Calculating ECF Contributions

All working Eurasian Singapore citizens and permanent residents may contribute to the Eurasian Community Fund. Contributions vary based on the monthly income of the employee. Deduction ECF uses formula CPF FM ECF CALC and generation control CPF GC ECF.

ECF contributions are mandatory for all Eurasian employees (except foreign workers). The employees ethnic category and citizenship status are returned from the personal data array CPF AR PERS DATA. The generation control CPF GC ECF uses them to determine whether ECF is applicable. If the employee's ethnic category is Eurasian, and their citizenship status is citizen or permanent resident, the deduction is made.

Formula CPF FM ECF CALC ECF uses bracket CPF BR ECF. Since this is a monthly contribution, the formula looks up the bracket and subtracts any MTD amount.