No. It is set at a minimum of 12% of the employees basic salary
ER Stands for the Employer Contribution in your PF Amount.
An employee whose drawing wage or basic salary has upto rs 6500/- responsible to pay pf contribution 12 % from employer & employee respectively.
In India, gross salary typically refers to the total earnings of an employee before any deductions, including basic salary, allowances, bonuses, and other benefits. The employer's contribution to the Provident Fund (PF) is not included in the gross salary; it is considered a separate benefit. Consequently, while the employee's own PF contribution is deducted from their gross salary, the employer's contribution is an additional amount provided by the employer.
No, the Provident Fund (PF) contribution is not directly deducted from the employee's salary. Instead, it is a statutory benefit where both the employer and employee contribute a percentage of the employee's basic salary to the Provident Fund account. The employer's contribution is a separate contribution made by the company, while the employee's portion is typically deducted from their salary before it is disbursed.
Yes. CTC includes both Employee and Employer PF contributions
The benefit is the fact that Rs. 1560/- is added to your PF account that will earn an interest of 8.5% every year. This would add up to a handsome amount at the end of say 5 or 10 years of service.
On the basis of the Basic Salary component that is part of the salary. The amount contributed is 12% of the basic salary from employee as well as an equal contribution by the employer
To record employee contributions to the provident fund: Debit Provident Fund Expense and Credit Employee Contribution Payable. To record employer contributions: Debit Provident Fund Expense and Credit Employer Contribution Payable.
You need to fix a certain amount as basic salary if you want to deduct PF. set a minimum number as basic salary and calculate PF on it. The remaining amount based on piece rate can be added a different component in the persons salary
Yes it is considered as cost to company, since the benefit would be enjoyed by the employee at a later stage or when he resigns from the company he can transfer or with draw the complete PF money..
PF contributions depends on you basic salary. Eg. if you have worked for 15 days , then on 15 days basic, your pf contribution will be calculated i.e 13.61%of basic .
A social security system known as Provident Fund was established in order to encourage employees to save and to benefit them in retirement. Each month, the employee and the employer contribute to the Provident Fund (PF). With a few notable exceptions, an employee’s contribution to the PF may only be withdrawn during the duration of their job. Employers registering with PF are required to submit their PF returns on a monthly basis. Each month’s 25th is the deadline for completing the PF return files. We shall go into great detail regarding the several forms that are used to file PF returns here. Employers can utilize the Unified site to conveniently file their PF returns.