What is EPF Registration?
Employee Provident Fund (EPF) is an initiative to give social benefits to employees; it is a scheme defined under Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 which is regulated by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).
According to this, if the establishment has the strength of more than 20 employees then it is mandatory for the establishment to obtain EIN No. The total strength of employee Includes contractors or temporary employees like housekeeping staff, daily wage worker security or other temporary workers in the business. Even if a company has employee strength of less than 20 then the company can voluntarily apply for EIN (Employer Identification Number). Company has to obtain EPF registration certificate within 30 days from the date of employment of 20 employees.
Discuss the EPF registration applicability
For following establishments registration is mandatory
- Factory having the strength of 20 or more persons engaged in any industry
- Any other establishment having the strength of 20 or more persons or any other establishment which is specified by the Central Government in this behalf.
In certain cases, Central Government may make it compulsory for some establishment having less than 20 employees to obtain PF registration after providing not less than two months’ notice. Employer and majority of employees may voluntarily apply to the Central PF Commissioner to make the provisions applicable to the establishment. After that, Central PF Commissioner may allow after passing the notification in the Official Gazette. After registration employees will be eligible for a provident fund from the date of their employment. It is the responsibility of the employer to deduct & make payment of provident fund. Under this, there will be an equal contribution of 12% by the employer and employee.
Employer’s contribution = 12% of Basic Wages + Dearness Allowance + Retaining Allowance.
The deduction rate will be 10%, in case of fewer than 20 employees.
What are the documents required for PF registration?
Following documents are required for PF registration
- Copy of PAN Card of firm/company/society/trust.
- Copy of Cancelled cheque (bearing pre-printed company/firm name & Current Account No).
- Partnership Deed (In case of Partnership Firm).
- Certificate of Registration (In case of Proprietorship/ Partnership/ Company / LLP).
- Certificate of Incorporation (In case of company/ society, trust/ NGO).
- Copy of PAN Card of Directors / Partner.
- Copy of Aadhaar Card/ Voter identity card of Director.
What is the process of EPF registration?
For EPF registration, following below mentioned need to be followed
Step 1- Registration with EPFO
For PF registration, one has to visit the website first and there is on the option of “Establishment Registration” on the unified portal.
Step 2: Read the User Manual
Before the PF registration process, it is important to download and read the instruction manual for the new user. Once you click on the “Establishment Registration” you will get an “Instruction Manual”.
Step 3: DSC Registration
For ERF registration, DSC registration is pre-requisite. Registered employers can log in with their credentials like Universal Account Number [UAN] and password. To submit a fresh application, DSC registration is required.
Step 4: Fill the Employer’s Details
Once you read the instruction manual, you have to confirm that “I have read the instruction manual” and click on “Register Button”. After this, you will fall on the next page where you have to provide the employer’s details.
All the details should be correctly filed.
How we can help you with EPF registration?
Enterslice is a leading organization for providing all type of legal services in India. We have years of experience and experts with industry insights and knowledge of all the latest laws. You can consult us for EPF services. We facilitate hassle-free EPF registration in India. All you have to do is follow this simple procedure:
- Visit our website ad post an inquiry by clicking on ‘Request a call back’ section for EPF registration. Only basic information is required to be put in for the same.
- As soon as your query is generated somebody from our team will give you a call back in 2-3 days’ time period and provide you with the necessary consultation for EPF registration.
- If you still have any doubt please contact us at info@enterslice.com.
- Once all your queries are sorted we will generate your unique order number. You can track real-time progress of your work through this unique order number.
- You can make the payment and submit the required documents through email or you can also submit them using Enterslice Mobile app is available on Android and Apple App Store.
- As partial payment and required documents are received your order will be assigned our experts in service team for starting the EPF registration process.
- Our team will give you updates on every step of the EPF registration process. In case of any issues, feedback or complaint you can reach out to us at care@enterslice.com
