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PF & ESI Registration for Employers in India

Once you hire beyond a threshold, provident fund (EPF) and employees' state insurance (ESI) become mandatory — statutory social security your business must deduct, contribute and file every month.

Getting registered on time and running the monthly contributions and returns correctly matters: lapses attract interest, damages and penalties, and expose the business to inspections.

Key features and requirements

  • EPF: generally applies to establishments with 20 or more employees
  • ESI: generally applies with 10 or more employees, for those within the wage ceiling (₹21,000/month)
  • Both require monthly contribution and return filing
  • Employee and employer both contribute at prescribed rates
  • Voluntary coverage is possible below the thresholds

How TaxSastra handles this

We register you under EPF and ESI and then run the monthly compliance — challans, contributions and returns — as part of your payroll, so nothing is missed.

What’s included
  • EPF and ESI employer registration
  • Monthly contribution computation and challans
  • Monthly and annual return filing
  • Employee onboarding (UAN, ESI numbers)
  • Handling inspections and notices
  • Integration with payroll processing
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