, Establishments every month on or before 25th. A provident fund has an objective to provide financial security and stability to employees.
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PF Return
Employees Provident Fund is a retirement benefit scheme for all salaried people and this fund is maintained by Employees Provident Fund Organization of India (EPFO) and any company having 20 employees or more is required to register with EPFO.
During the working tenure, employee and employer both contribute 12 percent of the basic salary of employee into EPF account. Employee's entire 12 percent goes into EPF account and Employer's 3.67 percent is transferred into EPF account of employee. Rest 8.33 percent from employer's side is diverted in Employees Pension Fund (EPF).
EPF Registration
EPF Registration is mandatory for companies/organizations having more than 20 individuals. Registration can be done online and offline both but preferably done with online mode.
Employer needs to provide following details along with EPF Form which can be downloaded from EPFO website
- Name and address of the company along with head office and branch details
- Date of Incorporation of company
- Provide Details of employees (name, date of joining, salary, etc)
- Business of the company
- Director’s details
- Banking details of the company
- PAN details
Following documents are required to furnish for successful registration of EPF
- Copy of partnership deed (In case of partnership firm)
- Certificate of Incorporation (In case of Private or Public Company)
- Registration Certificate (In case of society)
- PAN details of the company
- Proof of Incorporation
- Salary details of employees
- Balance Sheet details
Frequently Asked Questions
All employers who have PF registration are necessary to file returns on a monthly basis. The filing of returns has to be done by the 15th of each month through unified portal. During the working tenure, employee and employer both contribute 12 % of the basic salary of employee into EPF account.
The employers who have PF registration madatory file returns on a monthly basis. The filing of returns must be completed each month. The forms used for filing these returns are- Form 3A and Form 6A.
All employers having PF registration are responsible to file returns on a monthly basis. The filing of returns must be completed by the 15th of each month through unified portal. During the working tenure, employee and employer both contribute 12 percent of the basic salary of employee into EPF account.
The annual PF Return must be filed by the 30th of April in a given year
Yes, it is mandatory to have an EPF account by the employer for the employees who have a basic salary plus dearness allowance is up to Rs. 15,000. And those who are earning beyond Rs. 15,000 is not compulsory but may contribute voluntarily.
Provident Fund (PF) payments are due on the 15th of each month. The employer must deposit a total of 12% or 10% of the employee wages towards PF on or before this date every month.
ECR stands for Electronic Challan cum Return. It is an electronic monthly return to be uploaded by employers through the Employer e-Sewa portal. The approval of uploaded ECR will result in the generation of a Challan using which the employer has to remit the dues through online payment.
• Step-1 Log in to UAN portal and enter UAN number and password
• Step-2 Click on to Tab ‘Manage’ and select KYC to check the details such as Aadhar, PAN and Bank details are verified or not
• Step-3 Once the details get verified, click on to Tab ‘Online services and select option ‘Claim Form- 31, 19 and 10C
• Step-4 Enter the last 4-digit of your bank account and click on to ‘Verify’
• Step-5 Click on to ‘Proceed for Online claim’
• Step-6 Select the required claim and select PF Advance Form-31 to withdraw the fund
To correct the ECR, u need to write to the Regional PF Commissioner (PF). Meanwhile, you can be in touch with the dealing head of your PF code as system provides the option to cancel your ECR in his system. Once cancelled by the dealing hand, you can provide the corrected details in soft copy and I.T.
Suppose (Basic Salary + Dearness Allowance) = Rs 50,000 monthy. Now the contributions of the employee and the employer are made. Employee's contribution towards EPF = 12% of Rs 50,000 = Rs 6000. Employer's contribution towards EPS = 8.33% of Rs 50,000 = Rs 4165
Yes, it is the statutory responsibility of the employer under Section 2A of the Act to register their Factory/ Establishment under the ESI Act within 15 days from the date of its applicability to them