Generate PF Electronic Challan and Returns report

You need to generate the Provident Fund (PF) Electronic Challan and Returns (ECR) as a Regular ECR to be filed monthly for regular payments or Arrears ECR to be filed when there are arrear payments.

This was launched by the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) in 2012 making the online filing of returns a required task for the employers.

Here's how you can generate the PF ECR file:

Navigation: My Client Groups > Payroll > Submit a Flow

1. Select the legislative data group and then select the flow Provident Fund Electronic Challan and Return
2. Enter the Flow Parameters as shown here:

   Parameter	Description
   Payroll Flow	Enter the flow name
   Schedule	Select a schedule
   	Required Parameters
   PF Organization	Select the PF Organization from the list
   Payroll	Select the payroll type from the list
   Processed Period	Select the month from the financial year
   Record Type	Select an option Regular or Arrears
   Pay Period End Date	Select the pay period end date
   	Optional Parameters
   Start Date	Select the start date
   Process Configuration Group	Select a process configuration group from the list

3. Submit the flow

Results:

The report is generated in a PDF format and provides the member wise PF details for the selected PF organization and the processed period. It also provides a summary of the various EPF, EDLI charges, and the total number of employees processed for the month.