Legal Authorities for India

A legal authority is a government or legal body that's charged with such powers as making laws or levying and collecting taxes.

A legal authority in HCM is used to set up the agencies where remittances are made and payroll information is reported. For India, legal authorities can be the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Income Tax Department, Employee Provident Fund organization, Employee State Insurance Corporation.

Define Legal Authorities

Navigation: Setup and Maintenance > Tasks > Search > Manage Legal Authorities

Here's how you can define the legal authorities:

1. Click Create.

2. Enter the following details:

   Field	Description
   Legal Authority	Example: Employee Provident Fund Organization
   Tax Authority Type	Select from one of the following types: Collecting Reporting Collecting and Reporting. The Employee Provident Fund Organization is of type Collecting and Reporting.

3. Save the legal authorities details.

Add Legislative Categories to a Legal Authority

1. Click Create under Legislative Category.

2. Select the Legislative Category from the single select choice list, such as Provident Fund for the Employee Provident Fund Organization:

3. Click Save and Close.

   Note:

   You can add more than one legislative category to a legal authority.